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SAT Word Power Harder
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sat
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The point at which an orbiting object is farthest from what is being orbited - or the apex of something
panacea
umbrage
apogee
somnolent
2. Origin - source - proof of past ownership
fey
provenance
oeuvre
dossier
3. An expedition - wandering
rout
vagary
vitriolic
peregrination
4. Something that is enormous - or monstrous in size and power
veneer
dulcet
gesticulate
behemoth
5. Humorous - joking in a somewhat inappropriate or clumsy manner
tendentious
prevaricate
facetious
aegis
6. An illegal act especially by a public official
malfeasance
niggardly
chary
shibboleth
7. A form of logic in which major and minor premises are made and a conclusion drawn - a process of deduction
apostasy
nascent
syllogism
perfunctory
8. The belief in the superiority of one's race or ethnic group
sui generis
omniscient
gainsay
ethnocentric
9. To whip - or to punish as if by whipping
flagellate
implacable
bivouac
arbiter
10. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete
oscillate
aegis
ribald
inchoate
11. One who adheres strictly to rules
martinet
zaftig
impervious
forswear
12. A disaster or violent breakdown
stalwart
patina
debacle
palliate
13. Esoteric - interesting to only a few
rarefied
opus
wont
oeuvre
14. Does not allow something to pass through - impenetrable
titular
impervious
espy
byzantine
15. Next to last
toothsome
spelunker
penultimate
panacea
16. To put to flight - to scatter - to cause a huge defeat
besmirch
phantasm
rout
effete
17. Retract - renounce or recant
protean
pallid
forswear
rarefied
18. A gentle breeze
zephyr
homeopathy
recondite
maudlin
19. Lack of comforts - poverty - a state of being deprived
trice
privation
brook
surreptitious
20. Unique - of its own kind - in a class by itself
protean
halitosis
sui generis
synergy
21. To prey upon - to plunder with violence if necessary
junta
patina
depredate
recalcitrant
22. Relating to dress or fashion
martinet
sartorial
nascent
acquit
23. Animals
machination
fauna
salubrious
patina
24. A dominant or recurring theme
leitmotif
abrogate
salubrious
vicarious
25. To put an end to
recalcitrant
scotch
sui generis
impugn
26. Fertile - productive - fruitful
akimbo
patois
fecund
salubrious
27. Occurring during the day - happens every day
sycophant
recalcitrant
endemic
diurnal
28. A procession - a group of attendants
veneer
inchoate
cortege
rife
29. Power - strength
wont
fey
lassitude
puissance
30. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness
flagellate
sententious
gestalt
alacrity
31. To give off - to conceal
secrete
depredate
propinquity
ribald
32. Lacking color - wan
levee
pallid
martinet
usury
33. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked
rife
antipodal
halitosis
anathema
34. To confuse - deceive
discomfit
lope
undulate
sartorial
35. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome
onerous
stalwart
dulcet
mellifluous
36. A stroke resulting from loss of blood to the brain - becoming so angry as to be on the verge of exploding
profligate
apoplexy
maudlin
elan
37. An inferior substitute
ersatz
malfeasance
facetious
abstinence
38. Payment - recompense
mercurial
remuneration
ribald
libation
39. To run counter to - to show something as false
belie
garrulous
wont
synergy
40. A temporary encampment
bivouac
parsimonious
reticent
capricious
41. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority
clout
discomfit
bivouac
recalcitrant
42. A model or example
ersatz
paradigm
vitriolic
chimerical
43. To enroll - most particularly in college
opus
puissance
matriculate
disquiet
44. A drunken reveler or orgy
bacchanal
anathema
garrulous
phlegmatic
45. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy
lassitude
chary
prurient
sui generis
46. An omen - a sign of something coming - a foreshadowing
vainglorious
accolade
portent
erudite
47. All knowing - infinite awareness
nirvana
omniscient
covet
elan
48. Nonchalant - lighthearted - unconcerned
halitosis
insouciant
contentious
ennui
49. Instability caused by an erosion of values or lack of purpose
penultimate
viscosity
anomie
patois
50. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse
oeuvre
sagacious
anomie
doggerel