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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.
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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. An official pardon for a group of people who violate a law






2. To cause to stand motionless with awe or other intense emotion






3. Sluggish - laziness - indolence






4. Lack of seriousness - frivolity






5. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount






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






7. Connection between different groups - a close bond - an illicit sexual relationship






8. Glowing - bright - emitting light






9. A person who serves only for money - motivated by greed






10. A long difficult journey marked by changes in fortune






11. To make clear






12. Extremely wretched - bottomless






13. Happening by chance - lucky or fortunate






14. Pleasant to the taste - agreeable in feeling






15. The act of blaming or condemning






16. To turn pale






17. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






18. Insignificant - unimportant






19. Difficult to do - laborious






20. To increase or enlarge






21. Concise - clearly expressed with a few words






22. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering






23. The highest point






24. Something used as a defense - a strong protection






25. As though asleep - not actively growing






26. Indifferent - a lack of energy - spiritless






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






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






29. To hurt or rile the feelings of someone - irritate






30. An outcast






31. Extravagantly ornate - flamboyant - characterized by bold ornamentation






32. Lacking power - helpless - unable to perform sexual intercourse






33. A person who takes advantage of opportunity with no regard for principle






34. Clearly stated - precisely shown






35. To give notice of - to hail or greet






36. A secret meeting of lovers






37. Abundance - excessive amount






38. Careless - too relaxed






39. Intense - forceful - marked by strong feeling






40. Native - produced or living in a particular area






41. The most perfect example of






42. To soothe - to appease with concessions






43. Useless - hopeless - without effect






44. To lessen in value - to belittle






45. Deserving of blame






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






47. To treat with disrespect






48. An immense indefinite number - multitude






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






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