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SAT Vocab - 2

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. Poor; penniless; not affluent






2. Extremely wicked; vile






3. To deliberately exclude from a group






4. Treating serious manners with light-hearted humor or lack of respect






5. Good-humored; cheerful






6. Indisputable; beyond doubt






7. Language that is bitterly hostile or hateful






8. Mysterious; baffling






9. To beset; to surround with problems






10. A funeral hymn; mournful music






11. To give a false impression






12. Agreeable; friendly






13. To repel or drive back; to reject






14. A mixture; combination of different elements






15. Belittle;slight






16. Agonizing physical or mental pain






17. Vulgar; crude






18. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit






19. Cowardly - faint hearted






20. Gruesome (repugnant) ; grisly.






21. A source of harm






22. The lowest point






23. To assume financial responsibility






24. Showing haughty disdain or arrogant superiority






25. Excessively sentimental






26. A tendency toward or irrational suspiciousness; irrational fear; delusions of persecution






27. Abundant; a great amount






28. Not open to question






29. Lacking self-confidence






30. An independent person






31. Believable






32. Very generous






33. A champion of a cause






34. Act/instance used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances






35. No longer in use






36. Touching; heartrending






37. Expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly decrying






38. Worldly; sophisticated; open-minded and aware of the big picture






39. Robbed - ruined - pillaged - looted






40. To bounce back






41. A disloyal person






42. Someone who attacks cherished ideas and institutions






43. Boring and tiresome






44. Everywhere; widespread; prevalent






45. Not in harmony - incompatible - at variance with - as in a discordant detail that doesn't fit a pattern






46. A difficult problem; a dilemma with no easy solution






47. To electrify; to stir into action






48. Overbearing; impertinently bold






49. Very depressed






50. An interruption in time or continuity; a break