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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. Merry - gleeful






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






3. To invest with authority - to brace






4. A system of natural healing






5. To swing back and forth






6. To glimpse - to descry - to catch sight of






7. Voluntarily refraining from eating certain foods or drink - or from doing something pleasant but not good for you






8. An embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding






9. Drowsy - sleepy






10. Dishonest - deceitful






11. Boastful - pompous






12. Influence - a forceful blow






13. An expedition - wandering






14. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






15. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






16. Uncompromising - stubborn






17. Harmful






18. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






19. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






20. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






21. Stubborn






22. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






23. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






24. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






25. To rip up by the roots - to abolish - to annihilate






26. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






27. Fertile - productive - fruitful






28. Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation - a superficial covering or exterior






29. To prey upon - to plunder with violence if necessary






30. Squalid - a slovenly woman






31. The act of repeating an offense






32. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






33. To rot






34. Nearness in place or time - kinship






35. Overly sentimental






36. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






37. Disgraceful and dishonorable






38. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






39. An omen - a sign of something coming - a foreshadowing






40. Empty - lacking intelligence






41. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






42. Next to last






43. A pouring of a liquid for a religious ceremony - a drink






44. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






45. An intimate group of people with a common interest






46. Coming into existence - being born






47. A morally unprincipled person - a scoundrel






48. Situated on opposite sides of the earth - or being exactly opposite






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






50. The mood or spirit of the times