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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.
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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. An immense indefinite number - multitude
nemesis
myriad
criterion
tout
2. To be indecisive or inconstant - to fluctuate in opinion
waver
respite
quixotic
steadfast
3. Unclear - vague partially hidden - hard to understand
myriad
lament
obscure
sloth
4. Reverence - respect - an expression of high regard
botch
altruistic
homage
verbose
5. Cunning duplicity - purposeful deceit
incontrovertible
rebuff
arduous
guile
6. To support with evidence
vestige
viable
corroborate
caustic
7. To criticize or reprimand sharply
heresy
dupe
emulate
rebuke
8. Immoral - lewd - deliberate maliciousness - having no regard for others
wanton
partition
tentative
turpitude
9. Difficult to do - laborious
vapid
galvanize
colloquial
arduous
10. Extravagant - exceeding what is usual
exorbitant
temperance
rebuke
usurp
11. Sympathy - attraction - kinship
eulogize
abridge
peruse
affinity
12. To eject - to banish - to expel
baroque
obliterate
virulent
oust
13. To open up a subject for discussion
exacting
galvanize
succinct
broach
14. To support - or be in favor of
candor
advocate
static
stoic
15. Conversational - used in informal speech
scanty
martyr
colloquial
odyssey
16. To mourn - to express regret
wistful
peruse
callous
lament
17. Native - produced or living in a particular area
indigenous
dogmatic
steadfast
bulwark
18. To pretend - give a false impression - to invent falsely
sloth
tirade
wanton
feign
19. To soothe - to appease with concessions
placate
expunge
trite
pretentious
20. The most perfect example of
quintessential
wanton
stratagem
opaque
21. An official pardon for a group of people who violate a law
coalesce
obscure
extol
amnesty
22. Disdainful - scornfully mocking
emigrate
viable
jeopardy
sardonic
23. A messenger or representative - an agent
emissary
odious
emulate
nominal
24. Extremely wretched - bottomless
destitute
raucous
waver
abysmal
25. Good will towards all people - love of mankind - act of generosity
grimace
poignant
philanthropy
tepid
26. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition
moot
nuance
zenith
amnesty
27. (adj.) wordy - not concentrated; (v.) to spread widely
diffuse
quaint
emulate
raucous
28. Beginning to be - in an early stage
undermine
incipient
baroque
nuance
29. To make clear
copious
strident
precept
elucidate
30. Marked by abundant production or offspring
prolific
abdicate
undermine
diffuse
31. Stern in manner or appearance - strict in morals
myriad
reprehensible
austere
facade
32. To criticize severely
oligarchy
plausible
begrudge
chastise
33. Gentle - not harmful - kind
delude
benign
compatible
legacy
34. To make worse or more severe
compatible
exacerbate
wanton
volatile
35. Loyal - faithful
hyperbole
steadfast
polemic
placate
36. A refreshing drink - something that invigorates
foray
partition
irreverent
tonic
37. An opening move - a preliminary offer
candor
circumspect
overture
liaison
38. A group - or part of a large group - united on an issue
quaint
austere
faction
moot
39. To cause to stand motionless with awe or other intense emotion
transfix
myriad
exacting
tepid
40. A rule or principle to guide conduct
delineate
paucity
dormant
precept
41. Careless - too relaxed
exacerbate
plausible
gamut
lax
42. Commonplace - trite - unoriginal
reciprocal
sardonic
banal
gullible
43. Abundance - excessive amount
servile
coherent
surfeit
tumult
44. Clumsy - awkward - incompetent
inept
surfeit
vilify
opportunist
45. Dull - unimaginative - lacking excitement
prosaic
judicious
obliterate
coalesce
46. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount
pivotal
imminent
paucity
chronic
47. To make faster or easier - to carry our promptly
embellish
verbose
censure
expedite
48. An external appearance
guise
agenda
irreverent
relegate
49. Charming - interesting
engaging
impotent
deference
thwart
50. Constant - lasting a long time
enigma
cursory
deference
chronic