Test your basic knowledge |

SAT Word Power Harder

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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 re-establishment of good relations






2. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






3. An intimate group of people with a common interest






4. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read






5. Severe - exceedingly harsh






6. Heading - title - category






7. Next to last






8. Dishonest - deceitful






9. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






10. Facade - coating - outward appearance






11. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






12. To leave quickly and secretively






13. To prey upon - to plunder with violence if necessary






14. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






15. Tasty - sexually attractive - luscious






16. Talkative






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






18. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






19. To divide into election districts to gain political advantage






20. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






21. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






22. Extreme poverty






23. Winding - having many curves






24. Urgent - demands prompt action






25. A creative work - musical composition






26. Sweetly flowing






27. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






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






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






30. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






31. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






32. Remorse - feeling uneasy after have done something






33. A gentle breeze






34. Displeasure or resentment - shade






35. A temporary encampment






36. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






37. One who is continually breaking the law






38. A beginner - a novice






39. Bad breath






40. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






41. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






42. Covered with green plants - leafy






43. Stingy - small in a mean way






44. Honesty - uprightness






45. Someone who wastes - a spendthrift






46. Animals






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






48. Relating to dress or fashion






49. Drowsy - sleepy






50. To swing back and forth