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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. To support - or be in favor of






2. To describe or picture in words - to detail






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






4. Emotionally moving






5. Concise - brief - free of extra words






6. To give up something as a penalty for some error or crime






7. Clumsy - awkward - incompetent






8. Winding - twisting - full of curves






9. To infer on minimal grounds - conjecture - suppose






10. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas






11. To make an ugly disapproving facial expression






12. To prevent from being accomplished - to frustrate - to hinder






13. The remains of something that no longer exists






14. Gentle - not harmful - kind






15. Glowing - bright - emitting light






16. Program - things to be done






17. Flimsy - extremely thin - having little substance - lacking stability






18. Reverent - devout - dutiful - may at times be marked by hypocrisy






19. Lively - spirited






20. Tasteless - dull






21. The full range of something






22. A trick or deceptive scheme






23. To sparkle - to gleam - to be animated or brilliant






24. To study - to read over leisurely






25. Something handed down from the past - a bequest






26. An opening move - a preliminary offer






27. A denunciation - a biting speech






28. A government in which the power is in the hands of only a few






29. About to occur - hanging threateningly over one's head






30. Loud - harsh - grating






31. To defame - to slander - to blacken the character of






32. A group - or part of a large group - united on an issue






33. Beginning to be - in an early stage






34. To gather and store away - to acquire by effort






35. Without a permanent home - constantly wandering






36. Not disputable - not open to question






37. Exposure to danger - peril






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






39. Boisterous - harsh sounding - noisy and disorderly






40. To lie inactive - to stay in one place






41. A puzzle - a baffling situation - something obscure






42. To remove from consideration






43. Happening by chance - lucky or fortunate






44. Careless - too relaxed






45. Submissive - behaving like a slave






46. Something that is unchangeable - permanent






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






48. Clown or fool






49. A place of meeting or joining - a linkup






50. Poverty stricken - needy