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Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Occurring every three years






2. To wear away or rub off; to wear down in spirit






3. young or inexperienced






4. To plot; to conspire






5. The written words for an actor






6. An evergreen tree






7. Cheap or showy






8. Very bad; wretched






9. To soften; to appease






10. Grand; lofty; splendid






11. Pertaining to the night






12. Flood






13. Contributing to a result






14. Filthy






15. To give up (rights); to deny






16. Someone who watches an event






17. To diminish in size - intensity - or extent (opposite of escalate)






18. To ooze out






19. Being illegally married to two people simultaneously






20. Baby horse






21. Something worthy of contempt






22. Guess






23. Capable of holding much; roomy






24. Skillful






25. Redistribution






26. A commonplace or useless remark






27. Humorous






28. To thwart; to stump; stand in the way






29. To go forward






30. Beautiful






31. A group of islands






32. Having a harmful effect; injurious






33. Indigenous; characteristic of a certain place or people






34. Regretful






35. To completely revise






36. The firing of a number of weapons at the same time






37. Reappearance or revival; rising again






38. Accidental discoveries






39. Alert; watchful (n. vigilance)






40. Study of group relationships






41. Mass of varied elements






42. To share in another's sorrow or disappointment






43. Indifferent; lacking liveliness






44. Abusive criticism






45. Shrewd; very smart; clever






46. Strange; foreign






47. To be moderate - especially in eating and drinking






48. To hypnotize






49. Reason earnestly with; to protest; to complain






50. Wasteful or extravagant