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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. Boisterous - harsh sounding - noisy and disorderly






2. Extravagantly ornate - flamboyant - characterized by bold ornamentation






3. Intense - forceful - marked by strong feeling






4. Unceasing - never-ending - flowing without interruption






5. Yearning - sad longing - a gentle desire






6. Happily - lighthearted - joyful






7. To raise high - to glorify






8. Making sense - organized and logical






9. Arrogantly assertive - positive about unproven ideas






10. Glowing - bright - emitting light






11. Emotionally moving






12. Truthfulness - great honesty - frankness






13. To lie inactive - to stay in one place






14. Excessive pride - arrogance - exaggerated self-confidence






15. To make faster or easier - to carry our promptly






16. A shortage






17. Extremely wretched - bottomless






18. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant






19. Extremely poisonous - malignant - full of hate






20. Careless - remiss






21. To refill - to supply once more






22. Unfeeling and insensitive






23. Something handed down from the past - a bequest






24. A secret meeting of lovers






25. A place of meeting or joining - a linkup






26. Disposition towards mercy - mildness






27. On one side alone






28. Foolishly impractical and idealistic






29. A young bird learning to fly - a beginner - a novice






30. Uncertain - temporary not fully worked out






31. Concise - clearly expressed with a few words






32. To transport - to conduct - to communicate






33. Charming - sweetly engaging






34. Suave - sophisticated - polished






35. An ability to recover from - or adjust easily






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






37. To keep from free activity or expression - to restrain or even forbid






38. To step down from a position of power






39. To gather together something for a purpose - to arrange in order






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






41. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance






42. Stern in manner or appearance - strict in morals






43. Pleasant to the taste - agreeable in feeling






44. Cowardly






45. To bungle - to foul up






46. To envy another's possessions - to concede reluctantly






47. A subtle distinction - a slight difference in definition






48. A specialized vocabulary of a group - an obscure language






49. To speak in praise of someone - to pay written or spoken tribute






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