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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.
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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. (adj.) wordy - not concentrated; (v.) to spread widely






2. To bungle - to foul up






3. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount






4. To seize wrongfully






5. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






6. Non-conventional - a little kooky






7. Clown or fool






8. An immense indefinite number - multitude






9. Fearless - having fortitude and endurance






10. Loyal - faithful






11. To decline - to recede






12. A strong like for something - a predilection






13. An exclusive group






14. To eject - to banish - to expel






15. To make great






16. Concise - clearly expressed with a few words






17. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire






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






19. A long difficult journey marked by changes in fortune






20. To criticize severely






21. To make an ugly disapproving facial expression






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






23. Extremely bad - flagrant






24. Marked by abundant production or offspring






25. To give notice of - to hail or greet






26. Exposure to danger - peril






27. Self-involved - selfish






28. The study of God or religion






29. Unselfish concern with the welfare of others






30. To imitate - to strive to equal






31. Extremely poisonous - malignant - full of hate






32. Suave - sophisticated - polished






33. To place side by side






34. Clearly stated - precisely shown






35. Brief in speech - using very few words






36. To make clear






37. Pleasant to the taste - agreeable in feeling






38. Understood by only a few






39. To erase - to strike out






40. A chance event - a coincidence - a stroke of luck






41. An evil reputation borne of a criminal act - a reputation for evil deeds






42. Hateful - evil - vile






43. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






44. Careless - too relaxed






45. Concise - brief - free of extra words






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






47. Lacking power - helpless - unable to perform sexual intercourse






48. To open up a subject for discussion






49. Stationary - not changing or moving






50. Uncertain - temporary not fully worked out