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






2. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






3. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






4. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






5. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






6. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






7. A flatterer - a self-serving yes-man






8. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






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






10. A temporary suspension of activity






11. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






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






13. Moving from place to place






14. Retract - renounce or recant






15. An inferior substitute






16. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






17. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






18. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






19. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






20. Extreme poverty






21. Harmful






22. A judge - one who decides






23. To settle in snugly - to hide in a secure place






24. Boldness - rashness - audacity






25. An expedition - wandering






26. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read






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






28. Common - vulgar - low class






29. A rushing attack - witty repartee - a brief excursion






30. To enroll - most particularly in college






31. Nearness in place or time - kinship






32. Fertile - productive - fruitful






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






34. Stingy






35. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






36. Drowsy - sleepy






37. Lustful - lascivious






38. To distress - to mistreat






39. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






40. To dry out






41. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






42. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






43. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






44. To weaken - to sap the strength






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






46. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






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






48. Lacking color - wan






49. Winding - having many curves






50. Hard to understand or grasp