SAT Vocabulary Test Online

This is a pure web app that evaluates your SAT vocabulary skills. The app has a built-in basic level SAT vocabulary of 1200 words, which can help you devise a vocabulary-building plan to prepare for the test.
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1. Overview

The SAT General Test is for high school students who plan to apply to colleges and universities in the USA. To get better scores, some students enhance their vocabulary skills as a part of the effort to prepare for the SAT exam because vocabulary level plays a vital role in all SAT sections, whether reading or writing.

The SAT Vocabulary Test Online web app provides SAT word question sheets to help test-takers build a more robust vocabulary.

Its primary function is to produce SAT vocabulary question sheets dynamically and randomly; it also provides online SAT vocabulary test sheets to host questions and your answers. The test questions are based on an essential SAT word list of 1200, a high-frequency word collection that has proven helpful for SAT test-takers.

If you think the built-in words don't fit your scenario or need a broader range to evaluate your SAT vocabulary skills, you can try English Vocabulary Quiz & Test Online. It's a generic online word test tool for K12 and some English exams. For SAT takers, it offers three levels of options: (The built-in words in the app are similar to Level 1.)

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

2. Test Sheet Demo

By Create Test Sheet, you can create a full SAT vocabulary test sheet to answer and submit. Below is a sample test sheet to give you a quick experience; however, you cannot submit answers here. Besides, you must have an account and log in to save your results for future reference. Details are in Questions and Answers.

abject
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.
Select answer:
not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on theory
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
Don't select.
bolt
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. Jack was set to bolt out the front door.
Select answer:
dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
make steady progress; prosper; flourish
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
achieve or accomplish; gain
feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction
Don't select.
compress
 
 
(3)
v.  E.g. She has to compress the package under her arm.
Select answer:
close; squeeze or press together; contract
give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive
pay attention to; listen to and consider
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
Don't select.
discretion
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. The servants showed great tact and discretion.
Select answer:
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
formal essay; paper written by candidate for doctoral degree at university
shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in rock
specialized knowledge; expert skill
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
Don't select.
expedite
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. Because we are on a tight schedule, we hope you will be able to expedite the delivery of our order.
Select answer:
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
make use of, sometimes unjustly
lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
draw back, as with fear or pain
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
Don't select.
hypocritical
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. It was a protest against the hypocritical policies of the United States, which has supported Mubarak despite his autocratic rule.
Select answer:
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
pertinent; having connection with matter at hand
exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
helper, additional or subsidiary
Don't select.
loathe
 
 
(7)
v.  E.g. Our priorities are ignored, and what we loathe is being pursued instead.
Select answer:
dislike greatly; hate; cause to dislike or avoid
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
stop or slow down; catch someone's attention; take into custody
make longer; draw out; lengthen
gather; store up; amass; acquire
Don't select.
narrative
 
 
(8)
n.  E.g. The reason I tried to write it in narrative, is I found this to be much more honest way to present the facts of this story.
Select answer:
story; art, technique, or process of telling story
plan of trip; guidebook for traveler
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
essential quality; reputation; honor
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
Don't select.
pretentious
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. In the old world, Munich offers the closest analogy to St. Petersburg, that not only by half-occupied areas, but by pretentious and pseudo-classic architecture.
Select answer:
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
Don't select.
rationalize
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. Many shoppers still rationalize luxury purchases as investments.
Select answer:
prevent from being successful
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
think in logical way; offer an excuse
soak; make thoroughly wet
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
Don't select.
studied
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. Given Jill's previous slights, Jack felt that the omission of his name from the guest list was a studied insult.
Select answer:
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought
practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; ridiculous
intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
Don't select.
tonic
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. It has also been proved to be a brain tonic and memory enhancer.
Select answer:
isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection; condition of enforced isolation
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision
Don't select.
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3. Result and Statistics

Through the app, you can challenge the built-in 1200 basic words and familiarize yourself with them; every practice will improve your SAT vocabulary level. The app also offers other fantastic merits; for example, you can save each test's result and then analyze or compare it with previous data to evaluate your progress. Such as:

SAT vocabulary test result report
SAT vocabulary test result report
SAT vocabulary test mark distribution
SAT vocabulary test mark distribution
SAT vocabulary test time distribution
SAT vocabulary test mark distribution
SAT vocabulary test mark and time
SAT vocabulary test mark and time
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