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SAT Vocab - 2

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. To hold back one's thoughts and feelings






2. Cheerfully confident; optimistic






3. Not in the proper time period






4. Insensitive






5. To grow rapidly; to expand






6. Cautious; careful






7. Showing great determination






8. An excuse - an alleged cause






9. Doing or saying something again and again






10. Disturbing; upsetting; vexing; causing unease; worrisome






11. Deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech






12. To soothe or calm; to appease






13. Not capable of being appeased






14. A complete failure






15. A strict disciplinarian






16. Showy; intended to attract notice; pretentious






17. The study of characteristics of human population






18. Secretive; not aboveboard; covert






19. To require; to order; to direct






20. To remove or delete objectionable parts of a book






21. Lacking self-confidence






22. A person who introduces something new






23. Insightful - perceptive






24. Gruesome (repugnant) ; grisly.






25. Bare - not ornate






26. A clumsy or inept person






27. Very determined; unwavering






28. The act of making good or compensating for a loss - damage - or injury






29. Very poor - lacking resources






30. An office or position that provides an income for little/ no work






31. Uneasy; in a state of embarrassment






32. A morally unprincipled person






33. Any decrease or loss in value caused by age - wear - or market conditions






34. Minor - everyday details






35. Mysterious; baffling






36. Deserving great blame; wicked; evil






37. Moderate in eating and drinking






38. Fickle; constantly shifting moods






39. Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another






40. An accidental but fortunate occurence






41. The lowest point






42. Unable to pay; out of money (solvent - solvency - soluble - insoluble)






43. Poor; penniless; not affluent






44. A person who leads a life of self-denial






45. Cowardly - faint hearted






46. To babble incessantly






47. A stimulus or encouragement






48. Boring and tiresome






49. Sharing an edge or boundary - or touching






50. Agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality