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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.
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 seize wrongfully
pedantic
meander
delineate
usurp
2. Any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs - or practice
heresy
depreciate
botch
clemency
3. To put an end to - to squelch - to calm
philanthropy
quell
surfeit
nemesis
4. Able to get along well
compatible
rustic
incessant
dogmatic
5. Something used as a defense - a strong protection
bulwark
banal
polemic
pivotal
6. Unimportant - insignificant
trivial
chronic
baroque
zenith
7. To treat with disrespect
scanty
turpitude
desecrate
tumult
8. Constant - lasting a long time
resilient
volatile
pedantic
chronic
9. Self-involved - selfish
egocentric
compatible
expunge
provincial
10. Extremely wretched - bottomless
tout
sloth
abysmal
peruse
11. Disposition towards mercy - mildness
clemency
imperious
absolve
resplendent
12. Not disputable - not open to question
aversion
emigrate
dogmatic
incontrovertible
13. False - fake - not genuine
partition
grovel
sloth
spurious
14. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition
nuance
didactic
criterion
luminous
15. The act of blaming or condemning
genteel
craven
coalesce
censure
16. To make faster or easier - to carry our promptly
wistful
rebuff
paltry
expedite
17. A break or interruption from work or any other established routine
luminous
indigenous
hiatus
obscure
18. Easily taught - submissive
docile
turpitude
discerning
tortuous
19. A long and angry speech
vehement
teem
preclude
tirade
20. Unceasing - never-ending - flowing without interruption
tonic
augment
agenda
incessant
21. Tasteless - dull
manifest
tout
vapid
faction
22. Mutual - interchangeable - shared
fluke
corroborate
manifest
reciprocal
23. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless
animosity
conviction
fledgling
listless
24. About to occur - hanging threateningly over one's head
nullify
relegate
genteel
imminent
25. Without a permanent home - constantly wandering
ebb
forfeit
nomadic
marshal
26. To mourn - to express regret
jargon
lament
legacy
stratagem
27. As though asleep - not actively growing
listless
incessant
dormant
transfix
28. Hateful - evil - vile
dearth
emissary
odious
vapid
29. Concise - brief - free of extra words
oligarchy
infamy
terse
hubris
30. To remove from consideration
table
stratagem
fodder
exacerbate
31. (adj.) invigorating; (v.) to prepare
capitulate
nuance
bracing
galvanize
32. To deduct - to disregard
lucid
theology
bracing
discount
33. To eject - to banish - to expel
oust
incipient
succinct
diffuse
34. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant
paucity
absolve
paltry
winsome
35. To open up a subject for discussion
explicit
grimace
galvanize
broach
36. To make evident by showing
vehement
lax
manifest
abysmal
37. A long difficult journey marked by changes in fortune
myriad
odyssey
tentative
depreciate
38. A refreshing drink - something that invigorates
agenda
discount
censure
tonic
39. To repeal - cancel - render void
nullify
stoic
permeate
grimace
40. (adj.) wordy - not concentrated; (v.) to spread widely
depravity
enigma
diffuse
baroque
41. To deceive - to have false illusions
exorbitant
delude
trivial
rebuff
42. Unfeeling and insensitive
emissary
dupe
callous
jargon
43. Careful - cautious
plausible
prudent
poignant
paltry
44. To erase - to strike out
expunge
manifest
blanch
placate
45. To bungle - to foul up
botch
explicit
aesthetic
morose
46. Sluggish - laziness - indolence
egregious
reprove
judicious
sloth
47. The most perfect example of
quintessential
vehement
benediction
imminent
48. Freely given - unnecessary - uncalled for - unwarranted
gratuitous
begrudge
emissary
surfeit
49. A short pleasure trip
sardonic
immutable
jaunt
explicit
50. To shorten - condense - or lessen in length
abridge
chastise
teem
grovel