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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. Advancing a point of view - biased






2. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






3. Retract - renounce or recant






4. Nearness in place or time - kinship






5. Wise - shrewd






6. Covered with green plants - leafy






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






8. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






9. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






10. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






11. Sweetly flowing






12. To stir up - to incite






13. Oval - obscure in expression






14. A model or example






15. Being in a dying or decaying condition






16. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






17. To run at a steady - easy pace






18. To tolerate - to put up with something






19. A form of logic in which major and minor premises are made and a conclusion drawn - a process of deduction






20. Protection - patronage






21. A procession - a group of attendants






22. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






23. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






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






25. To deviate from the truth






26. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






27. Marked with thin lines or grooves






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






29. Drowsy - sleepy






30. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






31. A generous giving of gifts - philanthropy






32. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






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






34. Careful - cautious - wary






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






36. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






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






38. Relating to dress or fashion






39. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






40. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






41. A dabbler - someone with a superficial knowledge (usually of the arts)






42. To put to flight - to scatter - to cause a huge defeat






43. A creative work - musical composition






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






45. A dominant or recurring theme






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






47. A beginner - a novice






48. Remorse - feeling uneasy after have done something






49. Fawning - subservient - servile






50. To wish for with envy