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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. Retract - renounce or recant






2. A procession - a group of attendants






3. Faithless - untrustworthy






4. A eulogy or expression of high praise






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






6. To take off (usually clothing) as a sign of greeting






7. Honesty - uprightness






8. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






9. Next to last






10. A philosophy that says things are determined in ways that are out of human hands






11. To smile foolishly






12. Hostile - aggressive - savage






13. Being in a dying or decaying condition






14. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






15. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






16. A sudden outburst






17. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






18. A transition from the illustrious to the commonplace - overdone pathos - triteness






19. Someone who wastes - a spendthrift






20. Protection - patronage






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






22. A secret meeting - a tryst - or something assigned






23. An apparition - phantom






24. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






25. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






26. A street urchin - a slim girl with an impish charm






27. To muse upon






28. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






29. State of rest or inactivity






30. An excellent model - a typical example






31. Sweetly flowing






32. A poisonous swamp vapor - a harmful influence or atmosphere






33. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






34. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






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






36. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






37. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






38. A large - disastrous fire






39. To weaken - to sap the strength






40. To rot






41. To impede - restrain - hamper






42. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






43. Urgent - demands prompt action






44. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






45. Fearful - easily frightened






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






47. Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation - a superficial covering or exterior






48. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






49. To make uneasy






50. To prey upon - to plunder with violence if necessary