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






2. Influence - a forceful blow






3. Relating to dress or fashion






4. To swing back and forth






5. The act of repeating an offense






6. A privilege or perk that goes along with a job






7. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






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






9. Facade - coating - outward appearance






10. Acting for another - sharing in an experience of another through the imagination






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






12. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






13. A beginner - a novice






14. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






15. To honor - to worship - to respect






16. Empty - lacking intelligence






17. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






18. A fake medication






19. To hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies - to ease without curing






20. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






21. To take off (usually clothing) as a sign of greeting






22. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






23. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






24. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






25. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






26. To give off - to conceal






27. Division into two often contradictory parts






28. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






29. Able to walk or move about






30. Animals






31. An inferior substitute






32. To soften by soaking - to cause to waste away






33. Environment - surroundings






34. A language used by a particular population that differs from standard speech






35. Truthful - honest






36. Being in a dying or decaying condition






37. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






38. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






39. The mood or spirit of the times






40. To muse upon






41. Native - belonging to a specific region






42. A disaster or violent breakdown






43. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






44. To put an end to






45. To expose political misconduct






46. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






47. The breaking up of the Jewish community in the sixth century where they were exiled from Israel - any dispersion of a people with a common origin






48. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






49. Whim - an unpredictable action






50. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment