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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 give off - to conceal






2. To leave quickly and secretively






3. An inferior substitute






4. Subsidiary - subordinate






5. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






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






7. To compromise - to draw something out in order to gain time






8. To expose political misconduct






9. Drowsy - sleepy






10. An expedition - wandering






11. A system of natural healing






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






13. To bewilder - to puzzle






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






15. Hard to understand or grasp






16. Severe - exceedingly harsh






17. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






18. A philosophy that says things are determined in ways that are out of human hands






19. A dominant or recurring theme






20. A beginner - a novice






21. Bad breath






22. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






23. A large - disastrous fire






24. Facade - coating - outward appearance






25. Retract - renounce or recant






26. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






27. Wildly fanciful - absurd






28. Hostile - aggressive - savage






29. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






30. To make better - to ease or improve






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






32. To smile foolishly






33. A moment - a short period of time






34. Lending money at a high interest rate






35. Honesty - uprightness






36. Overly sentimental






37. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






38. To dry out






39. Remorse - feeling uneasy after have done something






40. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






41. To run at a steady - easy pace






42. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






43. Boldness - rashness - audacity






44. Custom - habit






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






46. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






47. To distress - to mistreat






48. Lascivious - have lustful thoughts or desires






49. Oval - obscure in expression






50. Displeasure or resentment - shade






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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