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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. Marked by abundant production or offspring






2. Showing indifference to pain - apathetic






3. To erase - to strike out






4. An interval of rest - a temporary delay






5. To infer on minimal grounds - conjecture - suppose






6. Primitive - rural - lacking city comforts






7. Extravagant - exceeding what is usual






8. Sluggish - laziness - indolence






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






10. Something used as a defense - a strong protection






11. Commanding - lordly - arrogant






12. Not disputable - not open to question






13. To make worse or more severe






14. To blot out leaving no traces - to destroy






15. To step down from a position of power






16. Disposition towards mercy - mildness






17. The study of God or religion






18. Commonplace - trite - unoriginal






19. To remove from consideration






20. Program - things to be done






21. A short pleasure trip






22. To criticize or reprimand sharply






23. To stray from the main subject






24. An opening move - a preliminary offer






25. Insignificant - unimportant






26. An external appearance






27. Brilliant - gloriously bright






28. (adj.) invigorating; (v.) to prepare






29. Unimportant - insignificant






30. Abundant - lavish






31. Determination - a state of being convinced






32. The full range of something






33. To seize wrongfully






34. The remains of something that no longer exists






35. To deceive - to have false illusions






36. To move to a new country - to move to a new place






37. Understood by only a few






38. To erase - to rub away the features - to obscure






39. Raw material for a given end






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






41. To refill - to supply once more






42. To weaken the support of - to injure in a slow or sneaky way






43. Poverty stricken - needy






44. To transport - to conduct - to communicate






45. A puzzle - a baffling situation - something obscure






46. Pleasant to the taste - agreeable in feeling






47. Tasteless - dull






48. A powerful rival - a usually unconquerable opponent






49. Careful - cautious






50. Clear - easily understood