SAT Vocabulary — Group 16 — Quiz

1. Which definition matches Arduous? Requiring great physical or mental effort and often taking a long time to complete. Feeling genuine guilt and regret for having done something wrong. A tiresome sameness caused by a lack of variety or change. Deserving blame for a wrongful act or failure to act.

2. Which definition matches Mendacious? A complete and often dramatic transformation from one form or state into another. Kind and friendly toward someone younger, in the manner of a warm uncle. Habitually dishonest; prone to lying. To grow or develop rapidly and vigorously.

3. Which definition matches Abstruse? The lowest possible point of something, especially a situation or a person's fortunes. Difficult to understand because it is overly complex, technical, or abstract. Habitually dishonest; prone to lying. Existing in a large quantity; abundant.

4. Which definition matches Culpable? To grow or develop rapidly and vigorously. Deserving blame for a wrongful act or failure to act. Extremely generous, giving far more than what is expected. Widely circulated as if true but likely fictional or unverified.

5. Which definition matches Ameliorate? Disagreement or a lack of harmony between people or ideas. Widely circulated as if true but likely fictional or unverified. To make a bad or difficult situation better, often gradually. Just beginning to develop or exist; in an early, emerging stage.

6. Which definition matches Bequeath? The lowest possible point of something, especially a situation or a person's fortunes. Requiring great physical or mental effort and often taking a long time to complete. To formally leave property or possessions to someone through a will after death. Showing signs that promise future success; favorable.

7. Which definition matches Negate? The ability to make fast, accurate judgments and decisions in a particular field. Difficult to understand because it is overly complex, technical, or abstract. To cancel out the effect of something or prove it false. Requiring great physical or mental effort and often taking a long time to complete.

8. Which definition matches Derivative? To grow or develop rapidly and vigorously. Habitually dishonest; prone to lying. Feeling genuine guilt and regret for having done something wrong. Imitative of the work of others rather than original.

9. Which definition matches Avuncular? Kind and friendly toward someone younger, in the manner of a warm uncle. Imitative of the work of others rather than original. Deserving blame for a wrongful act or failure to act. To make a bad or difficult situation better, often gradually.

10. Which definition matches Munificent? Kind and friendly toward someone younger, in the manner of a warm uncle. Extremely generous, giving far more than what is expected. Requiring great physical or mental effort and often taking a long time to complete. Difficult to understand because it is overly complex, technical, or abstract.