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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. A messenger or representative - an agent






2. The highest point






3. To dismiss to a less prominent position - to banish






4. To be indecisive or inconstant - to fluctuate in opinion






5. The remains of something that no longer exists






6. An emotional purification - an emotional release






7. Sluggish - laziness - indolence






8. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering






9. Connection between different groups - a close bond - an illicit sexual relationship






10. Irregular - abnormal - unusual






11. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition






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






13. A person with great enthusiasm for and commitment to a cause






14. A place of meeting or joining - a linkup






15. To weaken the support of - to injure in a slow or sneaky way






16. Without a permanent home - constantly wandering






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






18. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance






19. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire






20. Wise - showing judgment - cautious






21. To gather and store away - to acquire by effort






22. Minimal - hardly sufficient






23. Abundance - excessive amount






24. To treat with disrespect






25. Reverent - devout - dutiful - may at times be marked by hypocrisy






26. Standard for judging (plural: criteria)






27. Stationary - not changing or moving






28. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






29. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless






30. Suave - sophisticated - polished






31. To increase or enlarge






32. A dividing wall - a division






33. Wordy






34. Submissive - behaving like a slave






35. Uncertain - temporary not fully worked out






36. A chance event - a coincidence - a stroke of luck






37. Poverty stricken - needy






38. Gloomy - bad tempered - a sullen disposition






39. Deserving of blame






40. To decline - to recede






41. A blessing - a good wish






42. An official pardon for a group of people who violate a law






43. Conversational - used in informal speech






44. To beg persistently - to degrade oneself






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






46. A trick or deceptive scheme






47. To give up something as a penalty for some error or crime






48. Freely given - unnecessary - uncalled for - unwarranted






49. Similar - of the same kind - uniform in nature






50. Primitive - rural - lacking city comforts