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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. Instability caused by an erosion of values or lack of purpose






2. A creative work - musical composition






3. To tolerate - to put up with something






4. To become rigid - to become set in one's ways






5. Fawning - subservient - servile






6. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






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






8. Coming into existence - being born






9. Boldness - rashness - audacity






10. Division into two often contradictory parts






11. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






12. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






13. Nonchalant - lighthearted - unconcerned






14. Covered with green plants - leafy






15. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






16. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






17. A privilege or perk that goes along with a job






18. To stain or soil (commonly as to reputation)






19. Boastful - pompous






20. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






21. Award or honor - high praise






22. Acting for another - sharing in an experience of another through the imagination






23. Advancing a point of view - biased






24. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






25. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






26. To divide into election districts to gain political advantage






27. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






28. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






29. To discern - to see something - to catch sight of






30. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






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






32. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






33. A pouring of a liquid for a religious ceremony - a drink






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






35. In title only






36. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






37. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






38. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






39. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






40. Talkative






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






42. A re-establishment of good relations






43. A cave explorer






44. Stubborn






45. Forest-like - wooded






46. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






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






48. Influence - a forceful blow






49. Remorse - feeling uneasy after have done something






50. To repeal - to set aside - to nullify