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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. Believable






2. Drawn from many sources






3. To get in the way of - to hinder - to block






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






5. Lacking taste - dull - bland






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






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






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






9. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






10. Extremely poisonous - malignant - full of hate






11. Hateful - evil - vile






12. Biting in humor






13. To defame - to slander - to blacken the character of






14. A messenger or representative - an agent






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






16. Moral corruption






17. Clear - easily understood






18. To make clear






19. Excessively sweet






20. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






21. Brilliant - gloriously bright






22. One who suffers for a cause - a person who sacrifices for a principle






23. To give notice of - to hail or greet






24. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount






25. Marked by abundant production or offspring






26. Instructive - intended to educate






27. Concise - brief - free of extra words






28. Beginning to be - in an early stage






29. To support - or be in favor of






30. Easily deceived






31. To snub - to refuse in a blunt or rude way






32. Abundance - excessive amount






33. Abundant - lavish






34. Lack of seriousness - frivolity






35. To open up a subject for discussion






36. Commanding - lordly - arrogant






37. To cancel - to repeal






38. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering






39. To swarm - to be inundated - to become full to overflowing






40. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless






41. Sluggish - laziness - indolence






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






43. Program - things to be done






44. Constant - lasting a long time






45. Not disputable - not open to question






46. To weaken the support of - to injure in a slow or sneaky way






47. A specialized vocabulary of a group - an obscure language






48. Careless - too relaxed






49. An ability to recover from - or adjust easily






50. To come together as one - to fuse or unite