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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. Uncompromising - stubborn






2. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






3. To put an end to






4. Merry - gleeful






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






6. Stubborn






7. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






8. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






9. Boastful - pompous






10. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






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






12. Something that is an essential condition of






13. Payment - recompense






14. A massive - unstoppable object






15. All knowing - infinite awareness






16. The point at which an orbiting object is farthest from what is being orbited - or the apex of something






17. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






18. A distinctive word or behavior that typifies a group - a slogan






19. To muse upon






20. Voluntarily refraining from eating certain foods or drink - or from doing something pleasant but not good for you






21. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






22. Award or honor - high praise






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






24. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






25. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






26. Dishonest - deceitful






27. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






28. Moving from place to place






29. A beginner - a novice






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






31. Having foresight






32. Advancing a point of view - biased






33. Fearful - easily frightened






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






35. Severe - exceedingly harsh






36. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






37. Stingy - small in a mean way






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






39. Full-figured - plump






40. Truthful - honest






41. A gentle breeze






42. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






43. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






44. Overly sentimental






45. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






46. Facade - coating - outward appearance






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






48. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






49. Division into two often contradictory parts






50. Lacking responsibility - ineffective