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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. Lacking power - helpless - unable to perform sexual intercourse






2. A strong like for something - a predilection






3. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






4. An initial venture - to raid in search of plunder






5. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering






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






7. Extravagant exaggeration used as a figure of speech






8. To turn pale






9. A rule or principle to guide conduct






10. Reverent - devout - dutiful - may at times be marked by hypocrisy






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






12. Any belief that is strongly opposed to established beliefs - or practice






13. To imitate - to strive to equal






14. To stray from the main subject






15. To make great






16. Excessive pride - arrogance - exaggerated self-confidence






17. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






18. To praise - to applaud - to extol






19. To praise highly






20. Similar - of the same kind - uniform in nature






21. To swarm - to be inundated - to become full to overflowing






22. Boringly scholarly - academic in mode






23. Loud - harsh - grating






24. Shameful wickedness - evil - depravity






25. Something handed down from the past - a bequest






26. Raw material for a given end






27. To cover - to enclose with a dark cover






28. A denunciation - a biting speech






29. A long and angry speech






30. Extremely wretched - bottomless






31. Careful - thought through






32. A government in which the power is in the hands of only a few






33. To show excessive affection - to be overly flattering in return for favor






34. Mutual - interchangeable - shared






35. An opera singer - prima donna - a temperamental - conceited person






36. To blot out leaving no traces - to destroy






37. To increase or enlarge






38. To make evident by showing






39. To deduct - to disregard






40. To deceive - to have false illusions






41. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant






42. Disposition towards mercy - mildness






43. A long difficult journey marked by changes in fortune






44. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount






45. A shortage






46. To gently criticize






47. A principle - doctrine or belief held as so by a group






48. A chance event - a coincidence - a stroke of luck






49. To give notice of - to hail or greet






50. To make worse or more severe






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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