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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. Not disputable - not open to question
incontrovertible
mercenary
abysmal
agenda
2. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount
tirade
vivacious
magnanimous
paucity
3. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance
aversion
martyr
destitute
homage
4. A rule or principle to guide conduct
coalesce
precept
augment
usurp
5. Determination - a state of being convinced
morose
conviction
usurp
vehement
6. To study - to read over leisurely
mercenary
penchant
cache
peruse
7. Unceasing - never-ending - flowing without interruption
stoic
precept
zealot
incessant
8. To repeal - cancel - render void
botch
nullify
tryst
terse
9. To support - or be in favor of
obliterate
advocate
rebuke
candor
10. A puzzle - a baffling situation - something obscure
elucidate
bracing
laconic
enigma
11. To dismiss to a less prominent position - to banish
rebuff
tirade
digress
relegate
12. Very poor - totally lacking
destitute
fawning
blithe
heresy
13. Standard for judging (plural: criteria)
nuance
surmise
resilient
criterion
14. Non-conventional - a little kooky
eccentric
abdicate
scanty
lucid
15. To snub - to refuse in a blunt or rude way
stratagem
rebuff
advocate
fortuitous
16. Reverence - respect - an expression of high regard
palatable
elucidate
homage
judicious
17. Connection between different groups - a close bond - an illicit sexual relationship
liaison
precept
abdicate
pious
18. Extravagantly ornate - flamboyant - characterized by bold ornamentation
baroque
myriad
finesse
dormant
19. Flimsy - extremely thin - having little substance - lacking stability
tenuous
dearth
stoic
corroborate
20. One who suffers for a cause - a person who sacrifices for a principle
martyr
grimace
compatible
dormant
21. To praise - to applaud - to extol
laud
gratuitous
vehement
fluke
22. An outcast
robust
listless
pariah
affinity
23. Extravagant - exceeding what is usual
incessant
reciprocal
surmise
exorbitant
24. To grow strong - to grow abundantly - to thrive or prosper - to make broad and sweeping gestures
novel
impotent
quixotic
flourish
25. Greatly demanding - requiring close attention
exacting
levity
trite
turpitude
26. Suave - sophisticated - polished
latent
urbane
tortuous
tonic
27. Boringly scholarly - academic in mode
temperance
laconic
pedantic
impotent
28. A shortage
lax
morose
dearth
baroque
29. Cunning duplicity - purposeful deceit
junction
discount
guile
obliterate
30. A break or interruption from work or any other established routine
hiatus
resplendent
emulate
abridge
31. To cover - to enclose with a dark cover
fawning
enshroud
discount
intrepid
32. Charming - sweetly engaging
winsome
aesthetic
waver
gratuitous
33. A short pleasure trip
jaunt
juxtapose
rustic
ebb
34. Useless - hopeless - without effect
augment
futile
zealot
partition
35. An opening move - a preliminary offer
overture
bulwark
imminent
dearth
36. To arouse suddenly - to stimulate - spur to action
bracing
rebuff
fodder
galvanize
37. Pleasantly old-fashioned - picturesque
table
quaint
odyssey
embellish
38. To remove from consideration
guile
table
galvanize
buffoon
39. Moral corruption
elucidate
quixotic
odyssey
depravity
40. About to occur - hanging threateningly over one's head
imminent
guile
animosity
altruistic
41. Abundant - lavish
anomalous
stoic
candor
copious
42. Easily taught - submissive
urbane
docile
absolve
listless
43. Clown or fool
respite
depravity
static
buffoon
44. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire
wistful
ogle
urbane
resplendent
45. (adj.) wordy - not concentrated; (v.) to spread widely
diffuse
overture
succinct
emigrate
46. Fearless - having fortitude and endurance
vehement
vivacious
intrepid
transfix
47. Abundance - excessive amount
egregious
surfeit
eccentric
convey
48. The highest point
virulent
egregious
zenith
vehement
49. To weaken the support of - to injure in a slow or sneaky way
quintessential
undermine
surmise
odious
50. Workable - capable of living and growing - able to succeed
flourish
insidious
viable
agenda