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






2. Secret - done by stealth - sly






3. To bungle - to foul up






4. A messenger or representative - an agent






5. Clear - easily understood






6. To stare at in a disrespectful way






7. False - fake - not genuine






8. Standard for judging (plural: criteria)






9. A parody - an imitation that makes crude fun of something






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






11. To stray from the main subject






12. An ability to recover from - or adjust easily






13. To mourn - to express regret






14. Careless - remiss






15. Making sense - organized and logical






16. To seize wrongfully






17. Very poor - totally lacking






18. Sympathy - attraction - kinship






19. Easily taught - submissive






20. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering






21. Brilliant - gloriously bright






22. Happening by chance - lucky or fortunate






23. Hateful - evil - vile






24. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire






25. Native - produced or living in a particular area






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






27. A puzzle - a baffling situation - something obscure






28. (adj.) wordy - not concentrated; (v.) to spread widely






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






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






31. To get in the way of - to hinder - to block






32. To transport - to conduct - to communicate






33. To speak in praise of someone - to pay written or spoken tribute






34. Believable






35. Clumsy - awkward - incompetent






36. To soothe - to appease with concessions






37. The principal front of a building - a false appearance






38. An outcast






39. To raise high - to glorify






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






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






42. Emotionally moving






43. Deserving of blame






44. False idea - mistaken belief - an implausible argument






45. Able to get along well






46. Wise - showing judgment - cautious






47. To make unnecessary - to avert - to preclude






48. To step down from a position of power






49. To infer on minimal grounds - conjecture - suppose






50. To open up a subject for discussion