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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. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






2. A smugly insensitive and ignorant person who has no knowledge of intellectual or artistic subjects






3. One who is continually breaking the law






4. Fertile - productive - fruitful






5. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






6. Common - vulgar - low class






7. Evil - unjust






8. Marked with thin lines or grooves






9. A wealthy - influential person






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






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






12. The point at which an orbiting object is farthest from what is being orbited - or the apex of something






13. Subsidiary - subordinate






14. Merry - gleeful






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






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






17. Careful - cautious - wary






18. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






19. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






20. To suggest partly - to give a hint of things to come - to foreshadow vaguely






21. Showing favoritism to friends or family - as in granting positions in jobs or politics






22. Not capable of being appeased or mollified






23. To bewilder - to puzzle






24. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






25. A disaster or violent breakdown






26. Faithless - untrustworthy






27. Environment - surroundings






28. To confuse - deceive






29. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






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






31. A fake medication






32. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






33. Winding - having many curves






34. To deviate from the truth






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






36. Uncompromising - stubborn






37. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






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






39. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






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






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






42. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






43. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






44. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






45. A gentle breeze






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






47. Division into two often contradictory parts






48. A large - disastrous fire






49. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






50. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting