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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 rushing attack - witty repartee - a brief excursion






2. To gesture - especially when speaking






3. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






4. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






5. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






6. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






7. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read






8. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






9. To enroll - most particularly in college






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






11. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






12. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






13. Full-figured - plump






14. Empty - lacking intelligence






15. Hot-tempered - cranky






16. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






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






18. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






19. To soften by soaking - to cause to waste away






20. To divide into election districts to gain political advantage






21. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






22. An expedition - wandering






23. To give off - to conceal






24. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






25. Wildly fanciful - absurd






26. Abandonment of a loyalty or religion






27. One who adheres strictly to rules






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






29. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






30. Hardworking - busy - diligent






31. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






32. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






33. A gentle breeze






34. A massive - unstoppable object






35. An excellent model - a typical example






36. Lacking color - wan






37. To make better - to ease or improve






38. Displeasure or resentment - shade






39. Common - vulgar - low class






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






41. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






42. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






43. Payment - recompense






44. Generous






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






46. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






47. Stingy - small in a mean way






48. Hostile - aggressive - savage






49. To honor - to worship - to respect






50. To invest with authority - to brace