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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 make an ugly disapproving facial expression






2. To lie inactive - to stay in one place






3. Concise - clearly expressed with a few words






4. To make worse or more severe






5. Able to get along well






6. Boring - tiresome






7. To mourn - to express regret






8. To seize wrongfully






9. A trick or deceptive scheme






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






11. A long difficult journey marked by changes in fortune






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






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






14. To compete - to contest






15. Native - produced or living in a particular area






16. Happily - lighthearted - joyful






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






18. Charming - sweetly engaging






19. Something used as a defense - a strong protection






20. A precursor - an indication - one that foreshadows what is coming






21. Stern in manner or appearance - strict in morals






22. Gloomy - bad tempered - a sullen disposition






23. Minimal - hardly sufficient






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






25. Freely given - unnecessary - uncalled for - unwarranted






26. Reverence - respect - an expression of high regard






27. One who suffers for a cause - a person who sacrifices for a principle






28. Brilliant - gloriously bright






29. To shorten - condense - or lessen in length






30. Lack of seriousness - frivolity






31. Mutual - interchangeable - shared






32. Stationary - not changing or moving






33. Submissive - behaving like a slave






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






35. To wander aimlessly






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






37. Deserving of blame






38. To snub - to refuse in a blunt or rude way






39. Extravagantly ornate - flamboyant - characterized by bold ornamentation






40. Extremely wretched - bottomless






41. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






42. Conversational - used in informal speech






43. Present but not visible or apparent - dormant - potential






44. To beg persistently - to degrade oneself






45. A dividing wall - a division






46. Concise - brief - free of extra words






47. To turn pale






48. Program - things to be done






49. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless






50. Raw material for a given end