SAT Vocabulary — Group 11 — Quiz

1. Which definition matches Wary? Lacking moral principles and willing to act dishonestly for personal gain. Cautious and watchful because of a possible danger or problem. Feeling or showing a quiet, gentle longing for something in the past. A state of mental or physical sluggishness and lack of energy or activity.

2. Which definition matches Vehement? Showing intense feeling or force, especially in expressing a strong opinion. A state of mental or physical sluggishness and lack of energy or activity. Staying alert and watchful for possible danger or trouble. Marked by loud confusion, disorder, or violent emotional upheaval.

3. Which definition matches Vindictive? A small remaining trace or mark of something that used to exist but has mostly disappeared. Cautious and watchful because of a possible danger or problem. Lacking moral principles and willing to act dishonestly for personal gain. Driven by a desire for revenge, often over a small or old grievance.

4. Which definition matches Tumultuous? Cautious and watchful because of a possible danger or problem. Marked by loud confusion, disorder, or violent emotional upheaval. Felt as a strong, immediate gut reaction rather than through careful reasoning. Not held back or controlled; expressed with total freedom, often referring to strong emotion.

5. Which definition matches Unbridled? Loud and forceful in expressing an opinion or complaint. Driven by a desire for revenge, often over a small or old grievance. Showing intense feeling or force, especially in expressing a strong opinion. Not held back or controlled; expressed with total freedom, often referring to strong emotion.

6. Which definition matches Vociferous? To seize power, a position, or a right without legal authority or permission. A feeling of fear or nervous uncertainty about something about to happen. Loud and forceful in expressing an opinion or complaint. Feeling or showing a quiet, gentle longing for something in the past.

7. Which definition matches Visceral? Felt as a strong, immediate gut reaction rather than through careful reasoning. Extremely harmful, hostile, or severe, whether describing a disease, a poison, or bitter hatred. Cautious and watchful because of a possible danger or problem. Fierce, aggressive, and quick to argue or fight.

8. Which definition matches Virulent? Feeling or showing a quiet, gentle longing for something in the past. Completely clear and leaving no room for doubt or more than one interpretation. Extremely harmful, hostile, or severe, whether describing a disease, a poison, or bitter hatred. Staying alert and watchful for possible danger or trouble.

9. Which definition matches Trepidation? Marked by loud confusion, disorder, or violent emotional upheaval. Loud and forceful in expressing an opinion or complaint. A feeling of fear or nervous uncertainty about something about to happen. To swing back and forth between different opinions or decisions without settling on one.

10. Which definition matches Truculent? Lacking moral principles and willing to act dishonestly for personal gain. Fierce, aggressive, and quick to argue or fight. Staying alert and watchful for possible danger or trouble. Experienced indirectly through imagining or watching someone else's actions or feelings.