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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. Lascivious - have lustful thoughts or desires






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






3. Squalid - a slovenly woman






4. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






5. To wish for with envy






6. Honesty - uprightness






7. Moving from place to place






8. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






9. Jaunty - sporty - disreputable - vulgar - characterized by a careless unconventionality






10. Protection - patronage






11. Empty - lacking intelligence






12. A model or example






13. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






14. To kill or destroy a large part of






15. Favorable to health






16. Overly sentimental






17. To attack the integrity of something






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






19. Boldness - rashness - audacity






20. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






21. To stir up - to incite






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






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






24. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






25. Voluntarily refraining from eating certain foods or drink - or from doing something pleasant but not good for you






26. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






27. Does not allow something to pass through - impenetrable






28. A temporary encampment






29. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






30. Advancing a point of view - biased






31. Lacking color - wan






32. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






33. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






34. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






35. Accompanying - attending - going along with






36. A massive - unstoppable object






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






38. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






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






40. Talkative






41. A generous giving of gifts - philanthropy






42. To make uneasy






43. Subsidiary - subordinate






44. To honor - to worship - to respect






45. Extreme poverty






46. Power - strength






47. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






48. To break up - to squander - to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure






49. Being in a dying or decaying condition






50. Retract - renounce or recant