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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. Covered with green plants - leafy






2. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






3. An inferior substitute






4. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






5. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






6. Subsidiary - subordinate






7. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






8. The humorous misuse of a word that sounds very much like the word indended






9. To distress - to mistreat






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






11. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






12. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






13. A temporary suspension of activity






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






15. Hot-tempered - cranky






16. A form of logic in which major and minor premises are made and a conclusion drawn - a process of deduction






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






18. To deviate from the truth






19. To attack the integrity of something






20. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






21. Eating or absorbing everything - feeding on both animal and vegetable substances






22. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






23. To muse upon






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






25. A gentle breeze






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






27. Sweetly flowing






28. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






29. A dabbler - someone with a superficial knowledge (usually of the arts)






30. To wish for with envy






31. To kill or destroy a large part of






32. Award or honor - high praise






33. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






34. Drowsy - sleepy






35. A eulogy or expression of high praise






36. Squalid - a slovenly woman






37. Forest-like - wooded






38. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






39. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






40. Pungent - charmingly provocative






41. Evil - unjust






42. Tasty - sexually attractive - luscious






43. Animals






44. Turmoil






45. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






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






47. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






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






49. Heading - title - category






50. A sudden outburst