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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. Conversational - used in informal speech






2. Wise - showing judgment - cautious






3. Deserving of blame






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






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






6. To deduct - to disregard






7. To soothe - to appease with concessions






8. Charming - sweetly engaging






9. To praise - to applaud - to extol






10. Biting in humor






11. A hiding place - something hidden in a secret place






12. Marked by abundant production or offspring






13. Secret - done by stealth - sly






14. Commanding - lordly - arrogant






15. To comply passively - to give in






16. To shorten - condense - or lessen in length






17. To praise highly






18. Hateful - evil - vile






19. A feeling of depression - uneasiness - of being unwell






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






21. Brief - without much attention to detail






22. Useless - hopeless - without effect






23. To mourn - to express regret






24. To deceive - to trick






25. Arrogantly assertive - positive about unproven ideas






26. To cause to stand motionless with awe or other intense emotion






27. The study of God or religion






28. Something used as a defense - a strong protection






29. Crucial - something around which things turn






30. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance






31. Concise - clearly expressed with a few words






32. The full range of something






33. To grow strong - to grow abundantly - to thrive or prosper - to make broad and sweeping gestures






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






35. Boring - tiresome






36. Extremely poisonous - malignant - full of hate






37. Extremely wretched - bottomless






38. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






39. A person with great enthusiasm for and commitment to a cause






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






41. To remove from consideration






42. The highest point






43. To step down from a position of power






44. To cover - to enclose with a dark cover






45. A denunciation - a biting speech






46. To swarm - to be inundated - to become full to overflowing






47. To defame - to slander - to blacken the character of






48. Lively - spirited






49. Shameful wickedness - evil - depravity






50. To make great