Wednesday, October 2, 2013

SAT COUNTDOWN: THREE DAYS - Vocabulary Quizzes

These quizzes do not contain SAT problems, but serve as practice for those of you who want to memorize vocabulary by some other means. I have ten of those quizzes in total. I will upload them all in the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, you can do the one below. I'm not posting the answers yet, because I want you to look the words up yourself (Warning: some of these questions sort of suck. Oh well...)



1. Ricky, try to be a bit more ___________ in this paper; the assignment was for a three-page paper; yours was 106.
 (A) schism
(B) astute
(C) concise
(D) acumen
(E) perjure

2. I’ve known Lucy for ten years, but she’s so __________ that I hardly know anything about her past.
(A) laconic
(B) brusque
(C) pragmatic
(D) adjudicate
(E) brevity

3. Because commercial time during the Super Bowl runs over $3 million per minute, it’s good to be __________.
 (A) succinct
 (B) judicious
 (C) allegation
(D) succinct
 (E) prudent

4. My girlfriend tends to be __________ when she’s mad; she just tells me to “talk to the hand.”
 (A) abridge
 (B) brusque
 (C) concur
(D) adjudge
(E) inscrutable

5. The dictionary was 1,400 pages long before it was __________ by the publishers to 850 pages.
(A) adjured
(B) jurisprudence
(C) scrutinized
(D) conspired
(E) abridged

6. Speeches at the Academy Awards are not known for their __________; they often go on long past their allotted time.
(A) brevity
 (B) congenital
 (C) incisiveness
 (D) astuteness
 (E) jurisdiction

7. Two directors who __________ to defraud investors in an ostrich breeding scheme, pleaded guilty earlier in the trial.
(A) adjudicate
(B) laconic
(C) conspired
(D) brusque
(E) concurred

8. I have also consulted some sagacious and experienced observers, and, after deliberation, they __________ in this view.
(A) brusque
(B) astute
(C) scrutinized
(D) concurred
(E) adjudged

9. After much debate,  __________ was reached.
(A) an abridgement
(B) a conspiracy
(C) a concord
(D) a schism
(E) a jurisprudence

10. Prior to the advent of surgery less than 20% of children born with __________ heart malformations survived to adult life.
(A) congenital
 (B) laconic
(C) brief
(D) incisive
(E) judicious

11. There is a __________ that divides our nation around the issue of the War in Iraq. (Some are proponents, while many oppose our presence in the conflict zone.)
(A) adjure
(B) acumen
(C) allegation
(D) schism
 (E) succinctness

12. Brian’s __________ comments went right to the heart of the matter.
(A) brusque
(B) prudent
(C) inscrutable
(D) incisive
(E) astute

13. Since you get only one guess, think about it __________ beforehand.
(A) concisely
(B) judiciously
(C) congenitally
(D) pragmatically
(E) inscrutably

14. Sometimes when my two children fight, I feel like I’m __________ a capital crime rather than settling a quarrel.
(A) adjudicating
(B) abridging
 (C) perjuring
 (D) conspiring
 (E) scrutinizing

15. The young Sherlock Holmes was quite the __________ investigator; he always unraveled even the toughest mysteries.
(A) judicious
(B) prudent
(C) astute
(D) laconic
(E) congenital

16. Before buying an apple, __________ it to be sure that it has no bruises.
(A) abridge
(B) concur
(C) concord
(D) adjure
(E) scrutinize

17. The architects chose a solarium design that was less aesthetic than __________: it was not beautiful, but it kept heating and lighting costs down.
(A) prudent
(B) inscrutable
(C) astute
(D) judicious
(E) pragmatic

18. The mobster told blatant lies while on the stand, __________ himself to keep his partners out of jail.
(A) conspiring
(B) concurring
(C) perjuring
(D) abridging
(E) adjudicating

19. It would not be __________ to sneak out of your room again tonight; your parents will ground you if they catch you!
(A) jurisprudent
(B) prudent
 (C) acumen
 (D) brevity
 (E) congenital

20. The courts are still developing the __________ on this issue.
(A) brevity
 (B) perjury
 (C) jurisprudence
(D) jurisdiction
(E) allegation

21. One of the most fundamental questions of law is whether a given court has __________ to preside over a given case.
(A) allegation
(B) schism
(C) laconic
(D) concise
(E) jurisdiction

22. The priest __________ his followers to use their faith to find the strength to overcome temptation.
(A) abridged
(B) concurred
(C) scrutinized
(D) adjudged
(E) adjured

23. After beating his opponent in a game of tennis, Johnny was __________ the winner.
(A) scrutinized
(B) adjudged
 (C) astute
(D) perjured
(E) conspired

24. The family store gave him a sharp business __________ -- acquired, he would say, by manning the cash register -- that few of his rivals possessed.
(A) concord
(B) brevity
(C) jurisprudence
(D) acumen
(E) jurisdiction

25. The killer left no clues, and the murder remains __________ mystery.
(A)an inscrutable
 (B) an incisive
 (C) a succinct
 (D) a brief
 (E) a congenital

26. After days of careful observation, the detective discovered that the __________ of fraud against the shrewd businessman were actually true.
(A) concords
(B) allegations
(C) brusque
(D) abridgements
(E) jurisdictions




____ 1. alleviate
____2. abscond
____3. abhor
____4. acclivity
____5. affirmation
____6. addendum
____7. affable
____8. ambidextrous
____9. aftermath
____10. alacrity
____11. altruistic
____12. ameliorate
____13. allay
____14. acquiesce
____15. ambivalence
____16. abolish
____17. aggrandize
____18. abnegation
____19. aloft
____20. adage
____21. accouter
____22. aesthetic
____23. allure
____24. adventitious


(A)   entice; attract
(B)    consequences; outcome; upshot
(C)    repudiation; self-sacrifice
(D)   depart secretly and hide
(E)    capable of using either hand with equal ease
(F)    joining; associating with
(G)   relieve
(H)   calm; pacify
(I)      equip
(J)     detest; hate
(K)    the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
(L)     improve
(M) unselfishly generous; concerned for others
(N)   cancel; put an end to
(O)   accidental; casual
(P)    an addition or supplement
(Q)   wise saying; proverb
(R)    easily approachable; warmly friendly
(S)    upward
(T)    assent; agree without protesting
(U)   cheerful promptness
(V)   sharp upslope of a hill
(W) increase or intensify
(X)    artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful

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