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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 swing back and forth






2. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






3. A eulogy or expression of high praise






4. Having foresight






5. To impede - restrain - hamper






6. Boldness - rashness - audacity






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






8. Next to last






9. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






10. Lacking color - wan






11. To toss back and forth - to exchange - to use in a glib way






12. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






13. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






14. Slander - deliberate false statements






15. An illegal act especially by a public official






16. Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation - a superficial covering or exterior






17. Drowsy - sleepy






18. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






19. A drunken reveler or orgy






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






21. Nonchalant - lighthearted - unconcerned






22. Honesty - uprightness






23. Lack of comforts - poverty - a state of being deprived






24. A generous giving of gifts - philanthropy






25. To bewilder - to puzzle






26. Sweetly flowing






27. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






28. Acting for another - sharing in an experience of another through the imagination






29. Power - strength






30. To repeal - to set aside - to nullify






31. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






32. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






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






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






35. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






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






37. To deny - to speak or act against






38. The period between two successive governments - a pause in a continuing series






39. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






40. An expedition - wandering






41. A beginner - a novice






42. A society in which distinct groups function together - but retain their identities






43. Stubborn






44. The humorous misuse of a word that sounds very much like the word indended






45. Something that is an essential condition of






46. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






47. The breaking up of the Jewish community in the sixth century where they were exiled from Israel - any dispersion of a people with a common origin






48. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






49. To smile foolishly






50. Truthful - honest