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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. A small group that rules a country after a coup d'etat






2. To suggest partly - to give a hint of things to come - to foreshadow vaguely






3. A moment - a short period of time






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






5. A sudden outburst






6. Hardworking - busy - diligent






7. A dabbler - someone with a superficial knowledge (usually of the arts)






8. A difficult and confused situation - a complicated disagreement






9. To invest with authority - to brace






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






11. Lending money at a high interest rate






12. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






13. State of rest or inactivity






14. Boastful - pompous






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






16. To kill or destroy a large part of






17. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






18. A system of natural healing






19. Extreme poverty






20. To dry out






21. To smile foolishly






22. Native - belonging to a specific region






23. Empty - lacking intelligence






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






25. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






26. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






27. To rot






28. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






29. Occurring during the day - happens every day






30. To give off - to conceal






31. To repeal - to set aside - to nullify






32. Stubborn






33. Drowsy - sleepy






34. Influence - a forceful blow






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






36. A drunken reveler or orgy






37. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






38. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






39. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






40. To honor - to worship - to respect






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






42. Turmoil






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






44. Harmful






45. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






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






47. To make better - to ease or improve






48. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






49. Fearful - easily frightened






50. Retract - renounce or recant