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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. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






2. Vulgar or indecent language






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






4. To invest with authority - to brace






5. A model or example






6. A moment - a short period of time






7. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






8. To put an end to






9. Lack of comforts - poverty - a state of being deprived






10. An apparition - phantom






11. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






12. Common - vulgar - low class






13. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






14. An intimate group of people with a common interest






15. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






16. Someone who wastes - a spendthrift






17. Coming into existence - being born






18. Unique - of its own kind - in a class by itself






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






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






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






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






23. To enroll - most particularly in college






24. Fertile - productive - fruitful






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






26. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






27. To smile foolishly






28. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






29. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






30. A file of documents - letters and records






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






32. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






33. To bewilder - to puzzle






34. A temporary encampment






35. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






36. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






37. A sudden outburst






38. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






39. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






40. Generous






41. Disgraceful and dishonorable






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






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






44. Protection - patronage






45. To stir up - to incite






46. Covered with green plants - leafy






47. Faithless - untrustworthy






48. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






49. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






50. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment