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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. Something handed down from the past - a bequest






2. To cancel - to repeal






3. Concerned with or appreciative of beauty






4. Keenly perceptive - shrewd






5. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless






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






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






8. Extravagant exaggeration used as a figure of speech






9. A strong like for something - a predilection






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






11. Native - produced or living in a particular area






12. Hateful - evil - vile






13. Something that is unchangeable - permanent






14. Submissive - behaving like a slave






15. Careful - cautious






16. Boringly scholarly - academic in mode






17. To make impossible - to shut out - to bar






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






19. To increase or enlarge






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






21. To step down from a position of power






22. The highest point






23. Cowardly






24. Exposure to danger - peril






25. Uncertain - temporary not fully worked out






26. To shorten - condense - or lessen in length






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






28. To eject - to banish - to expel






29. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant






30. To gently criticize






31. Not disputable - not open to question






32. Unfeeling and insensitive






33. A trick or deceptive scheme






34. To deceive - to trick






35. Sluggish - laziness - indolence






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






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






38. To beg persistently - to degrade oneself






39. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






40. Lacking taste - dull - bland






41. Easily deceived






42. Truthfulness - great honesty - frankness






43. To comply passively - to give in






44. Concise - brief - free of extra words






45. To put an end to - to squelch - to calm






46. The most perfect example of






47. Intense - forceful - marked by strong feeling






48. Making sense - organized and logical






49. Biting in humor






50. Loyal - faithful