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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. Marked with thin lines or grooves






2. To gesture - especially when speaking






3. Something that is an essential condition of






4. Hard to understand - abstruse - over one's head






5. Instability caused by an erosion of values or lack of purpose






6. Pungent - charmingly provocative






7. Sweetly flowing






8. To enroll - most particularly in college






9. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






10. Does not allow something to pass through - impenetrable






11. Faithless - untrustworthy






12. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






13. Lustful - lascivious






14. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






15. To attack the integrity of something






16. Acting for another - sharing in an experience of another through the imagination






17. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






18. To deny - to speak or act against






19. An expedition - wandering






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






21. Protection - patronage






22. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






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






24. Honesty - uprightness






25. A disaster or violent breakdown






26. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






27. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






28. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






29. To weaken - to sap the strength






30. A work of art - the sum of an artist's work






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






32. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






33. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






34. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






35. To smile foolishly






36. Occurring during the day - happens every day






37. Squalid - a slovenly woman






38. To confuse - deceive






39. To run at a steady - easy pace






40. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






41. To divide into election districts to gain political advantage






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






43. Hostile - aggressive - savage






44. To make better - to ease or improve






45. To expose political misconduct






46. Urgent - demands prompt action






47. Covered with green plants - leafy






48. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






49. Slander - deliberate false statements






50. To stir up - to incite