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SAT Word Power
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Subjects
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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. To soothe - to appease with concessions
immaterial
bracing
placate
homogeneous
2. To mourn - to express regret
surfeit
lament
dogmatic
robust
3. Something used as a defense - a strong protection
theology
vapid
allusion
bulwark
4. To gently criticize
urbane
incontrovertible
terse
reprove
5. Reverence - respect - an expression of high regard
stymie
imminent
homage
tryst
6. Reverent - devout - dutiful - may at times be marked by hypocrisy
myriad
pious
aggrandize
virulent
7. To forgive or free from blame
absolve
viable
laud
immaterial
8. Not disputable - not open to question
stratagem
odious
incontrovertible
dearth
9. Moral corruption
depravity
steadfast
spurious
deft
10. Submissive - behaving like a slave
stymie
quell
servile
viable
11. To move to a new country - to move to a new place
emigrate
forfeit
fidelity
polemic
12. To support with evidence
nuance
servile
esoteric
corroborate
13. One who suffers for a cause - a person who sacrifices for a principle
fodder
aesthetic
quixotic
martyr
14. Respect - courtesy
thwart
deference
anomalous
fidelity
15. Charming - interesting
pique
nuance
engaging
abridge
16. Non-conventional - a little kooky
eccentric
peruse
egocentric
criterion
17. False - fake - not genuine
infamy
spurious
blithe
deft
18. To give notice of - to hail or greet
martyr
fawning
lament
herald
19. To support - or be in favor of
advocate
tirade
lax
baroque
20. To stare at in a disrespectful way
ogle
lucid
engaging
peruse
21. Unclear - vague partially hidden - hard to understand
affinity
reprove
obscure
depravity
22. Unimportant - insignificant
trivial
philanthropy
succinct
cursory
23. Winding - twisting - full of curves
resilient
tortuous
affinity
tentative
24. To dismiss to a less prominent position - to banish
relegate
emigrate
scintillate
begrudge
25. Good will towards all people - love of mankind - act of generosity
vestige
philanthropy
egocentric
nullify
26. To refill - to supply once more
emissary
replenish
tenuous
austere
27. Crucial - something around which things turn
tryst
karma
obviate
pivotal
28. To beg persistently - to degrade oneself
diva
negligent
grovel
tepid
29. Suave - sophisticated - polished
peruse
urbane
martyr
dupe
30. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount
paucity
furtive
spurious
surfeit
31. A chance event - a coincidence - a stroke of luck
myriad
fodder
turpitude
fluke
32. To transport - to conduct - to communicate
incontrovertible
convey
emissary
lax
33. Concerned with or appreciative of beauty
unilateral
aesthetic
myriad
herald
34. Brilliant - gloriously bright
resplendent
indigent
catharsis
transfix
35. An immense indefinite number - multitude
buffoon
jeopardy
tout
myriad
36. An opening move - a preliminary offer
thwart
absolve
overture
futile
37. An external appearance
unilateral
guise
osmosis
fodder
38. A specialized vocabulary of a group - an obscure language
guile
buffoon
jargon
eccentric
39. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition
dupe
nuance
allusion
saccharine
40. To repeal - cancel - render void
nullify
furtive
jargon
benediction
41. Insignificant - trifling
usurp
manifest
surmise
nominal
42. A long and angry speech
rebuke
tirade
laud
incontrovertible
43. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect
insidious
penchant
precept
obviate
44. Drawn from many sources
junction
trivial
legacy
eclectic
45. To give up something as a penalty for some error or crime
rustic
furtive
banal
forfeit
46. To imitate - to strive to equal
emulate
aesthetic
acquiesce
waver
47. Noble in spirit - generous - giving
banal
incessant
robust
magnanimous
48. Clown or fool
pretentious
buffoon
herald
peruse
49. To grow strong - to grow abundantly - to thrive or prosper - to make broad and sweeping gestures
flourish
fortuitous
philanthropy
teem
50. A state of being faithful - loyal
fodder
finesse
fidelity
karma