High-utility SAT words (set A)

Question 1

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Later excavations ___ the historian's theory: the coins found at the site matched her predicted dates exactly.

• A. exacerbated
• B. mitigated
• C. corroborated
• D. undermined

Question 2

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. seeming reasonable or likely to be true

Answer 

Question 3

Which word matches this description? to make a problem worse

• A. mitigate
• B. tentative
• C. compelling
• D. exacerbate

Question 4

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Although the plan looked good on paper, engineers doubted it was ___ in the harsh desert climate.

• A. inadvertent
• B. viable
• C. superfluous
• D. ambivalent

Question 5

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. to confirm or support with further evidence

Answer 

Question 6

Which word matches this description? capable of working successfully

• A. viable
• B. exacerbate
• C. plausible
• D. tentative

Question 7

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Inspectors will ___ every line of the contract before it is signed.

• A. corroborate
• B. scrutinise
• C. mitigate
• D. alleviate

Question 8

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. to make something bad less severe

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Question 9

Which word matches this description? to examine very closely and critically

• A. scrutinise
• B. ubiquitous
• C. ambivalent
• D. superfluous

Question 10

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? The author is ___ about city life, praising its energy while lamenting its noise.

• A. ubiquitous
• B. ambivalent
• C. candid
• D. viable

Question 11

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. capable of working successfully

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Question 12

Which word matches this description? dealing with things sensibly and realistically

• A. corroborate
• B. scrutinise
• C. pragmatic
• D. disparate

Question 13

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Repeated cuts to its budget gradually ___ the museum's ability to care for its collection.

• A. discerned
• B. undermined
• C. corroborated
• D. alleviated

Question 14

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. to confirm or support with further evidence

Answer 

Question 15

Which word matches this description? to make pain or a problem easier to bear

• A. mitigate
• B. discern
• C. alleviate
• D. tentative

Question 16

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Smartphones have become ___: it is now hard to find a commuter without one.

• A. superfluous
• B. disparate
• C. ubiquitous
• D. tentative