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SAT Word Power
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Subjects
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sat
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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. Hateful - evil - vile
odious
wanton
malaise
stoic
2. Loyal - faithful
polemic
listless
agenda
steadfast
3. Connection between different groups - a close bond - an illicit sexual relationship
martyr
liaison
agenda
broach
4. Noble in spirit - generous - giving
spurious
magnanimous
caustic
urbane
5. The highest point
temperance
paltry
chronic
zenith
6. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance
dearth
sloth
aversion
harbinger
7. To stare at in a disrespectful way
discerning
ogle
tonic
emulate
8. Boisterous - harsh sounding - noisy and disorderly
raucous
feign
manifest
verbose
9. False idea - mistaken belief - an implausible argument
fallacy
jargon
cursory
pivotal
10. Foolishly impractical and idealistic
prudent
quixotic
deference
karma
11. Conversational - used in informal speech
vilify
colloquial
junction
tonic
12. To lie inactive - to stay in one place
placate
servile
stagnate
quintessential
13. To hurt or rile the feelings of someone - irritate
relegate
advocate
abridge
pique
14. To repeal - cancel - render void
luminous
nullify
lament
intrepid
15. A refreshing drink - something that invigorates
tedious
tonic
embellish
imminent
16. To grow strong - to grow abundantly - to thrive or prosper - to make broad and sweeping gestures
compatible
nullify
flourish
magnanimous
17. A person who serves only for money - motivated by greed
grimace
augment
usurp
mercenary
18. To make great
dogmatic
irreverent
explicit
aggrandize
19. Concise - brief - free of extra words
imperious
quell
martyr
terse
20. To seize wrongfully
usurp
chastise
vilify
nomadic
21. To erase - to strike out
cache
digress
expunge
harbinger
22. A state of being faithful - loyal
broach
maverick
manifest
fidelity
23. To get in the way of - to hinder - to block
terse
pious
incontrovertible
stymie
24. Unselfish concern with the welfare of others
pious
paucity
spurious
altruistic
25. To mourn - to express regret
lament
exacerbate
fallacy
servile
26. To make unnecessary - to avert - to preclude
hiatus
sardonic
myriad
obviate
27. Lacking power - helpless - unable to perform sexual intercourse
incessant
impotent
eclectic
odyssey
28. (adj.) invigorating; (v.) to prepare
vie
bracing
static
gamut
29. Arrogantly assertive - positive about unproven ideas
strident
dearth
fodder
dogmatic
30. A powerful rival - a usually unconquerable opponent
desecrate
immaterial
abridge
nemesis
31. To come together as one - to fuse or unite
altruistic
coalesce
dogmatic
engaging
32. Boring - tiresome
copious
spurious
tedious
philanthropy
33. An ability to recover from - or adjust easily
novel
abdicate
heresy
resilient
34. Reverent - devout - dutiful - may at times be marked by hypocrisy
pious
docile
obscure
fodder
35. To treat with disrespect
desecrate
stratagem
inept
laconic
36. Cowardly
magnanimous
infamy
craven
dearth
37. Respect - courtesy
deference
hyperbole
deft
embellish
38. To shorten - condense - or lessen in length
temperance
abridge
nullify
inept
39. Submissive - behaving like a slave
exacting
resilient
pivotal
servile
40. Something that is unchangeable - permanent
penchant
fledgling
immutable
coherent
41. A feeling of depression - uneasiness - of being unwell
partition
juxtapose
malaise
stymie
42. Understood by only a few
blithe
esoteric
callous
palatable
43. A puzzle - a baffling situation - something obscure
enigma
pedantic
copious
discerning
44. To be indecisive or inconstant - to fluctuate in opinion
thwart
waver
nominal
fluke
45. An immense indefinite number - multitude
virulent
table
myriad
luminous
46. Noisy commotion - uproar
manifest
table
tumult
junction
47. Good will towards all people - love of mankind - act of generosity
philanthropy
unilateral
abdicate
garner
48. Irregular - abnormal - unusual
fodder
facade
provincial
anomalous
49. To stray from the main subject
emulate
digress
negligent
furtive
50. Disrespectful - gently or humorously mocking
vapid
faction
irreverent
gravity