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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 faster or easier - to carry our promptly






2. To deceive - to trick






3. Hateful - evil - vile






4. To transport - to conduct - to communicate






5. To spread or seep through - to penetrate - to pervade






6. Extremely poisonous - malignant - full of hate






7. To imitate - to strive to equal






8. Pleasantly old-fashioned - picturesque






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






10. Commonplace - trite - unoriginal






11. Unclear - vague partially hidden - hard to understand






12. To deduct - to disregard






13. Extremely wretched - bottomless






14. To envy another's possessions - to concede reluctantly






15. To deceive - to have false illusions






16. Standard for judging (plural: criteria)






17. A shortage






18. Extravagant - exceeding what is usual






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






20. A hiding place - something hidden in a secret place






21. Crucial - something around which things turn






22. A place of meeting or joining - a linkup






23. Something handed down from the past - a bequest






24. To repeal - cancel - render void






25. Loud - harsh - grating






26. Poverty stricken - needy






27. To come together as one - to fuse or unite






28. Immoral - lewd - deliberate maliciousness - having no regard for others






29. To dismiss to a less prominent position - to banish






30. Drawn from many sources






31. To support with evidence






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






33. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance






34. A long and angry speech






35. A good or bad emanation of force from someone or something - in Hinduism and Buddhism the force created by someone's actions to perpetuate reincarnation






36. A short pleasure trip






37. Insignificant - trifling






38. Beginning to be - in an early stage






39. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire






40. Careful - cautious






41. To eject - to banish - to expel






42. Clear - easily understood






43. To erase - to strike out






44. Something that is unchangeable - permanent






45. Program - things to be done






46. An outcast






47. Charming - sweetly engaging






48. Marked by abundant production or offspring






49. An emotional purification - an emotional release






50. Seriousness