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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. Lustful - lascivious






2. One who is continually breaking the law






3. A wealthy - influential person






4. Common - vulgar - low class






5. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






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






7. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






8. The combined force of two distinct elements that is more powerful than each alone






9. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






10. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






11. To swing back and forth






12. A flatterer - a self-serving yes-man






13. Whim - an unpredictable action






14. Deception or trickery






15. To attack the integrity of something






16. Fearful - easily frightened






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






18. Boastful - pompous






19. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






20. To muse upon






21. An expedition - wandering






22. To weaken - to sap the strength






23. Protection - patronage






24. Bad breath






25. An apparition - phantom






26. Relating to dress or fashion






27. To distress - to mistreat






28. Humorous - joking in a somewhat inappropriate or clumsy manner






29. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






30. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






31. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






32. To bewilder - to puzzle






33. A system of natural healing






34. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






35. Pungent - charmingly provocative






36. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






37. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






38. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






39. Advancing a point of view - biased






40. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






41. Tasty - sexually attractive - luscious






42. Facade - coating - outward appearance






43. Hostile - aggressive - savage






44. Generous






45. Forest-like - wooded






46. To stain or soil (commonly as to reputation)






47. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






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






49. Disgraceful and dishonorable






50. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked