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SAT Word Power

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. To step down from a position of power






2. Refined - polite - aristocratic






3. To wander aimlessly






4. To deceive - to have false illusions






5. Suave - sophisticated - polished






6. Biting in humor






7. A specialized vocabulary of a group - an obscure language






8. Charming - sweetly engaging






9. Present but not visible or apparent - dormant - potential






10. Keenly perceptive - shrewd






11. A blessing - a good wish






12. Commanding - lordly - arrogant






13. A government in which the power is in the hands of only a few






14. Tasteless - dull






15. Something used as a defense - a strong protection






16. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






17. Showy - self-important - make unjustifiable claims to excellence






18. To make clear






19. A person who breaks away from the crowd - a nonconformist






20. To increase or enlarge






21. To speak in praise of someone - to pay written or spoken tribute






22. To bungle - to foul up






23. (adj.) wordy - not concentrated; (v.) to spread widely






24. Understood by only a few






25. To pretend - give a false impression - to invent falsely






26. The highest point






27. To give notice of - to hail or greet






28. Workable - capable of living and growing - able to succeed






29. Marked by abundant production or offspring






30. To praise highly






31. Arrogantly assertive - positive about unproven ideas






32. To envy another's possessions - to concede reluctantly






33. Stern in manner or appearance - strict in morals






34. To comply passively - to give in






35. Extravagant - exceeding what is usual






36. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas






37. A person who takes advantage of opportunity with no regard for principle






38. Exposure to danger - peril






39. To make worse or more severe






40. A dividing wall - a division






41. An opera singer - prima donna - a temperamental - conceited person






42. Concise - brief - free of extra words






43. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






44. Conversational - used in informal speech






45. Extravagantly ornate - flamboyant - characterized by bold ornamentation






46. To cancel - to repeal






47. A secret meeting of lovers






48. Self-involved - selfish






49. To add to - to exaggerate - garnish - ornament






50. A good or bad emanation of force from someone or something - in Hinduism and Buddhism the force created by someone's actions to perpetuate reincarnation







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