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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. Fawning - subservient - servile






2. Accompanying - attending - going along with






3. To run at a steady - easy pace






4. A procession - a group of attendants






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






6. Fertile - productive - fruitful






7. To take off (usually clothing) as a sign of greeting






8. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






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






10. Fearful - easily frightened






11. To expose political misconduct






12. Severe - exceedingly harsh






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






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






15. The act of repeating an offense






16. A beginner - a novice






17. Winding - having many curves






18. Being in a dying or decaying condition






19. Power - strength






20. A model or example






21. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






22. To behave






23. To invest with authority - to brace






24. To make better - to ease or improve






25. Sweetly flowing






26. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






27. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






28. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






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






30. Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation - a superficial covering or exterior






31. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






32. Native - belonging to a specific region






33. A system of natural healing






34. Pungent - charmingly provocative






35. A smugly insensitive and ignorant person who has no knowledge of intellectual or artistic subjects






36. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






37. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






38. To rot






39. To leave quickly and secretively






40. Relating to dress or fashion






41. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






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






43. Moving from place to place






44. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






45. Truthful - honest






46. Marked with thin lines or grooves






47. Lacking color - wan






48. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






49. To deny - to speak or act against






50. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner