SAT Vocabulary — Group 4 — Quiz

1. Which definition matches Esoteric? Understood by or intended for only a small group with specialized knowledge. To drain someone of energy, vitality, or strength. To instruct or improve someone, especially in a moral or intellectual sense. Extremely attentive to detail and difficult to please; excessively careful and particular.

2. Which definition matches Enigmatic? To praise someone or something enthusiastically and at length. To invent or make up false information and present it as true. Mysterious and difficult to interpret or fully understand. Extremely attentive to detail and difficult to please; excessively careful and particular.

3. Which definition matches Elated? Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way that departs from common habits. Filled with great happiness and excitement. Extremely attentive to detail and difficult to please; excessively careful and particular. Stating opinions as if they were unquestionably true, without allowing for debate.

4. Which definition matches Emulate? A strong feeling that someone or something is beneath one's respect or unworthy of consideration. To try to match or surpass someone by imitating their admirable qualities or achievements. Joking about something, especially in a way that is inappropriate for the moment. To praise someone or something enthusiastically and at length.

5. Which definition matches Fabricate? To invent or make up false information and present it as true. To officially clear someone of blame or wrongdoing after they were accused. Showing deep, extensive knowledge gained from serious study and reading. Understood by or intended for only a small group with specialized knowledge.

6. Which definition matches Dubious? To try to match or surpass someone by imitating their admirable qualities or achievements. Doubtful or uncertain, often because something seems suspicious or unreliable. Feeling an intense sense of happiness and excitement, often overwhelming. Willing to lie, trick, or scheme in order to get what one wants.

7. Which definition matches Euphoric? To drain someone of energy, vitality, or strength. Feeling an intense sense of happiness and excitement, often overwhelming. Understood by or intended for only a small group with specialized knowledge. Able to judge or perceive things clearly and accurately, especially subtle differences.

8. Which definition matches Egregious? To instruct or improve someone, especially in a moral or intellectual sense. To speak of someone or something in a dismissive, belittling way. Shockingly and obviously bad or wrong. Mysterious and difficult to interpret or fully understand.

9. Which definition matches Disparage? Able to judge or perceive things clearly and accurately, especially subtle differences. A strong feeling that someone or something is beneath one's respect or unworthy of consideration. To speak of someone or something in a dismissive, belittling way. Filled with great happiness and excitement.

10. Which definition matches Devious? To make something more attractive or interesting by adding extra, sometimes exaggerated, details. Willing to lie, trick, or scheme in order to get what one wants. Filled with great happiness and excitement. To invent or make up false information and present it as true.