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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 temporary encampment






2. Native - belonging to a specific region






3. Lustful - lascivious






4. Severe - exceedingly harsh






5. Not capable of being appeased or mollified






6. Award or honor - high praise






7. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






8. Hardworking - busy - diligent






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






10. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






11. Environment - surroundings






12. To swing back and forth






13. Whim - an unpredictable action






14. The mood or spirit of the times






15. Extreme poverty






16. A judge - one who decides






17. Occurring during the day - happens every day






18. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






19. A work of art - the sum of an artist's work






20. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






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






22. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






23. Lacking color - wan






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






25. A moment - a short period of time






26. The point at which an orbiting object is farthest from what is being orbited - or the apex of something






27. Tasty - sexually attractive - luscious






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






29. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






30. A pouring of a liquid for a religious ceremony - a drink






31. To become rigid - to become set in one's ways






32. To make a long - formal speech - to sum up a speech






33. Being in a dying or decaying condition






34. A system of natural healing






35. Power - strength






36. A stroke resulting from loss of blood to the brain - becoming so angry as to be on the verge of exploding






37. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






38. Coming into existence - being born






39. To soften by soaking - to cause to waste away






40. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






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






42. To bewilder - to puzzle






43. Fawning - subservient - servile






44. Hostile - aggressive - savage






45. 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






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






47. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






48. A drunken reveler or orgy






49. A eulogy or expression of high praise






50. Squalid - a slovenly woman