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SAT Word Power Harder

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. Without money - penniless






2. Relating to dress or fashion






3. To kill or destroy a large part of






4. An intimate group of people with a common interest






5. A wealthy - influential person






6. A small group that rules a country after a coup d'etat






7. Fawning - subservient - servile






8. To become rigid - to become set in one's ways






9. A gentle breeze






10. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






11. Deception or trickery






12. Boastful - pompous






13. To invest with authority - to brace






14. Calm - indifferent - not easily aroused






15. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






16. To make uneasy






17. The belief that there are no values or morals in the universe - that existence is senseless or useless






18. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






19. Truthful - honest






20. A fake medication






21. To whip - or to punish as if by whipping






22. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






23. A temporary suspension of activity






24. To deny - to speak or act against






25. The humorous misuse of a word that sounds very much like the word indended






26. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






27. To glimpse - to descry - to catch sight of






28. Lack of comforts - poverty - a state of being deprived






29. Lascivious - have lustful thoughts or desires






30. Moving from place to place






31. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






32. A dominant or recurring theme






33. To behave






34. To leave quickly and secretively






35. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






36. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






37. Stingy - small in a mean way






38. Careful - cautious - wary






39. Hostile - aggressive - savage






40. Sweetly flowing






41. Facade - coating - outward appearance






42. Voluntarily refraining from eating certain foods or drink - or from doing something pleasant but not good for you






43. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






44. A smugly insensitive and ignorant person who has no knowledge of intellectual or artistic subjects






45. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






46. Something that is an essential condition of






47. In title only






48. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






49. Acting for another - sharing in an experience of another through the imagination






50. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse