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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.
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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. The point at which an orbiting object is farthest from what is being orbited - or the apex of something






2. To suggest partly - to give a hint of things to come - to foreshadow vaguely






3. Urgent - demands prompt action






4. A drunken reveler or orgy






5. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






6. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






7. Something that is an essential condition of






8. Common - vulgar - low class






9. To run at a steady - easy pace






10. To cause to be preoccupied - to influence - positively - in advance






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






12. Winding - having many curves






13. Lending money at a high interest rate






14. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






15. To make better - to ease or improve






16. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






17. Careful - cautious - wary






18. To toss back and forth - to exchange - to use in a glib way






19. A temporary suspension of activity






20. A stroke resulting from loss of blood to the brain - becoming so angry as to be on the verge of exploding






21. To invest with authority - to brace






22. A form of logic in which major and minor premises are made and a conclusion drawn - a process of deduction






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






24. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






25. Full-figured - plump






26. Displeasure or resentment - shade






27. To impede - restrain - hamper






28. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






29. A moment - a short period of time






30. Being in a dying or decaying condition






31. A massive - unstoppable object






32. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






33. Advancing a point of view - biased






34. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






35. Stingy - small in a mean way






36. To leave quickly and secretively






37. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






38. Coming into existence - being born






39. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






40. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






41. Award or honor - high praise






42. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






43. Squalid - a slovenly woman






44. An excellent model - a typical example






45. Moving from place to place






46. Hard to understand or grasp






47. A blissful - painless state - a supreme happiness according to Buddhism when the soul is no longer in need of purification of hatred - deceit - etc.






48. To muse upon






49. To soften by soaking - to cause to waste away






50. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid