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SAT Vocabulary & Idioms Questions
Practise vocabulary & idioms (english) for the SAT (Digital): 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
Vocabulary & Idioms practice
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Q1.Choose the correctly spelt word.
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Answer: D — Accommodation
Accommodation has double c and double m.
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Q2.Meaning of the idiom “to burn the midnight oil”.
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Answer: A — To work late into the night
It means to work or study late at night.
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Q3.Choose the word closest in meaning to CORROBORATE.
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Answer: B — Confirm
Corroborate means confirm or give support to a statement.
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Q4.One word for: Fear of heights.
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Answer: C — Acrophobia
Acrophobia is an extreme fear of heights.
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Q5.Choose the antonym of AMELIORATE.
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Answer: C — Worsen
Ameliorate = make better; the opposite is worsen.
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Q6.Choose the antonym of BENEVOLENT.
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Answer: B — Malevolent
Benevolent = well-meaning; malevolent = wishing harm.
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Q7.Choose the synonym of MITIGATE.
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Answer: A — Lessen
Mitigate means make less severe or painful.
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Q8.One word for: Something that cannot be read.
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Answer: A — Illegible
Illegible means not clear enough to be read.
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Q9.One word for: A list of books referred to in a scholarly work.
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Answer: A — Bibliography
A bibliography lists the sources consulted.
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Q10.Choose the synonym of UBIQUITOUS.
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Answer: C — Everywhere
Ubiquitous means present or found everywhere.
How to approach vocabulary & idioms questions
Learn words in synonym/antonym pairs and by roots (bene = good, mal = bad, chron = time). For idioms, think of the figurative meaning, not the literal one.
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