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SAT Reading & Writing: Hard Words in Context (Drill 18)

Drill 18 · Reading & Writing · Hard Words in Context

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About This Drill

SAT Reading & Writing: Hard Words in Context (Drill 18) is a Reading & Writing practice drill covering Hard Words in Context. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.

Hard SAT Words in Context questions ask you to choose the word or phrase that most precisely completes the sentence. The answer is rarely an obscure word; difficulty comes from three plausible distractors that all nearly fit, with one signal in the sentence pinning the correct choice.

Questions in This Drill

  1. The following text is adapted from Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights.

    When I told him my name and my errand, he answered only, "Walk in!" The words were uttered through closed teeth and meant rather "Go away." Even so, that circumstance determined me to accept the invitation, for I felt curious about a man who seemed more exaggeratedly reserved than myself.

    As used in the text, what does the word "reserved" most nearly mean?
  2. Conservationists argued that one small ______ wetland could shelter more species than many acres of surrounding farmland, its mud and reeds alive with insects, birds, and amphibians.

    Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?
  3. Folklorists observed that the flood-and-rebirth story was not unique to one culture but ______, recurring in similar form across many cultures.

    Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?
  4. After the wildfire, ecologists were surprised by how ______ the meadow proved: within two springs the native grasses had returned in full, as though the burn had never happened.

    Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?
  5. The following text is adapted from Anne Brontë's 1847 novel Agnes Grey.

    It is foolish to wish for beauty. Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others. If the mind be but well cultivated, and the heart well disposed, no one ever cares for the exterior.

    As used in the text, what does the word "cultivated" most nearly mean?