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SAT Word Groups

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. Prevent/Obstruct






2. Not a straight line: circuitous movement






3. Investigate: to estimate value






4. Family: a descendant






5. Hesitate: vacillate






6. Gaps/Openings: opening by splitting






7. Criticize/criticism: berate sharply






8. Insincere: lacking sincerity






9. Withdrawal/Retreat: repeat






10. Criticize/criticism: assail by words






11. Hardhearted (unmerciful; pitiless): scathing






12. Criticize/criticism: vehement speech






13. Sorrow






14. Family: not having a relation of a child to a parent






15. Hardhearted (unmerciful; pitiless): miserable






16. Poor: lacking food






17. Assist






18. Forgive: to clear






19. Not a straight line: intricate path to exit






20. Nag: find fault with uncertainty






21. Weaken






22. Overblown/ Wordy






23. Overblown/ Wordy: bombastic






24. Eccentric/ dissimilar: not in chronological time






25. Withdrawal/Retreat: moving backward






26. Death/ Mourning: to deprive by death






27. Criticize/criticism: abusive language






28. Gaps/Openings






29. Family: marriage






30. Truth: faithfulness






31. Biting (as in wit or temperament): severly sarcastic






32. Copy: likness






33. Criticize/criticism: abuse






34. Death/ Mourning: mournful poem






35. Assist- Very Generous






36. Innocent/ Inexperienced: beginner in learning anything






37. Eccentric/ dissimilar: belonging to a select few






38. Hardhearted (unmerciful; pitiless): scornful






39. Lazy/ Sluggish: slothful






40. Falsehood: serving as a substitute






41. Falsehood: decieve






42. Hatred






43. Pacify/Satisfy: more satisfactory






44. Easy to understand: plain






45. Prevent/Obstruct






46. Timid/timidity: tremor






47. Hardhearted (unmerciful; pitiless): diffcult






48. Stubborn:






49. Stubborn: resistant






50. Carousal: excessive indulgence