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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. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






2. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






3. Lascivious - have lustful thoughts or desires






4. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






5. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






6. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






7. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






8. One who adheres strictly to rules






9. To tolerate - to put up with something






10. To rip up by the roots - to abolish - to annihilate






11. Displeasure or resentment - shade






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






13. Fertile - productive - fruitful






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






15. A procession - a group of attendants






16. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






17. A cave explorer






18. A judge - one who decides






19. The period between two successive governments - a pause in a continuing series






20. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






21. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






22. The breaking up of the Jewish community in the sixth century where they were exiled from Israel - any dispersion of a people with a common origin






23. Faithless - untrustworthy






24. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






25. To weaken - to sap the strength






26. Favorable to health






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






28. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






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






30. To swing back and forth






31. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






32. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






33. To smile foolishly






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






35. A blissful - painless state - a supreme happiness according to Buddhism when the soul is no longer in need of purification of hatred - deceit - etc.






36. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






37. To kill or destroy a large part of






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






39. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






40. A system of natural healing






41. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






42. Severe - exceedingly harsh






43. Squalid - a slovenly woman






44. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






45. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






46. A philosophy that says things are determined in ways that are out of human hands






47. Full-figured - plump






48. Boldness - rashness - audacity






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






50. Winding - having many curves