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SAT Word Power
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Subjects
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sat
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english
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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. A break or interruption from work or any other established routine
hiatus
hyperbole
acquiesce
robust
2. To eject - to banish - to expel
jaunt
oust
bracing
exacting
3. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire
wistful
opaque
discount
trite
4. Hateful - evil - vile
benediction
negligent
odious
nuance
5. Cowardly
provincial
craven
luminous
wanton
6. To open up a subject for discussion
terse
blithe
broach
vehement
7. Greatly demanding - requiring close attention
efface
enshroud
flourish
exacting
8. A refreshing drink - something that invigorates
depravity
exacting
tonic
emigrate
9. To gather and store away - to acquire by effort
nemesis
jargon
begrudge
garner
10. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance
aversion
abdicate
provincial
oligarchy
11. A shortage
quintessential
dearth
egregious
myriad
12. Wordy
criterion
oust
verbose
prudent
13. To infer on minimal grounds - conjecture - suppose
surmise
advocate
paltry
hiatus
14. Unfeeling and insensitive
theology
callous
tryst
respite
15. To weaken the support of - to injure in a slow or sneaky way
docile
undermine
immutable
gravity
16. To pretend - give a false impression - to invent falsely
faction
convey
penchant
feign
17. Excessive pride - arrogance - exaggerated self-confidence
nominal
hubris
grimace
candor
18. Constant - lasting a long time
chronic
circumspect
marshal
lax
19. Clumsy - awkward - incompetent
inept
emulate
homage
lax
20. A person who takes advantage of opportunity with no regard for principle
opportunist
pretentious
cursory
pariah
21. Loud - harsh - grating
begrudge
catharsis
craven
strident
22. Connection between different groups - a close bond - an illicit sexual relationship
docile
liaison
dormant
scanty
23. Brief - without much attention to detail
dupe
enigma
cursory
fledgling
24. Instructive - intended to educate
censure
didactic
peruse
craven
25. Present but not visible or apparent - dormant - potential
prudent
latent
laud
emissary
26. Boringly scholarly - academic in mode
pedantic
maverick
irreverent
dearth
27. To transport - to conduct - to communicate
placate
austere
eclectic
convey
28. To deduct - to disregard
succinct
discount
osmosis
vestige
29. Noisy commotion - uproar
tumult
emulate
poignant
tonic
30. Keenly perceptive - shrewd
diffuse
discerning
travesty
infamy
31. The principal front of a building - a false appearance
inept
lament
facade
permeate
32. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas
usurp
provincial
exacerbate
guile
33. Showy - self-important - make unjustifiable claims to excellence
exorbitant
martyr
pretentious
malaise
34. A feeling of depression - uneasiness - of being unwell
surfeit
explicit
fortuitous
malaise
35. A dividing wall - a division
prolific
partition
resplendent
scanty
36. To make impossible - to shut out - to bar
preclude
bracing
grovel
wistful
37. To make worse or more severe
homage
cache
legacy
exacerbate
38. Tasteless - dull
bulwark
vapid
diatribe
ebb
39. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering
finesse
rescind
incontrovertible
facade
40. Secret - done by stealth - sly
furtive
thwart
nomadic
tumult
41. Understood by only a few
conviction
nominal
hubris
esoteric
42. An exclusive group
junction
clique
permeate
irreverent
43. To make an ugly disapproving facial expression
malaise
surfeit
grimace
dearth
44. Lukewarm - unenthusiastic - halfhearted
acquiesce
rustic
blithe
tepid
45. A precursor - an indication - one that foreshadows what is coming
censure
morose
harbinger
guise
46. To put an end to - to squelch - to calm
expunge
quell
chastise
indigent
47. To criticize severely
waver
compatible
chastise
myriad
48. Non-conventional - a little kooky
criterion
eccentric
opaque
anomalous
49. To sparkle - to gleam - to be animated or brilliant
scintillate
coalesce
jeopardy
infamy
50. Commanding - lordly - arrogant
reprehensible
tonic
imperious
stagnate