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SAT Word Power
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Subjects
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sat
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english
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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. To turn pale
anomalous
galvanize
blanch
delude
2. 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
polemic
karma
juxtapose
urbane
3. The act of blaming or condemning
insipid
censure
poignant
prosaic
4. Sluggish - laziness - indolence
sloth
gamut
robust
ogle
5. To show excessive affection - to be overly flattering in return for favor
vestige
maverick
fawning
benign
6. Unclear - vague partially hidden - hard to understand
quaint
diffuse
obscure
futile
7. To support with evidence
coherent
finesse
corroborate
raucous
8. To weaken the support of - to injure in a slow or sneaky way
teem
undermine
tirade
egregious
9. To praise - to applaud - to extol
relic
exalt
inhibit
laud
10. Excessively sweet
feign
indigent
surmise
saccharine
11. To get in the way of - to hinder - to block
robust
prudent
stymie
chastise
12. A secret meeting of lovers
tryst
tedious
discerning
immutable
13. Exposure to danger - peril
absolve
jeopardy
placate
didactic
14. To be indecisive or inconstant - to fluctuate in opinion
reciprocal
travesty
listless
waver
15. To remove from consideration
robust
botch
obliterate
table
16. Reverence - respect - an expression of high regard
furtive
homage
nomadic
surfeit
17. Gradual or subtle absorption - an unconscious process of absorption
osmosis
egocentric
vilify
dearth
18. To erase - to rub away the features - to obscure
listless
latent
efface
botch
19. To prevent from being accomplished - to frustrate - to hinder
strident
thwart
myriad
desecrate
20. Mutual - interchangeable - shared
eulogize
reciprocal
polemic
expedite
21. Irregular - abnormal - unusual
exalt
allusion
anomalous
tirade
22. False - fake - not genuine
replenish
digress
hyperbole
spurious
23. Able to get along well
colloquial
compatible
immaterial
magnanimous
24. To defame - to slander - to blacken the character of
vilify
vivacious
provincial
botch
25. The remains of something that no longer exists
vestige
amnesty
sloth
didactic
26. Foolishly impractical and idealistic
craven
quixotic
irreverent
sloth
27. Skillful
junction
insidious
abysmal
deft
28. Commanding - lordly - arrogant
imperious
insidious
tepid
agenda
29. Similar - of the same kind - uniform in nature
catharsis
homogeneous
gullible
tenuous
30. A young bird learning to fly - a beginner - a novice
dogmatic
immaterial
fledgling
corroborate
31. A government in which the power is in the hands of only a few
oligarchy
caustic
odious
tirade
32. Emotionally moving
tedious
garner
aversion
poignant
33. To speak in praise of someone - to pay written or spoken tribute
reprehensible
impotent
latent
eulogize
34. An opening move - a preliminary offer
pivotal
infamy
overture
blanch
35. Marked by abundant production or offspring
lucid
desecrate
prolific
hyperbole
36. To raise high - to glorify
exalt
luminous
bulwark
theology
37. An evil reputation borne of a criminal act - a reputation for evil deeds
caustic
egregious
immaterial
infamy
38. An initial venture - to raid in search of plunder
diatribe
nullify
foray
emulate
39. A strong like for something - a predilection
candor
rebuff
penchant
dupe
40. Primitive - rural - lacking city comforts
rustic
gratuitous
resplendent
succinct
41. To criticize severely
candor
chastise
quaint
tryst
42. To deceive - to trick
dupe
volatile
malaise
fawning
43. To put an end to - to squelch - to calm
reprehensible
quell
theology
transfix
44. An opera singer - prima donna - a temperamental - conceited person
gullible
tryst
reciprocal
diva
45. To beg persistently - to degrade oneself
plausible
grovel
broach
penchant
46. A powerful rival - a usually unconquerable opponent
flourish
allusion
diatribe
nemesis
47. A precursor - an indication - one that foreshadows what is coming
elucidate
maverick
paucity
harbinger
48. Any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs - or practice
heresy
replenish
animosity
candor
49. Present but not visible or apparent - dormant - potential
placate
precept
esoteric
latent
50. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount
buffoon
unilateral
servile
paucity