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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. Very productive






3. Someone who attacks cherished ideas and institutions






4. Sharp; clear; clever; keen; perceptive; discriminating; astute






5. A remark that is hurtful or burning






6. To endow the rights of citizenship - especially the right to vote






7. Learned and authoritative






8. Sensational - shocking - or ghastly






9. Scientific study of insects






10. Great merriment






11. A person who leads a secluded - solitary life






12. Tending to give instruction or advice; inclined to teach others too much; containing a political/moral lesson






13. The setting or marking of boundaries or limits






14. Very determined; unwavering






15. Showing nervousness or fear






16. Mysterious; having a hidden meaning






17. Provokes controversy






18. Highly injurious - destructive - deadly






19. A huge appetite; cannot be satisfied; insatiable






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






21. To bounce back






22. To grow rapidly; to expand






23. Mysterious; baffling






24. Moderate in eating and drinking






25. Expressing strong disapproval; condemning; loudly decrying






26. Unnecessary; extra






27. Expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner; gushing






28. Fearless; courageous






29. An inequality; an imbalance






30. Characterized by verbal abuse and bitter criticism






31. Of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing






32. Commonplace






33. A person who behaves in a servile manner; a toady






34. Critical point that marks a change in course or turning event






35. Relevant - to the point






36. The position of putting close together or side by side






37. To put down with comtemptuous jeering






38. An interruption in time or continuity; a break






39. To sway from once side to the other; oscillate.






40. To make young again






41. Empty - lacking serious purpose






42. A severe interrogation or a systematic questioning






43. Seeker of pleasure






44. To beset; to surround with problems






45. Dry humor






46. To inform or instruct to remove ignorance






47. Surplus or excess of something






48. To confuse or perplex; utterly dumbfounded






49. A funeral hymn; mournful music






50. Unable to pay; out of money (solvent - solvency - soluble - insoluble)