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SAT Word Power
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Subjects
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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. To show excessive affection - to be overly flattering in return for favor
fawning
poignant
lament
tonic
2. New - original
guile
latent
novel
virulent
3. Loud - harsh - grating
enigma
emissary
spurious
strident
4. Noisy commotion - uproar
tumult
gratuitous
digress
paltry
5. A feeling of depression - uneasiness - of being unwell
diffuse
malaise
convey
deference
6. Gentle - not harmful - kind
aversion
indigenous
benign
aggrandize
7. Lacking taste - dull - bland
aesthetic
imperious
penchant
insipid
8. To soothe - to appease with concessions
zenith
lucid
enshroud
placate
9. To move to a new country - to move to a new place
emigrate
benign
nominal
augment
10. To make great
lament
aggrandize
stratagem
chastise
11. Reverent - devout - dutiful - may at times be marked by hypocrisy
pious
scanty
eclectic
hyperbole
12. Careful - cautious
imperious
prudent
resplendent
lament
13. Keenly perceptive - shrewd
buffoon
tedious
coalesce
discerning
14. An interval of rest - a temporary delay
vivacious
faction
jargon
respite
15. Brilliant - gloriously bright
heresy
conviction
exacting
resplendent
16. Cowardly
paltry
furtive
clemency
craven
17. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition
unilateral
nuance
ogle
hiatus
18. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount
karma
diffuse
martyr
paucity
19. Moral corruption
depravity
depreciate
dupe
malaise
20. Tasteless - dull
extol
vapid
vestige
jaunt
21. To put an end to - to squelch - to calm
junction
intrepid
quell
docile
22. Freely given - unnecessary - uncalled for - unwarranted
deft
fortuitous
gratuitous
obliterate
23. Loyal - faithful
tumult
dearth
steadfast
hyperbole
24. Uncertain - temporary not fully worked out
tentative
emissary
undermine
levity
25. A rule or principle to guide conduct
precept
sardonic
bracing
quell
26. Minimal - hardly sufficient
quell
fawning
scanty
poignant
27. A young bird learning to fly - a beginner - a novice
feign
fledgling
palatable
theology
28. Brief - without much attention to detail
delineate
cursory
gratuitous
blanch
29. Abundant - lavish
martyr
laud
abridge
copious
30. Strong and healthy - vigorous
abridge
flourish
robust
austere
31. To spread or seep through - to penetrate - to pervade
pedantic
depreciate
permeate
malaise
32. Insignificant - unimportant
immaterial
aggrandize
chastise
robust
33. Extremely bad - flagrant
egregious
exacerbate
dearth
turpitude
34. Emotionally moving
docile
eclectic
obliterate
poignant
35. To give up something as a penalty for some error or crime
heresy
nemesis
forfeit
futile
36. Making sense - organized and logical
pious
coherent
foray
explicit
37. To stare at in a disrespectful way
paltry
ogle
tonic
inhibit
38. To be indecisive or inconstant - to fluctuate in opinion
stagnate
cursory
wistful
waver
39. Unoriginal - overused - cliched - commonplace
depreciate
docile
malaise
trite
40. To praise highly
extol
egregious
fluke
malaise
41. To infer on minimal grounds - conjecture - suppose
conviction
tenuous
temperance
surmise
42. To weaken the support of - to injure in a slow or sneaky way
homage
respite
quell
undermine
43. Reverence - respect - an expression of high regard
replenish
deference
winsome
homage
44. Careless - remiss
reciprocal
dupe
negligent
abridge
45. Easily taught - submissive
dupe
docile
tirade
intrepid
46. A long and angry speech
winsome
tirade
strident
marshal
47. Extravagantly ornate - flamboyant - characterized by bold ornamentation
baroque
karma
sloth
listless
48. The principal front of a building - a false appearance
caustic
stagnate
fodder
facade
49. A shortage
dearth
juxtapose
placate
malaise
50. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire
egocentric
opaque
gamut
wistful