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SAT Word Power
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Subjects
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sat
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english
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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. To lessen in value - to belittle
depreciate
infamy
quell
theology
2. Any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs - or practice
prolific
heresy
enshroud
fallacy
3. A person who serves only for money - motivated by greed
mercenary
rescind
abysmal
bulwark
4. Careless - too relaxed
waver
lax
emigrate
resplendent
5. To increase or enlarge
augment
meander
vestige
mercenary
6. An object associated with a saint - something that remains from the past
gravity
fodder
zenith
relic
7. Reverence - respect - an expression of high regard
homage
rustic
intrepid
winsome
8. An external appearance
ogle
guise
hubris
enshroud
9. Explosive - tends to burn quickly
futile
blanch
volatile
bulwark
10. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas
provincial
tumult
luminous
odyssey
11. Fearless - having fortitude and endurance
intrepid
convey
resplendent
tentative
12. (adj.) invigorating; (v.) to prepare
bracing
cache
docile
garner
13. To decline - to recede
ebb
relic
novel
affinity
14. Making sense - organized and logical
depravity
precept
coherent
exalt
15. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition
nuance
explicit
gravity
sloth
16. To gather together something for a purpose - to arrange in order
negligent
marshal
wanton
depravity
17. Freely given - unnecessary - uncalled for - unwarranted
odyssey
jaunt
robust
gratuitous
18. Insignificant - unimportant
immaterial
digress
emissary
nomadic
19. To describe or picture in words - to detail
clemency
exacerbate
delineate
homogeneous
20. Wordy
acquiesce
prosaic
gullible
verbose
21. A strong like for something - a predilection
penchant
hyperbole
exalt
tonic
22. Suave - sophisticated - polished
egregious
rescind
verbose
urbane
23. Lukewarm - unenthusiastic - halfhearted
harbinger
genteel
eccentric
tepid
24. A person who breaks away from the crowd - a nonconformist
diatribe
maverick
tentative
depreciate
25. Skillful
chastise
docile
tentative
deft
26. To grow strong - to grow abundantly - to thrive or prosper - to make broad and sweeping gestures
marshal
tedious
inhibit
flourish
27. Concise - brief - free of extra words
engaging
terse
depreciate
moot
28. Lacking taste - dull - bland
buffoon
insipid
laconic
egregious
29. To deceive - to have false illusions
laud
eccentric
prosaic
delude
30. Biting in humor
tepid
saccharine
caustic
hubris
31. A young bird learning to fly - a beginner - a novice
incessant
insipid
censure
fledgling
32. Flimsy - extremely thin - having little substance - lacking stability
obscure
harbinger
fortuitous
tenuous
33. A chance event - a coincidence - a stroke of luck
scanty
fluke
agenda
austere
34. A precursor - an indication - one that foreshadows what is coming
oust
harbinger
wistful
raucous
35. To give up something as a penalty for some error or crime
tortuous
clique
fodder
forfeit
36. To deduct - to disregard
guise
convey
discount
austere
37. Noble in spirit - generous - giving
penchant
conviction
magnanimous
jargon
38. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount
enigma
peruse
paucity
circumspect
39. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect
insidious
karma
clique
egocentric
40. A powerful rival - a usually unconquerable opponent
partition
facade
botch
nemesis
41. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless
abridge
corroborate
listless
banal
42. The act of blaming or condemning
insipid
garner
censure
table
43. Cowardly
craven
pious
pivotal
esoteric
44. Unoriginal - overused - cliched - commonplace
pariah
trite
nuance
prolific
45. To step down from a position of power
viable
diatribe
abdicate
raucous
46. Charming - sweetly engaging
immaterial
winsome
destitute
cursory
47. Noisy commotion - uproar
nominal
tumult
robust
latent
48. To mourn - to express regret
fodder
peruse
lament
dearth
49. Uncertain - temporary not fully worked out
gravity
respite
augment
tentative
50. Boisterous - harsh sounding - noisy and disorderly
lucid
paucity
palatable
raucous