Vocabulary Quiz No. 5

 
Here you'll find a quick 33-question vocabulary quiz (#5 of 5) to test your knowledge of high-frequency words for the SAT, MAT, or GRE test. Everything you need for the quiz, including answers and definitions, are on this page. Keep in mind that you won't see this particular question format on any of these exams.

See this word list to learn all 165 words from the five quizzes.
 

Quiz 1   Quiz 2   Quiz 3   Quiz 4   Quiz 5 Number of Questions: 33 multiple-choice   Directions: For each numbered word, select the closest synonym (the word that most closely suggests the underlined word's meaning) among the three answer choices. Click on the word to check its definition and for the correct answer.

 
1.  abrogate

(A) oppose
(B) cancel
(C) entwine

2.  aphoristic

(A) antiquated
(B) superficial
(C) proverbial

3.  assay

(A) examination
(B) proclamation
(C) vulnerability

4.  berate

(A) scold
(B) critique
(C) endorse

5.  cadge

(A) encumber
(B) beg
(C) fumble

6.  cogent

(A) comprehensive
(B) understandable
(C) convincing

7.  complaisant

(A) blossoming
(B) inattentive
(C) agreeable

8.  convoke

(A) assemble
(B) fabricate
(C) engage

9.  decry

(A) complain
(B) indulge
(C) discredit

10.  discomfit

(A) aggravate
(B) worry
(C) prevent

11.  effusive

(A) talkative
(B) radiant
(C) offensive

12.  enamored

(A) infatuated
(B) cleansed
(C) controlled

13.  extant

(A) immediate
(B) surviving
(C) distinctive

14.  feign

(A) condense
(B) soothe
(C) pretend

15.  gist

(A) cavity
(B) scoundrel
(C) essence

16.  harrow

(A) signal
(B) harass
(C) worship

17.  impugn

(A) characterize
(B) challenge
(C) empty

18.  iniquitous

(A) immoral
(B) unjust
(C) shrewd

19.  intractable

(A) stubborn
(B) irreversible
(C) irresistible

20.  lassitude

(A) circumference
(B) tiredness
(C) coincidence

21.  meretricious

(A) noteworthy
(B) showy
(C) strict

22.  ossified

(A) shocked
(B) discouraged
(C) hardened

23.  parsimonious

(A) stingy
(B) haughty
(C) precise

24.  pithy

(A) witty
(B) boring
(C) meaningful

25.  pragmatic

(A) realistic
(B) impatient
(C) efficient

26.  rail

(A) devalue
(B) protest
(C) impose

27.  rectitude

(A) confidence
(B) virtue
(C) alertness

28.  sate

(A) sample
(B) satisfy
(C) linger

29.  seemly

(A) decent
(B) visible
(C) porous

30.  sodden

(A) soggy
(B) weary
(C) abbreviated

31.  sordid

(A) disoriented
(B) shameful
(C) committed

32.  stanch

(A) attach
(B) wait
(C) halt

33.  vex

(A) irritate
(B) contort
(C) trap

 

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Answers and Definitions

1. (B)
   abrogate
   (v) to revoke, annul, or rescind

   (A) oppose
   (B) cancel
   (C) entwine


 

2. (C)
   aphoristic
   (adj) obvious or well-known, as regarding a general truth

   (A) antiquated
   (B) superficial
   (C) proverbial

   
    
   
3. (A)
   assay (n) a test or analysis to determine characteristics, esp. of a metal

   (A) examination
   (B) proclamation
   (C) vulnerability

   
    
   
4. (A)
   berate (v) to scold harshly; upbraid; censure

   (A) scold
   (B) critique
   (C) endorse

   
    
   
5. (B)
   cadge (v) to sponge off of (another person); freeload; mooch

   (A) encumber
   (B) beg
   (C) fumble

   
    
   
6. (C)
   cogent (adj) persuasive or compelling

   (A) comprehensive
   (B) understandable
   (C) convincing

   
    
