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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.
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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. A long and angry speech






2. Mutual - interchangeable - shared






3. Noisy commotion - uproar






4. Insignificant - unimportant






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






6. Gloomy - bad tempered - a sullen disposition






7. The most perfect example of






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






9. Dull - unimaginative - lacking excitement






10. To praise highly






11. Insignificant - trifling






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






13. Unselfish concern with the welfare of others






14. Able to get along well






15. Emotionally moving






16. Primitive - rural - lacking city comforts






17. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






18. The highest point






19. To gather together something for a purpose - to arrange in order






20. To raise high - to glorify






21. Lack of seriousness - frivolity






22. A parody - an imitation that makes crude fun of something






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






24. Gentle - not harmful - kind






25. An indirect reference






26. To deduct - to disregard






27. To beg persistently - to degrade oneself






28. Arrogantly assertive - positive about unproven ideas






29. Excessively sweet






30. Good will towards all people - love of mankind - act of generosity






31. Making sense - organized and logical






32. Careful - cautious






33. Respect - courtesy






34. Intense - forceful - marked by strong feeling






35. Unoriginal - overused - cliched - commonplace






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






37. Not disputable - not open to question






38. Lacking taste - dull - bland






39. A good or bad emanation of force from someone or something - in Hinduism and Buddhism the force created by someone's actions to perpetuate reincarnation






40. Disposition towards mercy - mildness






41. Boringly scholarly - academic in mode






42. Minimal - hardly sufficient






43. To make great






44. An immense indefinite number - multitude






45. Understood by only a few






46. Self-involved - selfish






47. To deceive - to have false illusions






48. Workable - capable of living and growing - able to succeed






49. Believable






50. To open up a subject for discussion