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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. To make an ugly disapproving facial expression






2. To treat with disrespect






3. Concerned with or appreciative of beauty






4. To seize wrongfully






5. Hateful - evil - vile






6. To make worse or more severe






7. Able to get along well






8. Glowing - bright - emitting light






9. Deserving of blame






10. To criticize severely






11. An emotional purification - an emotional release






12. To make unnecessary - to avert - to preclude






13. Commonplace - trite - unoriginal






14. An exclusive group






15. Lacking taste - dull - bland






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






17. Determination - a state of being convinced






18. Careless - remiss






19. The full range of something






20. Unceasing - never-ending - flowing without interruption






21. The act of blaming or condemning






22. Good will towards all people - love of mankind - act of generosity






23. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance






24. Easily taught - submissive






25. To compete - to contest






26. Disposition towards mercy - mildness






27. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






28. Refined - polite - aristocratic






29. Suave - sophisticated - polished






30. To make clear






31. Noble in spirit - generous - giving






32. To beg persistently - to degrade oneself






33. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas






34. To cover - to enclose with a dark cover






35. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless






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






37. Stern in manner or appearance - strict in morals






38. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






39. Very poor - totally lacking






40. Primitive - rural - lacking city comforts






41. To decline - to recede






42. Conversational - used in informal speech






43. Arrogantly assertive - positive about unproven ideas






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






45. Boring - tiresome






46. Lively - spirited






47. To show excessive affection - to be overly flattering in return for favor






48. Noisy commotion - uproar






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






50. A short pleasure trip