   
7. (C)
   complaisant (adj) eager to please; obliging

   (A) blossoming
   (B) inattentive
   (C) agreeable

   
    
   
8. (A)
   convoke (v) to call together for a meeting; convene

   (A) assemble
   (B) fabricate
   (C) engage

   
    
   
9. (C)
   decry (v) to belittle publicly; disparage; slander; denigrate

   (A) complain
   (B) indulge
   (C) discredit

   
    
   
10. (C)
    discomfit (v) to thwart or frustrate

    (A) aggravate
    (B) worry
    (C) prevent

    
     
    
11. (A)
    effusive (adj) gushing; characterized by unrestrained uttering (talking)

    (A) talkative
    (B) radiant
    (C) offensive

    
     
    
12. (A)
    enamored (adj) in love; infatuated (having a crush); smitten

    (A) infatuated
    (B) cleansed
    (C) controlled

    
     
    
13. (B)
    extant (adj) still in existence; not destroyed

    (A) immediate
    (B) surviving
    (C) distinctive

    
     
    
14. (C)
    feign (v) to intentionally give a false appearance

    (A) condense
    (B) soothe
    (C) pretend

    
     
    
15. (C)
    gist (n) the main point of a matter

    (A) cavity
    (B) scoundrel
    (C) essence

    
     
    
16. (B)
    harrow (v) to torment or torture; vex

    (A) signal
    (B) harass
    (C) worship

    
     
    
17. (B)
    impugn (v) to call into question; to oppose as false; gainsay

    (A) characterize
    (B) challenge
    (C) empty

    
     
    
18. (A)
    iniquitous (adj) wicked or immoral

    (A) immoral
    (B) unjust
    (C) shrewd

    
     
    
19. (A)
    intractable (adj) not easily controlled; obstinate

    (A) stubborn
    (B) irreversible
    (C) irresistible

    
     
    
20. (B)
    lassitude (n) weariness or fatigue; languor

    (A) circumference
    (B) tiredness
    (C) coincidence

    
     
    
21. (B)
    meretricious (adj) gaudy; tawdry; flashy

    (A) noteworthy
    (B) showy
    (C) strict

    
     
    
22. (C)
    ossified (adj) turned to bone; fossilized

    (A) shocked
    (B) discouraged
    (C) hardened

    
     
    
23. (A)
    parsimonious (adj) excessively frugal or sparing; miserly

    (A) stingy
    (B) haughty
    (C) precise

    
     
    
24. (C)
    pithy (adj) full of substance, vigor, and meaning (as in a pithy observation or remark), usually concise and to-the-point

    (A) witty
    (B) boring
    (C) meaningful

    
     
    
25. (A)
    pragmatic (adj) emphasizing practicality and realistic consequences

    (A) realistic
    (B) impatient
    (C) efficient

    
     
    
26. (B)
    rail (v) to complain or denounce vehemently

    (A) devalue
    (B) protest
    (C) impose

    
     
    
27. (B)
    rectitude (n) moral virtue or strength

    (A) confidence
    (B) virtue
    (C) alertness

    
     
    
28. (B)
    sate (v) to fully satisfy an appetite or desire; satiate; glut; surfeit

    (A) sample
    (B) satisfy
    (C) linger

    
     
    
29. (A)
    seemly (adj) fitting or proper with respect to propriety and good taste

    (A) decent
    (B) visible
    (C) porous

    
     
    
30. (A)
    sodden (adj) soaked or drenched

    (A) soggy
    (B) weary
    (C) abbreviated

    
     
    
31. (B)
    sordid (adj) dirty or filthy; morally shameful; meanly selfish

    (A) disoriented
    (B) shameful
    (C) committed

    
     
    
32. (C)
    stanch (v) to stop the flow of

    (A) attach
    (B) wait
    (C) halt

    
     
    
33. (A)
    vex (v) to annoy, anger, or provoke; abrade; perturb

    (A) irritate
    (B) contort
    (C) trap