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SAT Word Power Harder

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. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






2. To weaken - to sap the strength






3. All knowing - infinite awareness






4. Marked with thin lines or grooves






5. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






6. A street urchin - a slim girl with an impish charm






7. In title only






8. To run at a steady - easy pace






9. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






10. Careful - cautious - wary






11. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






12. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






13. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






14. A moment - a short period of time






15. To dry out






16. Hot-tempered - cranky






17. Merry - gleeful






18. Honesty - uprightness






19. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






20. Generous






21. Instability caused by an erosion of values or lack of purpose






22. Facade - coating - outward appearance






23. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






24. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






25. A secret meeting - a tryst - or something assigned






26. Pungent - charmingly provocative






27. To deny - to speak or act against






28. A procession - a group of attendants






29. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






30. Coming into existence - being born






31. An intimate group of people with a common interest






32. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






33. To make a long - formal speech - to sum up a speech






34. A dominant or recurring theme






35. Lustful - lascivious






36. A disaster or violent breakdown






37. Drowsy - sleepy






38. Subsidiary - subordinate






39. To tolerate - to put up with something






40. Eating or absorbing everything - feeding on both animal and vegetable substances






41. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






42. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






43. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






44. Lascivious - have lustful thoughts or desires






45. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






46. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






47. To settle in snugly - to hide in a secure place






48. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






49. To become rigid - to become set in one's ways






50. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently