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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. To make evident by showing






2. An object associated with a saint - something that remains from the past






3. Disrespectful - gently or humorously mocking






4. Exposure to danger - peril






5. Making sense - organized and logical






6. Cowardly






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






8. Drawn from many sources






9. Non-conventional - a little kooky






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






11. To deduct - to disregard






12. Careless - remiss






13. An initial venture - to raid in search of plunder






14. Keenly perceptive - shrewd






15. Boringly scholarly - academic in mode






16. To erase - to rub away the features - to obscure






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






18. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant






19. Determination - a state of being convinced






20. An immense indefinite number - multitude






21. A denunciation - a biting speech






22. To study - to read over leisurely






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






24. The act of blaming or condemning






25. New - original






26. Present but not visible or apparent - dormant - potential






27. On one side alone






28. A puzzle - a baffling situation - something obscure






29. To criticize severely






30. To mourn - to express regret






31. Disdainful - scornfully mocking






32. To refill - to supply once more






33. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering






34. To cancel - to repeal






35. Crucial - something around which things turn






36. Stationary - not changing or moving






37. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas






38. Disposition towards mercy - mildness






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






40. Gradual or subtle absorption - an unconscious process of absorption






41. Brief in speech - using very few words






42. To describe or picture in words - to detail






43. An outcast






44. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






45. To brag publicly - to praise highly






46. To deceive - to have false illusions






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






48. A rule or principle to guide conduct






49. To praise - to applaud - to extol






50. A messenger or representative - an agent