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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. To give notice of - to hail or greet






2. A dividing wall - a division






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






4. A long difficult journey marked by changes in fortune






5. The principal front of a building - a false appearance






6. An emotional purification - an emotional release






7. Glowing - bright - emitting light






8. Uncertain - temporary not fully worked out






9. Crucial - something around which things turn






10. Wordy






11. An outcast






12. To make impossible - to shut out - to bar






13. To make great






14. Brief - without much attention to detail






15. Excessive pride - arrogance - exaggerated self-confidence






16. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless






17. Unfeeling and insensitive






18. Sympathy - attraction - kinship






19. Disrespectful - gently or humorously mocking






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






21. A specialized vocabulary of a group - an obscure language






22. (adj.) invigorating; (v.) to prepare






23. Difficult to do - laborious






24. As though asleep - not actively growing






25. Truthfulness - great honesty - frankness






26. To hurt or rile the feelings of someone - irritate






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






28. To defame - to slander - to blacken the character of






29. Minimal - hardly sufficient






30. To deceive - to trick






31. To make clear






32. Greatly demanding - requiring close attention






33. A puzzle - a baffling situation - something obscure






34. Gentle - not harmful - kind






35. To blot out leaving no traces - to destroy






36. An evil reputation borne of a criminal act - a reputation for evil deeds






37. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






38. Showy - self-important - make unjustifiable claims to excellence






39. A strong like for something - a predilection






40. Very poor - totally lacking






41. Abundance - excessive amount






42. To move to a new country - to move to a new place






43. Believable






44. To make an ugly disapproving facial expression






45. Moral corruption






46. To make faster or easier - to carry our promptly






47. To bungle - to foul up






48. Standard for judging (plural: criteria)






49. To make unnecessary - to avert - to preclude






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