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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 ponder over - to mediate - to think






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






3. Truthful - honest






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






5. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






6. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






7. Able to walk or move about






8. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






9. A wealthy - influential person






10. Favorable to health






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






12. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






13. A re-establishment of good relations






14. Payment - recompense






15. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






16. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






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






18. A large - disastrous fire






19. Marked with thin lines or grooves






20. Disgraceful and dishonorable






21. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






22. Instability caused by an erosion of values or lack of purpose






23. To wish for with envy






24. Influence - a forceful blow






25. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






26. Stubborn






27. To run counter to - to show something as false






28. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






29. A mark of distinction - a quality that 'says' prestige






30. An inferior substitute






31. To confuse - deceive






32. A pouring of a liquid for a religious ceremony - a drink






33. To glimpse - to descry - to catch sight of






34. Animals






35. To smile foolishly






36. Oval - obscure in expression






37. To run at a steady - easy pace






38. Moving from place to place






39. Boldness - rashness - audacity






40. Situated on opposite sides of the earth - or being exactly opposite






41. Facade - coating - outward appearance






42. A eulogy or expression of high praise






43. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






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






45. Drowsy - sleepy






46. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






47. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






48. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






49. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






50. Award or honor - high praise