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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. Bad breath






2. A gentle breeze






3. To put an end to






4. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






5. To muse upon






6. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






7. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






8. Showing favoritism to friends or family - as in granting positions in jobs or politics






9. Moving from place to place






10. To cause to be preoccupied - to influence - positively - in advance






11. A cave explorer






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






13. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






14. To invest with authority - to brace






15. A disaster or violent breakdown






16. The mood or spirit of the times






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






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






19. To bewilder - to puzzle






20. Displeasure or resentment - shade






21. Generous






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






23. Next to last






24. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






25. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






26. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






27. Wildly fanciful - absurd






28. A form of logic in which major and minor premises are made and a conclusion drawn - a process of deduction






29. Nearness in place or time - kinship






30. Shriveled - withered






31. Accompanying - attending - going along with






32. To weaken - to sap the strength






33. Urgent - demands prompt action






34. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






35. Burden - blame - obligation






36. The belief in the superiority of one's race or ethnic group






37. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






38. Merry - gleeful






39. Winding - having many curves






40. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






41. Retract - renounce or recant






42. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






43. Common - vulgar - low class






44. Slander - deliberate false statements






45. To tolerate - to put up with something






46. Uncompromising - stubborn






47. Occurring during the day - happens every day






48. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






49. To expose political misconduct






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