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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. A society in which distinct groups function together - but retain their identities






2. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






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






4. A temporary encampment






5. Something that is an essential condition of






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






7. A model or example






8. Bad breath






9. To break up - to squander - to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure






10. Nearness in place or time - kinship






11. To enroll - most particularly in college






12. Advancing a point of view - biased






13. A drunken reveler or orgy






14. Power - strength






15. Evil - unjust






16. A procession - a group of attendants






17. A fake medication






18. All knowing - infinite awareness






19. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






20. To make better - to ease or improve






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






22. To swing back and forth






23. A flatterer - a self-serving yes-man






24. The humorous misuse of a word that sounds very much like the word indended






25. The point at which an orbiting object is farthest from what is being orbited - or the apex of something






26. Moving from place to place






27. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






28. Occurring during the day - happens every day






29. A judge - one who decides






30. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






31. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






32. An expedition - wandering






33. To put an end to






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






35. To make a long - formal speech - to sum up a speech






36. The mood or spirit of the times






37. To repeal - to set aside - to nullify






38. Situated on opposite sides of the earth - or being exactly opposite






39. A large - disastrous fire






40. Having foresight






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






42. To deny - to speak or act against






43. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






44. To leave quickly and secretively






45. Hardworking - busy - diligent






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






47. To gesture - especially when speaking






48. To hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies - to ease without curing






49. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






50. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible