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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. A rushing attack - witty repartee - a brief excursion






2. To invest with authority - to brace






3. Burden - blame - obligation






4. A fake medication






5. Dishonest - deceitful






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






7. Having one's hands in a bent position on the hips - or figuratively speaking - something slightly out of balance






8. Evil - unjust






9. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






10. Squalid - a slovenly woman






11. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






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






13. Winding - having many curves






14. Drowsy - sleepy






15. A file of documents - letters and records






16. Something that is an essential condition of






17. To stir up - to incite






18. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






19. To smile foolishly






20. Hard to understand - abstruse - over one's head






21. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






22. A sudden outburst






23. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






24. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






25. In title only






26. Lustful - lascivious






27. A poisonous swamp vapor - a harmful influence or atmosphere






28. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






29. Power - strength






30. A drunken reveler or orgy






31. To hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies - to ease without curing






32. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






33. To make uneasy






34. Talkative






35. An order for a prisoner to stand before a judge to determine the legality of his sentence






36. To divide into election districts to gain political advantage






37. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read






38. Fearful - easily frightened






39. Protection - patronage






40. Jaunty - sporty - disreputable - vulgar - characterized by a careless unconventionality






41. To leave quickly and secretively






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






43. Wildly fanciful - absurd






44. To put to flight - to scatter - to cause a huge defeat






45. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






46. Able to walk or move about






47. A street urchin - a slim girl with an impish charm






48. To give off - to conceal






49. To rot






50. Not capable of being appeased or mollified