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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. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






2. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






3. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






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






5. To enroll - most particularly in college






6. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






7. To impede - restrain - hamper






8. To gesture - especially when speaking






9. Hard to understand or grasp






10. Fertile - productive - fruitful






11. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






12. To repeal - to set aside - to nullify






13. A drunken reveler or orgy






14. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






15. A system of natural healing






16. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






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






18. Calm - indifferent - not easily aroused






19. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






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






21. Division into two often contradictory parts






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






23. Subsidiary - subordinate






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






25. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






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






27. Hardworking - busy - diligent






28. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






29. A massive - unstoppable object






30. Lack of comforts - poverty - a state of being deprived






31. Hostile - aggressive - savage






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






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






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






35. A moment - a short period of time






36. A beginner - a novice






37. Retract - renounce or recant






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






39. Displeasure or resentment - shade






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






41. All knowing - infinite awareness






42. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






43. To divide into election districts to gain political advantage






44. A cave explorer






45. An order for a prisoner to stand before a judge to determine the legality of his sentence






46. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






47. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






48. A model or example






49. Wildly fanciful - absurd






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