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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. To discern - to see something - to catch sight of






2. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






3. A file of documents - letters and records






4. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






5. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






6. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






7. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






8. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






9. Hostile - aggressive - savage






10. A large - disastrous fire






11. Power - strength






12. Vulgar or indecent language






13. A beginner - a novice






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






15. To rip up by the roots - to abolish - to annihilate






16. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






17. To distress - to mistreat






18. Calm - indifferent - not easily aroused






19. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






20. Talkative






21. Winding - having many curves






22. Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation - a superficial covering or exterior






23. Lacking color - wan






24. A eulogy or expression of high praise






25. Occurring during the day - happens every day






26. Advancing a point of view - biased






27. Payment - recompense






28. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






29. Generous






30. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






31. Retract - renounce or recant






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






33. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






34. Urgent - demands prompt action






35. A dominant or recurring theme






36. Division into two often contradictory parts






37. A secret meeting - a tryst - or something assigned






38. A model or example






39. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






40. Truthful - honest






41. Turmoil






42. A sudden outburst






43. Native - belonging to a specific region






44. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






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






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






47. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






48. Next to last






49. To expose political misconduct






50. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness