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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. Truthfulness - great honesty - frankness






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






3. To deceive - to trick






4. Extravagantly ornate - flamboyant - characterized by bold ornamentation






5. A break or interruption from work or any other established routine






6. Excessively sweet






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






8. To weaken the support of - to injure in a slow or sneaky way






9. As though asleep - not actively growing






10. To describe or picture in words - to detail






11. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire






12. Program - things to be done






13. An indirect reference






14. To erase - to strike out






15. To bungle - to foul up






16. Understood by only a few






17. Something used as a defense - a strong protection






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






19. Self-involved - selfish






20. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance






21. Standard for judging (plural: criteria)






22. False - fake - not genuine






23. An initial venture - to raid in search of plunder






24. Difficult to do - laborious






25. Skillful






26. A chance event - a coincidence - a stroke of luck






27. Refined - polite - aristocratic






28. Lack of seriousness - frivolity






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






30. Mutual - interchangeable - shared






31. To remove from consideration






32. Ill will - active dislike






33. Not disputable - not open to question






34. To surrender - to stop resisting






35. Fearless - having fortitude and endurance






36. Tasteless - dull






37. Dull - unimaginative - lacking excitement






38. Charming - sweetly engaging






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






40. Clearly stated - precisely shown






41. Brilliant - gloriously bright






42. Deserving of blame






43. Secret - done by stealth - sly






44. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount






45. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas






46. A principle - doctrine or belief held as so by a group






47. Disdainful - scornfully mocking






48. Drawn from many sources






49. A dividing wall - a division






50. Brief - without much attention to detail