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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. Irritable; ill-natured; peevish






2. Lacking vitality; listless and weak






3. A speech or action that treats a serious subject with ridicule






4. Irreverent






5. To multiply or come into being rapidly






6. Harsh sounding; grating






7. Substitute






8. Uncompromising; unyielding






9. An actor






10. Completely different






11. High praise






12. High praise






13. Vacant; lacking content or substance






14. Wasting away of a flower or blossom






15. A binding agreement






16. Without money






17. Wicked; evil






18. A sauce - relish - or spice used to season food






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






20. Hard to control






21. To reach about blindly






22. Quickly fading - fleeting - short-lived - esp. an image






23. Open; manifest






24. A puzzle






25. The essential details of how something is to be accomplished.






26. Low in language; crude; offensive; amusingly coarse or lewd






27. Ambiguous and unclear language






28. The desire to commit harmful or unfair acts






29. Having a pleasant - cordial nature






30. To cheat; to charm






31. To regard with scorn or contempt






32. To raise the importance or make to appear great






33. To give up (rights); to deny






34. Partnership in wrongful act






35. Something of little value






36. To adapt - as to a purpose or an occasion; accommodate.






37. Comical






38. Pacify; calm down






39. To free from charge






40. Burdensome






41. A crowd of people - an assembly






42. Someone who presides over a trial






43. 1) dull - unresponsive - or slow 2) relating to cows






44. Gained at an unjustifiably high cost






45. Desired






46. Scornfully insubordinate; rebellious






47. Causing great harm; destructive; deadly; dangerous






48. Customs






49. Move sideways






50. The method of using emotional reaction (like fear) to convince