Test your basic knowledge |

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Wintery






2. Someone who studies clues






3. Unreasonable; uninfluenced by conscience






4. The act of drawing to a close






5. A mix from various sources (usually referred to songs)






6. Moving fast ('fleeting moment')






7. Talkative






8. Something that exists separately






9. Acts lacking virtue






10. Irregular; governed by chance






11. To multiply quickly






12. Stale; commonplace; worn out by overuse






13. Calm; dignified






14. Having no previous example






15. Paradise






16. Quickly fading - fleeting - short-lived - esp. an image






17. To support






18. Difficult to believe; not plausible.






19. To scold






20. A sensation of dizziness and disorientation






21. A representation on a large scale






22. A commonplace or useless remark






23. Magic






24. To completely revise






25. To stop a flow






26. To make holy; to hallow






27. Innumerable; of massive quantity






28. Scarcity; dearth






29. A convert






30. A positive statement or claim






31. Lover of pleasure; seeker of gratification






32. To render unholy; treat as unholy ('to desecrate a temple')






33. Priestly






34. Highest point






35. Of a single color






36. One after another






37. Dictionary for a specific group; language; something made up of words






38. Something put on fabric to fix it






39. To depart secretly - especially to avoid criminal charges






40. A parley or conference






41. An inefficient administrative body






42. Hated






43. Essential; very necessary






44. Distrustfully






45. Lacking taste; bland; uninteresting; lacking liveliness






46. Someone with a big ego






47. To diminish in size - intensity - or extent (opposite of escalate)






48. Without moral standards






49. Unpredictable; erratic or marked by unconventional behavior






50. Return to a former condition