Monday, December 29, 2008

SAT Prep — Vocabulary Quiz #9

For each SAT vocabulary word, choose the best definition. (Answers in the comments.)

1. ACRIMONIOUS
a. ancient
b. bitter
c. musical
d. tired

2. LOUGH
a. sick
b. ragged
c. lake
d. near

3. PESTILENCE
a. farming
b. backwards
c. gunfire
d. epidemic

4. WHINE
a. complain
b. turn
c. complex
d. entertain

5. MEMENTO
a. idea
b. crazed
c. intention
d. souvenir

6. PALINODE
a. retraction
b. matrix
c. wordplay
d. whiteness

7. SERVITUDE
a. slavery
b. idiom
c. recollection
d. sportsman

8. TENANT
a. hiker
b. rhapsodic
c. occupant
d. deckhand

9. ANNUAL
a. related
b. severe
c. overdue
d. yearly

10. DISPARITY
a. sadness
b. inequality
c. multiple
d. gruesome

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1 comments:

David Wisehart said...

Here are the answers:

1. b ACRIMONIOUS - bitter
2. c LOUGH - lake
3. d PESTILENCE - epidemic
4. a WHINE - complain
5. d MEMENTO - souvenir
6. a PALINODE - retraction
7. a SERVITUDE - slavery
8. c TENANT - occupant
9. d ANNUAL - yearly
10. b DISPARITY - inequality

Score:

10 = Excellent!
8-9 = Good
6-7 = Fair
0-5 = Poor