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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. To blot out leaving no traces - to destroy
resplendent
obliterate
laud
gamut
2. A blessing - a good wish
levity
robust
obliterate
benediction
3. To stare at in a disrespectful way
indigenous
blanch
genteel
ogle
4. Self-involved - selfish
foray
abysmal
palatable
egocentric
5. Reverent - devout - dutiful - may at times be marked by hypocrisy
abridge
pious
ebb
trivial
6. To lie inactive - to stay in one place
stagnate
eccentric
plausible
extol
7. Fearless - having fortitude and endurance
intrepid
rustic
homage
transfix
8. Pleasantly old-fashioned - picturesque
quaint
wistful
benediction
oust
9. A puzzle - a baffling situation - something obscure
bulwark
emulate
enigma
exalt
10. Mutual - interchangeable - shared
tenet
reciprocal
permeate
karma
11. Strong and healthy - vigorous
efface
obviate
animosity
robust
12. Difficult to do - laborious
arduous
emigrate
guise
expedite
13. The remains of something that no longer exists
opportunist
intrepid
karma
vestige
14. To comply passively - to give in
faction
acquiesce
lament
immaterial
15. Skillful
exorbitant
deft
moot
clemency
16. To support with evidence
chastise
corroborate
quell
strident
17. Unoriginal - overused - cliched - commonplace
heresy
hyperbole
trite
benign
18. To make evident by showing
expunge
manifest
virulent
botch
19. A person who takes advantage of opportunity with no regard for principle
imperious
quixotic
opportunist
altruistic
20. Easily taught - submissive
obscure
colloquial
hyperbole
docile
21. Emotionally moving
travesty
jargon
poignant
prudent
22. Concise - clearly expressed with a few words
austere
saccharine
succinct
odious
23. Disrespectful - gently or humorously mocking
ogle
augment
irreverent
rebuke
24. Lively - spirited
vivacious
reciprocal
rebuff
tirade
25. To refill - to supply once more
replenish
didactic
forfeit
opaque
26. To brag publicly - to praise highly
spurious
destitute
juxtapose
tout
27. Extremely wretched - bottomless
reciprocal
exalt
abysmal
jaunt
28. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance
altruistic
aversion
luminous
volatile
29. Gloomy - bad tempered - a sullen disposition
morose
tenet
nuance
capitulate
30. A government in which the power is in the hands of only a few
coherent
oligarchy
circumspect
forfeit
31. To add to - to exaggerate - garnish - ornament
undermine
preclude
embellish
inept
32. Wordy
raucous
diatribe
verbose
expunge
33. A break or interruption from work or any other established routine
blithe
resilient
hiatus
malaise
34. Deserving of blame
finesse
raucous
volatile
reprehensible
35. Loud - harsh - grating
imminent
quell
strident
deference
36. A group - or part of a large group - united on an issue
faction
fallacy
nemesis
aesthetic
37. Lukewarm - unenthusiastic - halfhearted
maverick
jeopardy
tepid
callous
38. An exclusive group
clique
tonic
altruistic
futile
39. Tasteless - dull
arduous
vapid
stoic
enigma
40. The study of God or religion
theology
waver
eccentric
polemic
41. Boisterous - harsh sounding - noisy and disorderly
trivial
grovel
raucous
absolve
42. Any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs - or practice
heresy
bulwark
lucid
conviction
43. Respect - courtesy
faction
deference
galvanize
jaunt
44. Instructive - intended to educate
arduous
abdicate
didactic
impotent
45. To envy another's possessions - to concede reluctantly
diffuse
vivacious
travesty
begrudge
46. To forgive or free from blame
futile
peruse
explicit
absolve
47. To grow strong - to grow abundantly - to thrive or prosper - to make broad and sweeping gestures
laud
martyr
flourish
quell
48. To spread or seep through - to penetrate - to pervade
permeate
guile
clique
foray
49. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering
finesse
egocentric
furtive
banal
50. Reverence - respect - an expression of high regard
reprove
thwart
homage
oust