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






2. Coming into existence - being born






3. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






4. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






5. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read






6. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






7. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






8. Custom - habit






9. Disgraceful and dishonorable






10. Not capable of being appeased or mollified






11. A disaster or violent breakdown






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






13. To behave






14. Payment - recompense






15. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






16. Bad breath






17. Relating to dress or fashion






18. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






19. Division into two often contradictory parts






20. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






21. Generous






22. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






23. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






24. To whip - or to punish as if by whipping






25. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






26. One who adheres strictly to rules






27. Environment - surroundings






28. Calm - indifferent - not easily aroused






29. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






30. Hardworking - busy - diligent






31. Harmful






32. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






33. The belief in the superiority of one's race or ethnic group






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






35. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






36. Accompanying - attending - going along with






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






38. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






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






40. Nearness in place or time - kinship






41. Deception or trickery






42. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






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






44. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






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






46. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






47. Boldness - rashness - audacity






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






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






50. To attack the integrity of something