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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. Accompanying - attending - going along with






2. State of rest or inactivity






3. Power - strength






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






5. Lending money at a high interest rate






6. An embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding






7. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






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






9. To invest with authority - to brace






10. Hot-tempered - cranky






11. To tolerate - to put up with something






12. Facade - coating - outward appearance






13. An omen - a sign of something coming - a foreshadowing






14. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






15. Burden - blame - obligation






16. Something that is an essential condition of






17. A remedy that cures everything






18. An intimate group of people with a common interest






19. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






20. Sneaky - secret






21. Bad breath






22. To muse upon






23. To put an end to






24. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






25. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






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






27. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






28. To make better - to ease or improve






29. Urgent - demands prompt action






30. Custom - habit






31. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






32. Winding - having many curves






33. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






34. Voluntarily refraining from eating certain foods or drink - or from doing something pleasant but not good for you






35. Evil - unjust






36. To honor - to worship - to respect






37. Next to last






38. A blissful - painless state - a supreme happiness according to Buddhism when the soul is no longer in need of purification of hatred - deceit - etc.






39. A file of documents - letters and records






40. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






41. In title only






42. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






43. Forest-like - wooded






44. A small group that rules a country after a coup d'etat






45. Payment - recompense






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






47. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






48. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






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






50. The combined force of two distinct elements that is more powerful than each alone