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SAT Word Power
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Subjects
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sat
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english
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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 step down from a position of power
eccentric
craven
quixotic
abdicate
2. To decline - to recede
ebb
obviate
quaint
osmosis
3. Explosive - tends to burn quickly
irreverent
paucity
precept
volatile
4. Careless - too relaxed
anomalous
ebb
temperance
lax
5. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition
pretentious
benediction
quixotic
nuance
6. Of no matter or consequence - not important
moot
overture
eclectic
pretentious
7. To add to - to exaggerate - garnish - ornament
grimace
embellish
heresy
verbose
8. Able to get along well
compatible
emissary
incontrovertible
aesthetic
9. To cause to stand motionless with awe or other intense emotion
penchant
transfix
magnanimous
pious
10. Tasteless - dull
aversion
vapid
meander
quaint
11. To envy another's possessions - to concede reluctantly
flourish
begrudge
zealot
vapid
12. The most perfect example of
quintessential
irreverent
moot
expedite
13. Loud - harsh - grating
pique
strident
magnanimous
ebb
14. 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
karma
stratagem
quintessential
banal
15. Brief - without much attention to detail
martyr
incipient
cursory
dogmatic
16. Very poor - totally lacking
pretentious
negligent
destitute
sloth
17. To hurt or rile the feelings of someone - irritate
spurious
vapid
pique
bulwark
18. A person who serves only for money - motivated by greed
homage
enigma
absolve
mercenary
19. A refreshing drink - something that invigorates
compatible
blanch
tonic
clique
20. Careful - cautious
stratagem
deference
prudent
desecrate
21. Noisy commotion - uproar
turpitude
enigma
zenith
tumult
22. (adj.) wordy - not concentrated; (v.) to spread widely
grovel
efface
tentative
diffuse
23. A group - or part of a large group - united on an issue
verbose
malaise
diatribe
faction
24. To compete - to contest
permeate
listless
depreciate
vie
25. To raise high - to glorify
pique
exalt
feign
quell
26. Happening by chance - lucky or fortunate
futile
fortuitous
rebuke
table
27. Easily taught - submissive
dearth
homogeneous
docile
junction
28. An opening move - a preliminary offer
overture
tenet
grimace
baroque
29. Instructive - intended to educate
didactic
indigenous
chronic
unilateral
30. Refined - polite - aristocratic
genteel
craven
destitute
rescind
31. Something handed down from the past - a bequest
pious
opaque
capitulate
legacy
32. Glowing - bright - emitting light
luminous
fortuitous
allusion
laconic
33. Ill will - active dislike
callous
blithe
fledgling
animosity
34. Extravagant - exceeding what is usual
exorbitant
junction
vehement
depravity
35. Lukewarm - unenthusiastic - halfhearted
gamut
tumult
tirade
tepid
36. To arouse suddenly - to stimulate - spur to action
eccentric
futile
delude
galvanize
37. Constant - lasting a long time
philanthropy
tirade
caustic
chronic
38. Noble in spirit - generous - giving
zenith
altruistic
coherent
magnanimous
39. To increase or enlarge
raucous
obliterate
augment
paucity
40. Sluggish - laziness - indolence
rustic
expunge
sloth
eccentric
41. Boring - tiresome
tedious
eclectic
infamy
convey
42. Strong and healthy - vigorous
caustic
exalt
robust
egregious
43. Excessive pride - arrogance - exaggerated self-confidence
irreverent
hubris
jaunt
trite
44. To lie inactive - to stay in one place
grovel
imperious
stagnate
nullify
45. Moral corruption
depravity
incontrovertible
partition
irreverent
46. To gather and store away - to acquire by effort
gravity
esoteric
garner
odyssey
47. Charming - sweetly engaging
augment
raucous
winsome
absolve
48. Skillful
poignant
deft
tirade
pique
49. Suave - sophisticated - polished
delineate
ebb
urbane
manifest
50. To deceive - to trick
transfix
pivotal
vivacious
dupe