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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. Instructive - intended to educate






2. To erase - to strike out






3. Clearly stated - precisely shown






4. To bungle - to foul up






5. Deserving of blame






6. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant






7. Habitual moderation - the avoidance of excess






8. Clumsy - awkward - incompetent






9. Insignificant - unimportant






10. Strong and healthy - vigorous






11. Drawn from many sources






12. Standard for judging (plural: criteria)






13. Extravagant exaggeration used as a figure of speech






14. The highest point






15. Lack of seriousness - frivolity






16. New - original






17. Commonplace - trite - unoriginal






18. Making sense - organized and logical






19. To infer on minimal grounds - conjecture - suppose






20. To dismiss to a less prominent position - to banish






21. To criticize severely






22. An emotional purification - an emotional release






23. Believable






24. Brief in speech - using very few words






25. Loud - harsh - grating






26. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






27. Gentle - not harmful - kind






28. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire






29. To grow strong - to grow abundantly - to thrive or prosper - to make broad and sweeping gestures






30. Lively - spirited






31. Shameful wickedness - evil - depravity






32. Something handed down from the past - a bequest






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






34. An outcast






35. A young bird learning to fly - a beginner - a novice






36. To refill - to supply once more






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






38. Clown or fool






39. Program - things to be done






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






41. Extravagant - exceeding what is usual






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






43. To put an end to - to squelch - to calm






44. To make worse or more severe






45. Brilliant - gloriously bright






46. Foolishly impractical and idealistic






47. To support with evidence






48. To deceive - to have false illusions






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






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