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






2. Pungent - charmingly provocative






3. Stingy - small in a mean way






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






5. Having foresight






6. A creative work - musical composition






7. A difficult and confused situation - a complicated disagreement






8. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






9. Talkative






10. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






11. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






12. A eulogy or expression of high praise






13. Does not allow something to pass through - impenetrable






14. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






15. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






16. A language used by a particular population that differs from standard speech






17. Full-figured - plump






18. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






19. Drowsy - sleepy






20. A file of documents - letters and records






21. A street urchin - a slim girl with an impish charm






22. Winding - having many curves






23. Hot-tempered - cranky






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






25. Heading - title - category






26. An expedition - wandering






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






28. Fearful - easily frightened






29. To behave






30. Slander - deliberate false statements






31. To deny - to speak or act against






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






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






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






35. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






36. Abandonment of a loyalty or religion






37. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






38. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






39. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






40. To confuse - deceive






41. Fawning - subservient - servile






42. Hardworking - busy - diligent






43. A temporary suspension of activity






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






45. Boldness - rashness - audacity






46. Next to last






47. A system of natural healing






48. Influence - a forceful blow






49. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






50. Uncompromising - stubborn