SAT-Style Vocabulary Quiz

The judge’s ______ approach to each case ensured fairness and impartiality in his rulings.

• abstract

• circumspect

• defunct

• tawdry

The artist’s ______ style made his paintings difficult to interpret, leaving viewers puzzled.

• succinct

• abstract

• ancillary

• ambulatory

After the company went bankrupt, its assets became ______, leaving employees without jobs.

• palpable

• defunct

• pliable

• adroit

The CEO’s ______ response to the crisis reassured investors and prevented panic.

• ostensible

• cursory

• succinct

• pecuniary

The ______ nature of the contract made it hard to determine the actual obligations of each party.

• sedentary

• predatory

• abstract

• idolatrous

Circumspect

• capable of being touched

• cautious; heedful of consequences

• brief and to the point

Pliable

• easily bent or persuaded

• dead or inactive

• relating to money

Ostensible

• appearing as such

• skillful; deft

• gaudy and cheap

Predatory

• victimizing others for gain

• subordinate; helping

• characterized by sitting

Idolatry

• blind devotion

• trickery

• capable of walking