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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. Excessively sweet






2. Clearly stated - precisely shown






3. Cowardly






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






5. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering






6. Deserving of blame






7. Brilliant - gloriously bright






8. Abundance - excessive amount






9. The act of blaming or condemning






10. Of no matter or consequence - not important






11. To step down from a position of power






12. To compete - to contest






13. To transport - to conduct - to communicate






14. A government in which the power is in the hands of only a few






15. Mutual - interchangeable - shared






16. Conversational - used in informal speech






17. Lukewarm - unenthusiastic - halfhearted






18. To comply passively - to give in






19. To keep from free activity or expression - to restrain or even forbid






20. To place side by side






21. Gloomy - bad tempered - a sullen disposition






22. Primitive - rural - lacking city comforts






23. To increase or enlarge






24. Pleasantly old-fashioned - picturesque






25. To spread or seep through - to penetrate - to pervade






26. Glowing - bright - emitting light






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






28. To raise high - to glorify






29. Boring - tiresome






30. A long and angry speech






31. Fearless - having fortitude and endurance






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






33. Moral corruption






34. A short pleasure trip






35. To deceive - to trick






36. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition






37. To bungle - to foul up






38. To criticize severely






39. Pleasant to the taste - agreeable in feeling






40. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






41. A messenger or representative - an agent






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






43. Greatly demanding - requiring close attention






44. To move to a new country - to move to a new place






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






46. Something handed down from the past - a bequest






47. To open up a subject for discussion






48. To give up something as a penalty for some error or crime






49. Easily deceived






50. Wordy