SATs Vocabulary 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The word MITIGATE most nearly means:
- to worsen
- to ignore completely
- to make less severe (Correct answer)
- to celebrate
Correct answer: to make less severe
Mitigate means to make something bad or harmful less severe, serious, or painful.
Question 2: Which word best describes someone who FABRICATES a story?
- researches it carefully
- invents or makes it up (Correct answer)
- memorizes every detail
- summarizes it briefly
Correct answer: invents or makes it up
To fabricate means to invent false information in order to deceive someone.
Question 3: The word ELOQUENT most nearly means:
- confusing and unclear
- fluent and persuasive in speech (Correct answer)
- timid and hesitant
- extremely loud
Correct answer: fluent and persuasive in speech
Eloquent describes speaking or writing that is fluent, forceful, and appropriately expressive.
Question 4: To REFUTE an argument means to:
- support it with evidence
- repeat it more loudly
- prove it wrong (Correct answer)
- misunderstand it
Correct answer: prove it wrong
To refute means to prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false.
Question 5: The word CANDID most nearly means:
- secretive and evasive
- truthful and straightforward (Correct answer)
- overly polite
- unnecessarily harsh
Correct answer: truthful and straightforward
Candid means truthful and straightforward; not hiding one's thoughts or feelings.
Question 6: Which word best completes: 'Her ___ remarks offended many guests at the celebration.'
- tactful
- flippant (Correct answer)
- solemn
- prudent
Correct answer: flippant
Flippant means not showing a serious or respectful attitude, making it the word that would offend guests.
Question 7: The word INFER most nearly means:
- to state directly
- to conclude from evidence (Correct answer)
- to contradict a claim
- to memorize facts
Correct answer: to conclude from evidence
To infer means to deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than explicit statements.
SATs Vocabulary 3
The word MITIGATE most nearly means: