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SAT Word Power

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. Shameful wickedness - evil - depravity






2. Extremely bad - flagrant






3. Happily - lighthearted - joyful






4. Not disputable - not open to question






5. To praise - to applaud - to extol






6. To stare at in a disrespectful way






7. A long difficult journey marked by changes in fortune






8. To compete - to contest






9. A government in which the power is in the hands of only a few






10. To step down from a position of power






11. One who suffers for a cause - a person who sacrifices for a principle






12. To lessen in value - to belittle






13. Commonplace - trite - unoriginal






14. Stationary - not changing or moving






15. To grow strong - to grow abundantly - to thrive or prosper - to make broad and sweeping gestures






16. Dull - unimaginative - lacking excitement






17. The principal front of a building - a false appearance






18. To surrender - to stop resisting






19. To make an ugly disapproving facial expression






20. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas






21. Respect - courtesy






22. Difficult to do - laborious






23. Disposition towards mercy - mildness






24. A precursor - an indication - one that foreshadows what is coming






25. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






26. Extravagant - exceeding what is usual






27. The remains of something that no longer exists






28. A place of meeting or joining - a linkup






29. Very poor - totally lacking






30. False - fake - not genuine






31. The most perfect example of






32. To erase - to strike out






33. Lack of seriousness - frivolity






34. Gentle - not harmful - kind






35. An evil reputation borne of a criminal act - a reputation for evil deeds






36. To make great






37. Brief - without much attention to detail






38. Immoral - lewd - deliberate maliciousness - having no regard for others






39. Brilliant - gloriously bright






40. Refined - polite - aristocratic






41. To dismiss to a less prominent position - to banish






42. To give up something as a penalty for some error or crime






43. To defame - to slander - to blacken the character of






44. A chance event - a coincidence - a stroke of luck






45. To support - or be in favor of






46. To snub - to refuse in a blunt or rude way






47. An interval of rest - a temporary delay






48. To remove from consideration






49. An exclusive group






50. An object associated with a saint - something that remains from the past