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






2. To be indecisive or inconstant - to fluctuate in opinion






3. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire






4. To wander aimlessly






5. Sluggish - laziness - indolence






6. Difficult to do - laborious






7. Habitual moderation - the avoidance of excess






8. Clumsy - awkward - incompetent






9. Suave - sophisticated - polished






10. To imitate - to strive to equal






11. To repeal - cancel - render void






12. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






13. Lively - spirited






14. To make clear






15. To open up a subject for discussion






16. Secret - done by stealth - sly






17. Reverent - devout - dutiful - may at times be marked by hypocrisy






18. To refill - to supply once more






19. To soothe - to appease with concessions






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






21. To praise highly






22. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas






23. A long difficult journey marked by changes in fortune






24. Boisterous - harsh sounding - noisy and disorderly






25. Instructive - intended to educate






26. To support - or be in favor of






27. To keep from free activity or expression - to restrain or even forbid






28. To treat with disrespect






29. Loyal - faithful






30. Gentle - not harmful - kind






31. A secret meeting of lovers






32. Seriousness






33. Primitive - rural - lacking city comforts






34. An official pardon for a group of people who violate a law






35. Determination - a state of being convinced






36. The highest point






37. Marked by abundant production or offspring






38. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






39. To make evident by showing






40. Wordy






41. To gather together something for a purpose - to arrange in order






42. The full range of something






43. Greatly demanding - requiring close attention






44. Foolishly impractical and idealistic






45. To cover - to enclose with a dark cover






46. A principle - doctrine or belief held as so by a group






47. A person who serves only for money - motivated by greed






48. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance






49. To prevent from being accomplished - to frustrate - to hinder






50. On one side alone