Test your basic knowledge |

SAT Word Power

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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 brag publicly - to praise highly






2. Clearly stated - precisely shown






3. To step down from a position of power






4. Useless - hopeless - without effect






5. Sympathy - attraction - kinship






6. To erase - to strike out






7. Cunning duplicity - purposeful deceit






8. Biting in humor






9. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless






10. To erase - to rub away the features - to obscure






11. Without a permanent home - constantly wandering






12. A long difficult journey marked by changes in fortune






13. Lack of seriousness - frivolity






14. Unceasing - never-ending - flowing without interruption






15. To compete - to contest






16. A shortage






17. Disdainful - scornfully mocking






18. Reverence - respect - an expression of high regard






19. To praise highly






20. Habitual moderation - the avoidance of excess






21. Stationary - not changing or moving






22. The full range of something






23. Foolishly impractical and idealistic






24. Hateful - evil - vile






25. Intense - forceful - marked by strong feeling






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






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






28. Shameful wickedness - evil - depravity






29. To snub - to refuse in a blunt or rude way






30. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






31. False - fake - not genuine






32. False idea - mistaken belief - an implausible argument






33. To criticize or reprimand sharply






34. An outcast






35. Exposure to danger - peril






36. Extremely bad - flagrant






37. To transport - to conduct - to communicate






38. Deserving of blame






39. Something handed down from the past - a bequest






40. To make unnecessary - to avert - to preclude






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






42. Program - things to be done






43. Instructive - intended to educate






44. Charming - sweetly engaging






45. Keenly perceptive - shrewd






46. Present but not visible or apparent - dormant - potential






47. To mourn - to express regret






48. Similar - of the same kind - uniform in nature






49. To shorten - condense - or lessen in length






50. To support - or be in favor of