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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. Wildly fanciful - absurd






2. One who adheres strictly to rules






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






4. Division into two often contradictory parts






5. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






6. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






7. A procession - a group of attendants






8. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






9. To kill or destroy a large part of






10. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






11. To toss back and forth - to exchange - to use in a glib way






12. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






13. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






14. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






15. Whim - an unpredictable action






16. Full-figured - plump






17. To rip up by the roots - to abolish - to annihilate






18. A large - disastrous fire






19. Fearful - easily frightened






20. Moving from place to place






21. To bewilder - to puzzle






22. Boldness - rashness - audacity






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






24. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






25. Sweetly flowing






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






27. Remorse - feeling uneasy after have done something






28. Forest-like - wooded






29. Without money - penniless






30. Evil - unjust






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






32. To swing back and forth






33. A cave explorer






34. A gentle breeze






35. A temporary suspension of activity






36. Urgent - demands prompt action






37. An expedition - wandering






38. Slander - deliberate false statements






39. The belief that there are no values or morals in the universe - that existence is senseless or useless






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






41. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






42. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






43. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






44. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






45. A sudden outburst






46. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






47. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






48. A disaster or violent breakdown






49. Having one's hands in a bent position on the hips - or figuratively speaking - something slightly out of balance






50. An embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding