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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. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read






2. An excellent model - a typical example






3. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






4. A creative work - musical composition






5. A gentle breeze






6. Drowsy - sleepy






7. Favorable to health






8. An apparition - phantom






9. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






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






11. A procession - a group of attendants






12. Sweetly flowing






13. A distinctive word or behavior that typifies a group - a slogan






14. Marked with thin lines or grooves






15. Someone who wastes - a spendthrift






16. Lustful - lascivious






17. Payment - recompense






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






19. Talkative






20. Having foresight






21. Shriveled - withered






22. Winding - having many curves






23. To weaken - to sap the strength






24. To give off - to conceal






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






26. To impede - restrain - hamper






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






28. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






29. Occurring during the day - happens every day






30. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






31. To compromise - to draw something out in order to gain time






32. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






33. To stain or soil (commonly as to reputation)






34. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






35. Does not allow something to pass through - impenetrable






36. Merry - gleeful






37. To rot






38. To kill or destroy a large part of






39. Advancing a point of view - biased






40. Full-figured - plump






41. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






42. To confuse - deceive






43. Disgraceful and dishonorable






44. To make uneasy






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






46. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






47. The belief in the superiority of one's race or ethnic group






48. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






49. Fertile - productive - fruitful






50. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight