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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. Truthful - honest






2. A cave explorer






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






4. To run at a steady - easy pace






5. Protection - patronage






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






7. Oval - obscure in expression






8. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






9. Heading - title - category






10. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






11. A procession - a group of attendants






12. To honor - to worship - to respect






13. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






14. Empty - lacking intelligence






15. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






16. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






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






18. A large - disastrous fire






19. An intimate group of people with a common interest






20. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






21. Custom - habit






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






23. To settle in snugly - to hide in a secure place






24. A judge - one who decides






25. Honesty - uprightness






26. A stroke resulting from loss of blood to the brain - becoming so angry as to be on the verge of exploding






27. Marked with thin lines or grooves






28. Hot-tempered - cranky






29. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






30. A dominant or recurring theme






31. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






32. Bad breath






33. To confuse - deceive






34. To bewilder - to puzzle






35. Forest-like - wooded






36. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






37. To behave






38. Without money - penniless






39. Fawning - subservient - servile






40. Deception or trickery






41. Evil - unjust






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






43. The act of repeating an offense






44. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






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






46. Lending money at a high interest rate






47. Power - strength






48. To enroll - most particularly in college






49. A distinctive word or behavior that typifies a group - a slogan






50. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy