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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. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






2. To behave






3. To attack the integrity of something






4. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






5. Heading - title - category






6. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






7. A judge - one who decides






8. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






9. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






10. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






11. Moving from place to place






12. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






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






14. To kill or destroy a large part of






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






16. Covered with green plants - leafy






17. A privilege or perk that goes along with a job






18. To break up - to squander - to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure






19. Animals






20. Lending money at a high interest rate






21. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






22. Unique - of its own kind - in a class by itself






23. Uncompromising - stubborn






24. Urgent - demands prompt action






25. Lacking color - wan






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






27. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






28. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






29. The mood or spirit of the times






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






31. A beginner - a novice






32. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






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






34. State of rest or inactivity






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






36. Severe - exceedingly harsh






37. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






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






39. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






40. Hot-tempered - cranky






41. Hardworking - busy - diligent






42. Nonchalant - lighthearted - unconcerned






43. To make a long - formal speech - to sum up a speech






44. A creative work - musical composition






45. To compromise - to draw something out in order to gain time






46. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






47. To dry out






48. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






49. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






50. To distress - to mistreat