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. Off to the side






2. To chat or talk informally






3. Sorry for sin






4. Scent; smell






5. To ooze out






6. Sad






7. Harmful - injurious






8. To surrender; to give in without resistance






9. Lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; listless






10. To stipulate






11. Coarsely abusive in language






12. Pretender of knowledge; a fake






13. Showy






14. Hard to understand; intended for only a chosen few






15. Of mixed breed






16. To wander from the usual course






17. To increase temptation






18. Highly irritable






19. Certain - unavoidable






20. To revel; rowdy merriment






21. Wintery






22. One who enjoys his own pain






23. 1) tact 2) the conduct of relations among nations






24. To humiliate






25. Confirm; substantiate






26. Reluctant; disinclined






27. Moderation of food or drink






28. Overused - trite






29. Showy - excessive - pretentious






30. Perception; the process of knowing






31. Moving fast ('fleeting moment')






32. To end an activity - e.g. - to prevent the dissemination of






33. To accomplish or bring about (a thing)






34. A poetry literary work






35. Angled; indirect






36. Unjustified boasting






37. A group of attendants for a celebrity






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






39. Decency - honesty - wholeness






40. Lacking movement






41. A pier






42. Occurring after death






43. A procession involving people on horses or in vehicles






44. Acts lacking virtue






45. To curse






46. A summary






47. A positive statement or claim






48. To lighten






49. A mistake in logic






50. Lower ('the nether regions of the ocean')