SAT practice quiz 15

1. Find the word having same meaning as “holding back; limiting the supply (of supplies/money etc ) [stint (v)]” ?

2. Find the word having same meaning as “tirade; violent denunciation; stream of criticism ” ?

3. Find the word having same meaning as “avoid the truth ” ?

4. Find the word having same meaning as “1 high ranking church official; 2 major, important ” ?

5. Find the word having same meaning as “device to separate substances by spinning them at high speed” ?

6. Find the word having same meaning as “gap; missing part [plural = lacunae] ” ?

7. Find the word having same meaning as “capable of making mistakes [fallibility (n)] ” ?

8. Find the word having same meaning as “puzzling [enigma (n)] ” ?

9. Find the word having same meaning as “making less severe [mitigate (v)] ” ?

10. Find the word having same meaning as “agree with; complement; match up with (in British usage jibe means mock) ” ?

11. Find the word having same meaning as “thick rope or cable ” ?

12. Find the word having same meaning as “1 grow feathers; 2 leave nest [fledgling (n) = an inexperienced person or a baby bird]” ?

13. Find the word having same meaning as “renounce; swear to refrain from something ” ?

14. Find the word having same meaning as “showing respect [deference (n); defer (v)] ” ?

15. Find the word having same meaning as “1 tool for cutting; 2 wise saying ” ?

16. Find the word having same meaning as “1 to talk down to; condescend; 2 to be a customer of ” ?

17. Find the word having same meaning as “1 bitterness (bad feeling); 2 confidence; 3 abnormal growth on a plant ” ?

18. Find the word having same meaning as “ceremonial fire ” ?

19. Find the word having same meaning as “fleet of ships ” ?

20. Find the word having same meaning as “symbol of power; nominal leader ” ?

21. Find the word having same meaning as “be relevant to [pertinent (a)] ” ?

22. Find the word having same meaning as “insincere talk ” ?

23. Find the word having same meaning as “someone excessively patriotic [chauvinism (n)] ” ?

24. Find the word having same meaning as “force [coercion (n); coercing (a)] ” ?

25. Find the word having same meaning as “(v) to prevent; stop; disable ” ?