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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 mourn - to express regret






2. To cause to stand motionless with awe or other intense emotion






3. Crucial - something around which things turn






4. Easily taught - submissive






5. Stationary - not changing or moving






6. To make faster or easier - to carry our promptly






7. Something that is unchangeable - permanent






8. Secret - done by stealth - sly






9. An outcast






10. To erase - to strike out






11. Gentle - not harmful - kind






12. Useless - hopeless - without effect






13. Poverty stricken - needy






14. To deceive - to trick






15. Strong and healthy - vigorous






16. A messenger or representative - an agent






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






18. A long and angry speech






19. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






20. To shorten - condense - or lessen in length






21. Good will towards all people - love of mankind - act of generosity






22. Lacking taste - dull - bland






23. A blessing - a good wish






24. Gradual or subtle absorption - an unconscious process of absorption






25. Exposure to danger - peril






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






27. A parody - an imitation that makes crude fun of something






28. Unceasing - never-ending - flowing without interruption






29. To put an end to - to squelch - to calm






30. Concise - brief - free of extra words






31. An indirect reference






32. Tasteless - dull






33. Minimal - hardly sufficient






34. To arouse suddenly - to stimulate - spur to action






35. Unselfish concern with the welfare of others






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






37. To make evident by showing






38. To make great






39. To bungle - to foul up






40. Showing indifference to pain - apathetic






41. To show excessive affection - to be overly flattering in return for favor






42. Truthfulness - great honesty - frankness






43. Cowardly






44. Emotionally moving






45. To speak in praise of someone - to pay written or spoken tribute






46. Unclear - vague partially hidden - hard to understand






47. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire






48. Boringly scholarly - academic in mode






49. (adj.) wordy - not concentrated; (v.) to spread widely






50. To be indecisive or inconstant - to fluctuate in opinion