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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.
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 study - to read over leisurely
peruse
usurp
listless
fidelity
2. To make faster or easier - to carry our promptly
static
fluke
expedite
copious
3. Extravagantly ornate - flamboyant - characterized by bold ornamentation
moot
poignant
baroque
fallacy
4. A person with great enthusiasm for and commitment to a cause
oust
junction
zealot
buffoon
5. Gradual or subtle absorption - an unconscious process of absorption
incontrovertible
vehement
transfix
osmosis
6. To gather together something for a purpose - to arrange in order
resplendent
marshal
indigent
benign
7. A parody - an imitation that makes crude fun of something
vilify
peruse
karma
travesty
8. To place side by side
finesse
intrepid
juxtapose
impotent
9. A secret meeting of lovers
static
austere
tryst
obscure
10. Easily taught - submissive
begrudge
aversion
cursory
docile
11. Glowing - bright - emitting light
pretentious
incessant
nomadic
luminous
12. Something used as a defense - a strong protection
bulwark
grimace
sloth
altruistic
13. Delicacy of workmanship - subtlety - skillful maneuvering
scanty
permeate
undermine
finesse
14. Happening by chance - lucky or fortunate
coalesce
emulate
homogeneous
fortuitous
15. Explosive - tends to burn quickly
volatile
incipient
stymie
chronic
16. An immense indefinite number - multitude
pedantic
jargon
morose
myriad
17. To remove from consideration
circumspect
extol
table
volatile
18. Happily - lighthearted - joyful
lax
feign
urbane
blithe
19. Understood by only a few
esoteric
preclude
augment
dupe
20. Clown or fool
vie
buffoon
aversion
gullible
21. Drawn from many sources
irreverent
advocate
eclectic
tryst
22. Abundance - excessive amount
cursory
reciprocal
surfeit
furtive
23. Flimsy - extremely thin - having little substance - lacking stability
botch
faction
tenuous
turpitude
24. Self-involved - selfish
buffoon
quixotic
egocentric
sardonic
25. To keep from free activity or expression - to restrain or even forbid
laconic
robust
inhibit
waver
26. Intense - forceful - marked by strong feeling
vehement
explicit
deference
respite
27. Without a permanent home - constantly wandering
reciprocal
sardonic
aesthetic
nomadic
28. Sly - treacherous - having a gradual effect
vestige
vivacious
laconic
insidious
29. A chance event - a coincidence - a stroke of luck
pivotal
benign
martyr
fluke
30. An evil reputation borne of a criminal act - a reputation for evil deeds
infamy
rustic
deference
immaterial
31. To raise high - to glorify
exalt
callous
pretentious
viable
32. Instructive - intended to educate
capitulate
craven
didactic
nuance
33. To weaken the support of - to injure in a slow or sneaky way
altruistic
undermine
rustic
coalesce
34. To imitate - to strive to equal
stagnate
partition
emulate
tumult
35. Abundant - lavish
stratagem
copious
tonic
precept
36. To make great
animosity
volatile
nuance
aggrandize
37. Clumsy - awkward - incompetent
exalt
scintillate
vapid
inept
38. Disposition towards mercy - mildness
paltry
penchant
clemency
pretentious
39. To stare at in a disrespectful way
ogle
resplendent
strident
trite
40. A specialized vocabulary of a group - an obscure language
preclude
manifest
chronic
jargon
41. To repeal - cancel - render void
coalesce
tortuous
absolve
nullify
42. To grow strong - to grow abundantly - to thrive or prosper - to make broad and sweeping gestures
resilient
reprove
flourish
vehement
43. Suave - sophisticated - polished
usurp
botch
depravity
urbane
44. To spread or seep through - to penetrate - to pervade
indigenous
permeate
elucidate
stoic
45. Disrespectful - gently or humorously mocking
hiatus
facade
blanch
irreverent
46. A person who serves only for money - motivated by greed
karma
lament
grimace
mercenary
47. To increase or enlarge
obscure
nuance
dormant
augment
48. To support with evidence
paucity
acquiesce
gratuitous
corroborate
49. Lacking taste - dull - bland
immutable
insipid
diatribe
abridge
50. To wander aimlessly
prolific
allusion
sardonic
meander