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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. Sympathy - attraction - kinship






2. Reverence - respect - an expression of high regard






3. To make faster or easier - to carry our promptly






4. Brief in speech - using very few words






5. To make worse or more severe






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






7. To gently criticize






8. Ill will - active dislike






9. Secret - done by stealth - sly






10. A refreshing drink - something that invigorates






11. A place of meeting or joining - a linkup






12. Mutual - interchangeable - shared






13. To transport - to conduct - to communicate






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






15. Freely given - unnecessary - uncalled for - unwarranted






16. Stern in manner or appearance - strict in morals






17. The full range of something






18. A rule or principle to guide conduct






19. To compete - to contest






20. Lacking power - helpless - unable to perform sexual intercourse






21. Unoriginal - overused - cliched - commonplace






22. A government in which the power is in the hands of only a few






23. To pretend - give a false impression - to invent falsely






24. Loyal - faithful






25. On one side alone






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






27. To lessen in value - to belittle






28. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas






29. To praise highly






30. Noisy commotion - uproar






31. Something that is unchangeable - permanent






32. Glowing - bright - emitting light






33. A shortage






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






35. Primitive - rural - lacking city comforts






36. Submissive - behaving like a slave






37. To stare at in a disrespectful way






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






39. To comply passively - to give in






40. Careless - too relaxed






41. The most perfect example of






42. Difficult to do - laborious






43. To hurt or rile the feelings of someone - irritate






44. Intense - forceful - marked by strong feeling






45. Connection between different groups - a close bond - an illicit sexual relationship






46. Something handed down from the past - a bequest






47. An opera singer - prima donna - a temperamental - conceited person






48. To praise - to applaud - to extol






49. To criticize severely






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