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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. To gather and store away - to acquire by effort






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






3. Exposure to danger - peril






4. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire






5. (adj.) wordy - not concentrated; (v.) to spread widely






6. Loyal - faithful






7. To shorten - condense - or lessen in length






8. Deserving of blame






9. Habitual moderation - the avoidance of excess






10. To criticize or reprimand sharply






11. To comply passively - to give in






12. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant






13. To prevent from being accomplished - to frustrate - to hinder






14. A long and angry speech






15. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect






16. Brief in speech - using very few words






17. To erase - to strike out






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






19. To decline - to recede






20. Clumsy - awkward - incompetent






21. Unoriginal - overused - cliched - commonplace






22. To weaken the support of - to injure in a slow or sneaky way






23. To make an ugly disapproving facial expression






24. To move to a new country - to move to a new place






25. False - fake - not genuine






26. To infer on minimal grounds - conjecture - suppose






27. Secret - done by stealth - sly






28. Fearless - having fortitude and endurance






29. Making sense - organized and logical






30. A refreshing drink - something that invigorates






31. A blessing - a good wish






32. To deceive - to have false illusions






33. To criticize severely






34. Flimsy - extremely thin - having little substance - lacking stability






35. Sympathy - attraction - kinship






36. Submissive - behaving like a slave






37. To spread or seep through - to penetrate - to pervade






38. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






39. Skillful






40. Of no matter or consequence - not important






41. A person who breaks away from the crowd - a nonconformist






42. On one side alone






43. A person with great enthusiasm for and commitment to a cause






44. To study - to read over leisurely






45. To deduct - to disregard






46. Difficult to see through - unclear - dark






47. A strong like for something - a predilection






48. To grow strong - to grow abundantly - to thrive or prosper - to make broad and sweeping gestures






49. To cover - to enclose with a dark cover






50. Gentle - not harmful - kind