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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. Something that is unchangeable - permanent






2. One who suffers for a cause - a person who sacrifices for a principle






3. Truthfulness - great honesty - frankness






4. To infer on minimal grounds - conjecture - suppose






5. Native - produced or living in a particular area






6. To give notice of - to hail or greet






7. To erase - to strike out






8. A person who serves only for money - motivated by greed






9. A shortage






10. Hateful - evil - vile






11. Foolishly impractical and idealistic






12. Refined - polite - aristocratic






13. Cowardly






14. Winding - twisting - full of curves






15. An object associated with a saint - something that remains from the past






16. Extremely bad - flagrant






17. A long and angry speech






18. Disdainful - scornfully mocking






19. To compete - to contest






20. Lacking taste - dull - bland






21. Noble in spirit - generous - giving






22. Keenly perceptive - shrewd






23. The remains of something that no longer exists






24. To criticize severely






25. Excessively sweet






26. A young bird learning to fly - a beginner - a novice






27. On one side alone






28. To keep from free activity or expression - to restrain or even forbid






29. Minimal - hardly sufficient






30. Poverty stricken - needy






31. To swarm - to be inundated - to become full to overflowing






32. Unceasing - never-ending - flowing without interruption






33. Excessive pride - arrogance - exaggerated self-confidence






34. Exposure to danger - peril






35. To open up a subject for discussion






36. Extremely wretched - bottomless






37. To repeal - cancel - render void






38. Non-conventional - a little kooky






39. A secret meeting of lovers






40. An outcast






41. Easily taught - submissive






42. To criticize or reprimand sharply






43. Intense - forceful - marked by strong feeling






44. Of no matter or consequence - not important






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






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






47. A hiding place - something hidden in a secret place






48. To beg persistently - to degrade oneself






49. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






50. Gradual or subtle absorption - an unconscious process of absorption