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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. Someone who wastes - a spendthrift






2. Shriveled - withered






3. To tolerate - to put up with something






4. To muse upon






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






6. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






7. To gesture - especially when speaking






8. Division into two often contradictory parts






9. Calm - indifferent - not easily aroused






10. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






11. A flatterer - a self-serving yes-man






12. Tasty - sexually attractive - luscious






13. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






14. Custom - habit






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






16. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






17. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






18. To deny - to speak or act against






19. Urgent - demands prompt action






20. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






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






22. Boldness - rashness - audacity






23. Accompanying - attending - going along with






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






25. Nearness in place or time - kinship






26. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






27. A dominant or recurring theme






28. To bewilder - to puzzle






29. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






30. Award or honor - high praise






31. Not capable of being appeased or mollified






32. All knowing - infinite awareness






33. A procession - a group of attendants






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






35. Lustful - lascivious






36. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






37. To wish for with envy






38. Uncompromising - stubborn






39. Abandonment of a loyalty or religion






40. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






41. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






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






43. To distress - to mistreat






44. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






45. To stir up - to incite






46. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






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






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






49. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






50. A remedy that cures everything