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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. Seriousness






2. Without a permanent home - constantly wandering






3. To criticize severely






4. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire






5. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless






6. An interval of rest - a temporary delay






7. Constant - lasting a long time






8. Clear - easily understood






9. A shortage






10. An object associated with a saint - something that remains from the past






11. Glowing - bright - emitting light






12. As though asleep - not actively growing






13. Happily - lighthearted - joyful






14. Clown or fool






15. Careful - thought through






16. Charming - interesting






17. To swarm - to be inundated - to become full to overflowing






18. A puzzle - a baffling situation - something obscure






19. Careless - remiss






20. Greatly demanding - requiring close attention






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






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






23. Pleasantly old-fashioned - picturesque






24. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






25. Making sense - organized and logical






26. Uncertain - temporary not fully worked out






27. A blessing - a good wish






28. A place of meeting or joining - a linkup






29. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount






30. The remains of something that no longer exists






31. To cover - to enclose with a dark cover






32. Boring - tiresome






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






34. Showing indifference to pain - apathetic






35. To place side by side






36. False - fake - not genuine






37. Noble in spirit - generous - giving






38. To criticize or reprimand sharply






39. Moral corruption






40. To praise - to applaud - to extol






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






42. Wise - showing judgment - cautious






43. Biting in humor






44. Insignificant - unimportant






45. Sluggish - laziness - indolence






46. To gather together something for a purpose - to arrange in order






47. Insignificant - trifling






48. To lie inactive - to stay in one place






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






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