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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1. The capturing of prey as a means of maintaining life.






2. Harmful - injurious






3. Harsh-sounding






4. Nervous and lacking confidence






5. A cure-all






6. An actor






7. Distrustfully






8. Late or tardy; delayed






9. Juicy






10. To give ('bestow on you three wishes')






11. A large group






12. Coarse






13. The topmost point






14. To issue authoritative decrees






15. Gullible - easy to get to believe






16. Having a harmful effect; injurious






17. A poem about the country






18. Mutually devised or planned






19. Unsophisticated; simple; lacking wisdom






20. Bitter feud






21. Easily convinced






22. Final; decisive






23. Forerunner






24. Pleasing sound (of words)






25. Pen name






26. Ardent and enthusiastic






27. Much attention - a spectacular public display.






28. To repay for a loss






29. Being illegally married to two people simultaneously






30. Packed close






31. Not important; silly; trivial






32. The opposite; highest possible contrast






33. To talk ridiculously






34. One who enjoys his own pain






35. Likeness or similarity






36. Unpredictable; erratic or marked by unconventional behavior






37. Soup dish






38. Pertaining to the body






39. Council; conniving group






40. Having to do with a diagram or scheme






41. Occurring every three years






42. Supple






43. Serious






44. To command solemnly as if under oath






45. To buildup resistance to a disease with a special injection






46. Shrewd; very smart; clever






47. Uneasy; impatient with delay






48. Something that completes - makes up a whole - or brings to perfection.






49. Art of the dance






50. A procession involving people on horses or in vehicles