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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. Extremely poisonous - malignant - full of hate






2. A denunciation - a biting speech






3. An opening move - a preliminary offer






4. To infer on minimal grounds - conjecture - suppose






5. A break or interruption from work or any other established routine






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






7. To make impossible - to shut out - to bar






8. Careless - too relaxed






9. To surrender - to stop resisting






10. To envy another's possessions - to concede reluctantly






11. To imitate - to strive to equal






12. To make evident by showing






13. A long and angry speech






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






15. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant






16. Hateful - evil - vile






17. A good or bad emanation of force from someone or something - in Hinduism and Buddhism the force created by someone's actions to perpetuate reincarnation






18. Primitive - rural - lacking city comforts






19. False - fake - not genuine






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






21. Freely given - unnecessary - uncalled for - unwarranted






22. To make worse or more severe






23. Boringly scholarly - academic in mode






24. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition






25. To speak in praise of someone - to pay written or spoken tribute






26. Lively - spirited






27. To criticize or reprimand sharply






28. Gloomy - bad tempered - a sullen disposition






29. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






30. Concise - clearly expressed with a few words






31. Unoriginal - overused - cliched - commonplace






32. Commonplace - trite - unoriginal






33. A puzzle - a baffling situation - something obscure






34. To turn pale






35. Clearly stated - precisely shown






36. To mourn - to express regret






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






38. Intense - forceful - marked by strong feeling






39. The study of God or religion






40. The most perfect example of






41. Deserving of blame






42. Mutual - interchangeable - shared






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






44. Greatly demanding - requiring close attention






45. Noble in spirit - generous - giving






46. Something used as a defense - a strong protection






47. An ability to recover from - or adjust easily






48. To increase or enlarge






49. Reverent - devout - dutiful - may at times be marked by hypocrisy






50. Clumsy - awkward - incompetent