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SAT Word Power
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Subjects
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sat
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english
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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. A strong like for something - a predilection
tryst
gratuitous
lax
penchant
2. To praise - to applaud - to extol
laud
exorbitant
esoteric
efface
3. Non-conventional - a little kooky
docile
rebuke
plausible
eccentric
4. To hurt or rile the feelings of someone - irritate
surfeit
overture
pique
inept
5. Uncertain - temporary not fully worked out
tentative
fallacy
cache
prosaic
6. An indirect reference
wistful
allusion
bulwark
conviction
7. A powerful argument to defend a thesis
nullify
incipient
polemic
depravity
8. To repeal - cancel - render void
hyperbole
incessant
pious
nullify
9. To lie inactive - to stay in one place
laconic
undermine
gravity
stagnate
10. Strong and healthy - vigorous
nominal
prosaic
clemency
robust
11. Ill will - active dislike
animosity
destitute
guise
oligarchy
12. Suave - sophisticated - polished
aesthetic
resilient
urbane
meander
13. To raise high - to glorify
turpitude
exalt
theology
travesty
14. A parody - an imitation that makes crude fun of something
travesty
juxtapose
gamut
rebuke
15. Instructive - intended to educate
didactic
ebb
fluke
imminent
16. False idea - mistaken belief - an implausible argument
tout
exalt
fallacy
wistful
17. Extremely wretched - bottomless
enigma
servile
paltry
abysmal
18. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering
sloth
finesse
arduous
absolve
19. To make unnecessary - to avert - to preclude
obviate
tryst
karma
vivacious
20. The highest point
vie
homogeneous
mercenary
zenith
21. A specialized vocabulary of a group - an obscure language
jargon
compatible
homage
pedantic
22. Truthfulness - great honesty - frankness
exacerbate
philanthropy
viable
candor
23. Drawn from many sources
eclectic
jargon
aversion
caustic
24. To seize wrongfully
usurp
incontrovertible
facade
agenda
25. (adj.) wordy - not concentrated; (v.) to spread widely
indigenous
egocentric
indigent
diffuse
26. To speak in praise of someone - to pay written or spoken tribute
animosity
delude
stoic
eulogize
27. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless
fidelity
listless
hyperbole
stymie
28. A blessing - a good wish
oust
benediction
aversion
imminent
29. The act of blaming or condemning
coherent
paucity
laconic
censure
30. Program - things to be done
agenda
homage
oust
censure
31. Irregular - abnormal - unusual
emissary
enshroud
garner
anomalous
32. Submissive - behaving like a slave
nomadic
vehement
servile
succinct
33. To make faster or easier - to carry our promptly
stoic
docile
permeate
expedite
34. An opera singer - prima donna - a temperamental - conceited person
tenet
chronic
harbinger
diva
35. Freely given - unnecessary - uncalled for - unwarranted
undermine
plausible
elucidate
gratuitous
36. To add to - to exaggerate - garnish - ornament
embellish
wistful
resilient
novel
37. Disdainful - scornfully mocking
resplendent
surfeit
emigrate
sardonic
38. Something that is unchangeable - permanent
immutable
craven
reprove
tonic
39. To eject - to banish - to expel
prosaic
delineate
tortuous
oust
40. A short pleasure trip
destitute
jaunt
censure
expedite
41. To make clear
elucidate
obliterate
relegate
destitute
42. Deserving of blame
begrudge
pretentious
reprehensible
placate
43. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount
vapid
reprove
paucity
dormant
44. Concise - brief - free of extra words
theology
terse
servile
gratuitous
45. Glowing - bright - emitting light
legacy
luminous
harbinger
inhibit
46. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition
nuance
absolve
galvanize
opportunist
47. Loyal - faithful
insidious
expunge
steadfast
augment
48. Showing indifference to pain - apathetic
incipient
infamy
stoic
quaint
49. A person who serves only for money - motivated by greed
overture
virulent
mercenary
gullible
50. A rule or principle to guide conduct
laconic
altruistic
desecrate
precept