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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 morally unprincipled person - a scoundrel






2. Something that is an essential condition of






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






4. Abandonment of a loyalty or religion






5. Eating or absorbing everything - feeding on both animal and vegetable substances






6. To wish for with envy






7. A temporary suspension of activity






8. Winding - having many curves






9. Common - vulgar - low class






10. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






11. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






12. An omen - a sign of something coming - a foreshadowing






13. To expose political misconduct






14. Able to walk or move about






15. To make uneasy






16. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






17. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






18. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






19. Deception or trickery






20. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






21. An apparition - phantom






22. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






23. Boldness - rashness - audacity






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






25. Influence - a forceful blow






26. Humorous - joking in a somewhat inappropriate or clumsy manner






27. A mark of distinction - a quality that 'says' prestige






28. Favorable to health






29. To make better - to ease or improve






30. Nearness in place or time - kinship






31. Having foresight






32. Merry - gleeful






33. Heading - title - category






34. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






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






36. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






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






38. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






39. Lacking color - wan






40. An illegal act especially by a public official






41. A system of natural healing






42. To impede - restrain - hamper






43. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






44. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






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






46. To enroll - most particularly in college






47. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






48. Squalid - a slovenly woman






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






50. Stubborn