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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 praise - to applaud - to extol
laud
magnanimous
provincial
rustic
2. To make worse or more severe
gamut
lax
exacerbate
tepid
3. To cover - to enclose with a dark cover
turpitude
obscure
enshroud
abysmal
4. To increase or enlarge
tentative
augment
homogeneous
indigent
5. Program - things to be done
quaint
agenda
peruse
raucous
6. Exposure to danger - peril
convey
junction
static
jeopardy
7. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount
animosity
gratuitous
paucity
immutable
8. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark
dogmatic
pariah
virulent
opaque
9. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition
zenith
nuance
peruse
tortuous
10. Connection between different groups - a close bond - an illicit sexual relationship
luminous
liaison
docile
altruistic
11. To be indecisive or inconstant - to fluctuate in opinion
jargon
harbinger
waver
compatible
12. To bungle - to foul up
lax
botch
convey
exalt
13. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance
arduous
bulwark
aversion
finesse
14. A blessing - a good wish
benediction
esoteric
expedite
tout
15. A government in which the power is in the hands of only a few
oligarchy
eccentric
discerning
expedite
16. Constant - lasting a long time
chronic
stagnate
depreciate
clique
17. A principle - doctrine or belief held as so by a group
tenet
zealot
augment
juxtapose
18. To compete - to contest
prosaic
pivotal
vie
tortuous
19. A specialized vocabulary of a group - an obscure language
amnesty
jargon
rescind
immaterial
20. Non-conventional - a little kooky
eclectic
eccentric
lament
docile
21. Unceasing - never-ending - flowing without interruption
incessant
coherent
meander
engaging
22. Easily deceived
incipient
fledgling
gullible
compatible
23. Careful - cautious
nullify
extol
agenda
prudent
24. Commanding - lordly - arrogant
amnesty
imperious
paltry
coalesce
25. To prevent from being accomplished - to frustrate - to hinder
incessant
begrudge
thwart
stoic
26. A powerful argument to defend a thesis
polemic
craven
plausible
vilify
27. The study of God or religion
emulate
galvanize
theology
obviate
28. Careless - too relaxed
prudent
lax
sardonic
incipient
29. One who suffers for a cause - a person who sacrifices for a principle
martyr
circumspect
trivial
exalt
30. To erase - to strike out
dogmatic
liaison
expunge
polemic
31. To make impossible - to shut out - to bar
manifest
preclude
reprove
wistful
32. Any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs - or practice
rebuke
heresy
abdicate
dormant
33. Fearless - having fortitude and endurance
intrepid
manifest
dormant
verbose
34. To add to - to exaggerate - garnish - ornament
embellish
grimace
copious
opaque
35. To hurt or rile the feelings of someone - irritate
pedantic
pious
abdicate
pique
36. Concise - brief - free of extra words
diffuse
baroque
terse
exorbitant
37. Showy - self-important - make unjustifiable claims to excellence
baroque
hiatus
pretentious
stagnate
38. To repeal - cancel - render void
nullify
juxtapose
quintessential
censure
39. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant
paltry
spurious
rustic
exacting
40. Understood by only a few
homage
listless
esoteric
pedantic
41. Of no matter or consequence - not important
tortuous
moot
preclude
coalesce
42. Difficult to do - laborious
emigrate
lament
maverick
arduous
43. Disposition towards mercy - mildness
reprehensible
tonic
clemency
opportunist
44. To move to a new country - to move to a new place
hubris
affinity
genteel
emigrate
45. To make clear
deference
philanthropy
docile
elucidate
46. Unfeeling and insensitive
callous
embellish
diva
egocentric
47. Truthfulness - great honesty - frankness
prudent
candor
tumult
tout
48. A long and angry speech
tirade
stratagem
censure
odious
49. Careless - remiss
incessant
negligent
tedious
jargon
50. Unoriginal - overused - cliched - commonplace
trite
morose
desecrate
coalesce