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SAT Word Power
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Subjects
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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. Mutual - interchangeable - shared
luminous
oust
reciprocal
meander
2. A government in which the power is in the hands of only a few
pedantic
reprove
mercenary
oligarchy
3. Pleasant to the taste - agreeable in feeling
abridge
palatable
cache
paucity
4. Marked by abundant production or offspring
prolific
jaunt
quintessential
tenuous
5. An exclusive group
circumspect
jeopardy
clique
judicious
6. A state of being faithful - loyal
palatable
insidious
jeopardy
fidelity
7. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition
nuance
advocate
capitulate
forfeit
8. Biting in humor
herald
wistful
caustic
replenish
9. Brilliant - gloriously bright
resplendent
palatable
partition
incontrovertible
10. Showing indifference to pain - apathetic
stoic
vie
theology
cursory
11. To add to - to exaggerate - garnish - ornament
embellish
chastise
indigenous
unilateral
12. An official pardon for a group of people who violate a law
obviate
futile
egocentric
amnesty
13. To cause to stand motionless with awe or other intense emotion
callous
laud
transfix
digress
14. Boringly scholarly - academic in mode
robust
pedantic
diva
copious
15. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark
opaque
plausible
transfix
fledgling
16. To support with evidence
magnanimous
lucid
corroborate
partition
17. To gather and store away - to acquire by effort
exalt
tedious
garner
obscure
18. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect
grimace
efface
destitute
insidious
19. Loyal - faithful
steadfast
virulent
lax
zenith
20. Insignificant - trifling
undermine
caustic
vie
nominal
21. To erase - to rub away the features - to obscure
paucity
abysmal
efface
prolific
22. An ability to recover from - or adjust easily
guise
virulent
resilient
reprehensible
23. Of no matter or consequence - not important
moot
abridge
terse
sardonic
24. Believable
indigenous
plausible
delude
peruse
25. Gradual or subtle absorption - an unconscious process of absorption
copious
fidelity
stratagem
osmosis
26. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant
clemency
paltry
emigrate
precept
27. To describe or picture in words - to detail
destitute
augment
clemency
delineate
28. To speak in praise of someone - to pay written or spoken tribute
quixotic
cache
eulogize
fledgling
29. Happening by chance - lucky or fortunate
expunge
obliterate
fortuitous
mercenary
30. To study - to read over leisurely
rescind
peruse
plausible
jargon
31. To beg persistently - to degrade oneself
grovel
vilify
compatible
anomalous
32. To increase or enlarge
aversion
augment
precept
pique
33. Native - produced or living in a particular area
exalt
blithe
indigenous
zenith
34. To make great
aggrandize
tumult
obscure
docile
35. To make worse or more severe
reprehensible
chastise
exacerbate
osmosis
36. Excessive pride - arrogance - exaggerated self-confidence
hubris
depravity
inhibit
animosity
37. Not disputable - not open to question
guile
desecrate
precept
incontrovertible
38. Stern in manner or appearance - strict in morals
vie
verbose
delineate
austere
39. Lively - spirited
listless
coalesce
esoteric
vivacious
40. Careless - remiss
exacerbate
craven
negligent
wanton
41. A denunciation - a biting speech
criterion
diatribe
quintessential
feign
42. Lacking taste - dull - bland
ebb
cursory
insipid
heresy
43. A break or interruption from work or any other established routine
agenda
hiatus
allusion
strident
44. Constant - lasting a long time
maverick
respite
chronic
destitute
45. To treat with disrespect
vie
desecrate
dormant
robust
46. To support - or be in favor of
nemesis
stoic
saccharine
advocate
47. Disrespectful - gently or humorously mocking
overture
pivotal
irreverent
surfeit
48. To make clear
levity
robust
hyperbole
elucidate
49. The study of God or religion
theology
deference
fortuitous
grovel
50. Without a permanent home - constantly wandering
diva
quintessential
rescind
nomadic