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SAT Word Power
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Subjects
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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. Of no matter or consequence - not important
moot
liaison
chronic
exalt
2. The most perfect example of
succinct
deft
quintessential
trite
3. A break or interruption from work or any other established routine
hiatus
marshal
terse
trite
4. Native - produced or living in a particular area
emissary
intrepid
anomalous
indigenous
5. Arrogantly assertive - positive about unproven ideas
insipid
docile
lament
dogmatic
6. To make faster or easier - to carry our promptly
manifest
copious
expedite
osmosis
7. Mutual - interchangeable - shared
tedious
odious
reciprocal
heresy
8. To show excessive affection - to be overly flattering in return for favor
vapid
fawning
discount
anomalous
9. To compete - to contest
vie
laconic
agenda
relic
10. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering
facade
finesse
deft
broach
11. To swarm - to be inundated - to become full to overflowing
teem
desecrate
turpitude
judicious
12. To make an ugly disapproving facial expression
grimace
provincial
scintillate
absolve
13. Making sense - organized and logical
fawning
aggrandize
pretentious
coherent
14. Stern in manner or appearance - strict in morals
vilify
austere
ogle
plausible
15. A long and angry speech
banal
morose
tirade
absolve
16. A chance event - a coincidence - a stroke of luck
virulent
aesthetic
fluke
diatribe
17. To gather together something for a purpose - to arrange in order
verbose
prudent
marshal
waver
18. Very poor - totally lacking
destitute
vivacious
listless
delineate
19. An evil reputation borne of a criminal act - a reputation for evil deeds
corroborate
infamy
rebuff
quaint
20. The study of God or religion
jargon
delineate
theology
precept
21. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas
provincial
junction
viable
relic
22. Lively - spirited
blithe
advocate
tedious
vivacious
23. Connection between different groups - a close bond - an illicit sexual relationship
indigenous
tonic
eulogize
liaison
24. To come together as one - to fuse or unite
palatable
docile
coalesce
scintillate
25. To deceive - to have false illusions
faction
delude
quixotic
discount
26. To support - or be in favor of
amnesty
emulate
genteel
advocate
27. Happily - lighthearted - joyful
tortuous
verbose
blithe
liaison
28. Foolishly impractical and idealistic
quixotic
altruistic
prosaic
agenda
29. The full range of something
gamut
galvanize
opaque
tenuous
30. To soothe - to appease with concessions
virulent
resilient
obviate
placate
31. To infer on minimal grounds - conjecture - suppose
surmise
chastise
abridge
opaque
32. To arouse suddenly - to stimulate - spur to action
emigrate
respite
galvanize
inhibit
33. Abundance - excessive amount
stratagem
marshal
surfeit
myriad
34. Dull - unimaginative - lacking excitement
tenet
fawning
prosaic
agenda
35. Gradual or subtle absorption - an unconscious process of absorption
blanch
osmosis
galvanize
copious
36. To gently criticize
usurp
junction
reprove
vapid
37. An emotional purification - an emotional release
colloquial
legacy
catharsis
opaque
38. Determination - a state of being convinced
infamy
exorbitant
conviction
novel
39. Reverent - devout - dutiful - may at times be marked by hypocrisy
pious
furtive
exacting
gullible
40. Something that is unchangeable - permanent
expunge
immutable
trite
nomadic
41. Lukewarm - unenthusiastic - halfhearted
malaise
waver
destitute
tepid
42. A dividing wall - a division
viable
tenet
tonic
partition
43. Keenly perceptive - shrewd
paltry
incipient
discerning
vie
44. Extravagant - exceeding what is usual
desecrate
exorbitant
heresy
pique
45. An indirect reference
immutable
allusion
saccharine
poignant
46. An exclusive group
luminous
clique
tepid
digress
47. To make worse or more severe
rebuke
tryst
opaque
exacerbate
48. Without a permanent home - constantly wandering
botch
vilify
nomadic
quintessential
49. To give notice of - to hail or greet
tirade
permeate
herald
rebuff
50. A person who serves only for money - motivated by greed
laconic
exalt
saccharine
mercenary