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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. Evil - unjust






2. To bewilder - to puzzle






3. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






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






5. The period between two successive governments - a pause in a continuing series






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






7. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






8. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






9. An inferior substitute






10. To make a long - formal speech - to sum up a speech






11. Drowsy - sleepy






12. A beginner - a novice






13. A mark of distinction - a quality that 'says' prestige






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






15. An intimate group of people with a common interest






16. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






17. To make better - to ease or improve






18. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






19. Hostile - aggressive - savage






20. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






21. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






22. A procession - a group of attendants






23. Lending money at a high interest rate






24. To become rigid - to become set in one's ways






25. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






26. To put an end to






27. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






28. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






29. Stingy - small in a mean way






30. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






31. Forest-like - wooded






32. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






33. Wise - shrewd






34. Marked with thin lines or grooves






35. Vulgar or indecent language






36. Relating to dress or fashion






37. A generous giving of gifts - philanthropy






38. Boastful - pompous






39. Animals






40. To distress - to mistreat






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






42. Award or honor - high praise






43. Generous






44. A judge - one who decides






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






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






47. A privilege or perk that goes along with a job






48. Power - strength






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






50. A gentle breeze