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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. Keenly perceptive - shrewd






2. Abundant - lavish






3. Strong or fixed dislike - a feeling of repugnance






4. A good or bad emanation of force from someone or something - in Hinduism and Buddhism the force created by someone's actions to perpetuate reincarnation






5. Concise - brief - free of extra words






6. To praise highly






7. Strong and healthy - vigorous






8. Disposition towards mercy - mildness






9. Showing indifference to pain - apathetic






10. Scarcity - smallness in number or amount






11. Limited in outlook - narrow in ideas






12. Unoriginal - overused - cliched - commonplace






13. To lessen in value - to belittle






14. To make great






15. To make impossible - to shut out - to bar






16. Lacking taste - dull - bland






17. Deserving of blame






18. To compete - to contest






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






20. Hateful - evil - vile






21. Easily taught - submissive






22. Minimal - hardly sufficient






23. To eject - to banish - to expel






24. A tiny or insignificant amount - meager - scant






25. Refined - polite - aristocratic






26. A powerful argument to defend a thesis






27. To make worse or more severe






28. Determination - a state of being convinced






29. To mourn - to express regret






30. Lack of seriousness - frivolity






31. Noisy commotion - uproar






32. Fearless - having fortitude and endurance






33. Careful - thought through






34. To cause to stand motionless with awe or other intense emotion






35. To describe or picture in words - to detail






36. Workable - capable of living and growing - able to succeed






37. Secret - done by stealth - sly






38. Foolishly impractical and idealistic






39. Pleasant to the taste - agreeable in feeling






40. To transport - to conduct - to communicate






41. Raw material for a given end






42. Excessive pride - arrogance - exaggerated self-confidence






43. Biting in humor






44. To wander aimlessly






45. To surrender - to stop resisting






46. To deceive - to trick






47. Shameful wickedness - evil - depravity






48. Freely given - unnecessary - uncalled for - unwarranted






49. Greatly demanding - requiring close attention






50. Exposure to danger - peril