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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. Clear - easily understood






2. To make evident by showing






3. Self-involved - selfish






4. An indirect reference






5. Secret - done by stealth - sly






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






7. Freely given - unnecessary - uncalled for - unwarranted






8. A denunciation - a biting speech






9. The most perfect example of






10. Able to get along well






11. Brief - without much attention to detail






12. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






13. To open up a subject for discussion






14. Refined - polite - aristocratic






15. Workable - capable of living and growing - able to succeed






16. A puzzle - a baffling situation - something obscure






17. To arouse suddenly - to stimulate - spur to action






18. To come together as one - to fuse or unite






19. To repeal - cancel - render void






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






21. A shortage






22. To gather and store away - to acquire by effort






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






24. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering






25. Submissive - behaving like a slave






26. A young bird learning to fly - a beginner - a novice






27. Extremely wretched - bottomless






28. Gentle - not harmful - kind






29. A long difficult journey marked by changes in fortune






30. A refreshing drink - something that invigorates






31. Ill will - active dislike






32. Excessively sweet






33. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant






34. To sparkle - to gleam - to be animated or brilliant






35. Charming - sweetly engaging






36. Brilliant - gloriously bright






37. A place of meeting or joining - a linkup






38. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






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






40. A strong like for something - a predilection






41. Lukewarm - unenthusiastic - halfhearted






42. A long and angry speech






43. Unclear - vague partially hidden - hard to understand






44. To step down from a position of power






45. Unfeeling and insensitive






46. Easily taught - submissive






47. To make great






48. To cancel - to repeal






49. Lacking taste - dull - bland






50. To make worse or more severe