SAT Vocabulary — Group 18 — Quiz

1. Which definition matches Taciturn? Servile behavior shows an exaggerated eagerness to please or obey, often out of fear or desire for favor. Habitually saying very little, often coming across as reserved or unfriendly. Having doubts about whether a claim is true and not easily convinced. A filthy, run-down condition, often resulting from poverty or neglect.

2. Which definition matches Scrutinize? Behaving as though one is superior to others, with a haughty and dismissive attitude. A brief delay or temporary relief from something difficult or unpleasant, especially a punishment. To examine something very closely and critically. Making false or insulting statements about someone in order to damage their reputation.

3. Which definition matches Transgress? To guess or conclude something based on limited or incomplete information, without solid proof. Involving immoral or dishonorable actions and motives, morally degraded. To transgress is to go beyond an accepted limit, violating a rule or standard of behavior. Something torrid burns with intense heat, whether that heat is literal weather or overwhelming passion.

4. Which definition matches Tirade? A trick or clever strategy meant to deceive someone. Easy to control, manage, or guide because of a cooperative nature. Having doubts about whether a claim is true and not easily convinced. A tirade is an extended outburst of harsh, emotional criticism directed at someone or something.

5. Which definition matches Tractable? Equivalent in effect or value to something else, even if not identical in form. Easy to control, manage, or guide because of a cooperative nature. Acting as though one is morally superior to others in a way that feels fake or hypocritical. Having doubts about whether a claim is true and not easily convinced.

6. Which definition matches Reproach? Enduring hardship or pain without complaining or showing much emotion. Making false or insulting statements about someone in order to damage their reputation. To express disapproval or disappointment toward someone for a fault, usually in a direct but not furious way. To examine something very closely and critically.

7. Which definition matches Torrid? A brief delay or temporary relief from something difficult or unpleasant, especially a punishment. Something torrid burns with intense heat, whether that heat is literal weather or overwhelming passion. A version of something so distorted or poorly done that it mocks or betrays the real thing. Making false or insulting statements about someone in order to damage their reputation.

8. Which definition matches Squalor? A filthy, run-down condition, often resulting from poverty or neglect. Behaving as though one is superior to others, with a haughty and dismissive attitude. Easy to control, manage, or guide because of a cooperative nature. To guess or conclude something based on limited or incomplete information, without solid proof.

9. Which definition matches Sordid? A trick or clever strategy meant to deceive someone. Involving immoral or dishonorable actions and motives, morally degraded. Equivalent in effect or value to something else, even if not identical in form. Happening occasionally and at irregular intervals rather than continuously.

10. Which definition matches Somber? To examine something very closely and critically. Dark, gloomy, or serious in mood, tone, or appearance. A tirade is an extended outburst of harsh, emotional criticism directed at someone or something. Enduring hardship or pain without complaining or showing much emotion.