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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. New - original






2. Difficult to do - laborious






3. To open up a subject for discussion






4. Unselfish concern with the welfare of others






5. Extravagantly ornate - flamboyant - characterized by bold ornamentation






6. An outcast






7. Concise - brief - free of extra words






8. Commonplace - trite - unoriginal






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






10. Workable - capable of living and growing - able to succeed






11. Good will towards all people - love of mankind - act of generosity






12. To criticize or reprimand sharply






13. To deceive - to trick






14. Showy - self-important - make unjustifiable claims to excellence






15. Easily deceived






16. Disposition towards mercy - mildness






17. To sparkle - to gleam - to be animated or brilliant






18. Intense - forceful - marked by strong feeling






19. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






20. To gather and store away - to acquire by effort






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






22. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






23. To lie inactive - to stay in one place






24. Sluggish - laziness - indolence






25. Immoral - lewd - deliberate maliciousness - having no regard for others






26. Emotionally moving






27. To forgive or free from blame






28. A principle - doctrine or belief held as so by a group






29. Concise - clearly expressed with a few words






30. A person who takes advantage of opportunity with no regard for principle






31. Unimportant - insignificant






32. To make an ugly disapproving facial expression






33. To repeal - cancel - render void






34. Conversational - used in informal speech






35. Believable






36. Exposure to danger - peril






37. Easily taught - submissive






38. Clear - easily understood






39. Fearless - having fortitude and endurance






40. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant






41. To show excessive affection - to be overly flattering in return for favor






42. Concerned with or appreciative of beauty






43. To support - or be in favor of






44. An exclusive group






45. To support with evidence






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






47. A rule or principle to guide conduct






48. Mutual - interchangeable - shared






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






50. To soothe - to appease with concessions