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






2. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






3. Division into two often contradictory parts






4. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






5. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






6. The combined force of two distinct elements that is more powerful than each alone






7. Slander - deliberate false statements






8. Does not allow something to pass through - impenetrable






9. A judge - one who decides






10. To swing back and forth






11. A fake medication






12. To make uneasy






13. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






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






15. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






16. To enroll - most particularly in college






17. Displeasure or resentment - shade






18. Winding - having many curves






19. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






20. A eulogy or expression of high praise






21. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






22. The period between two successive governments - a pause in a continuing series






23. Nearness in place or time - kinship






24. Not capable of being appeased or mollified






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






26. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






27. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






28. Faithless - untrustworthy






29. A generous giving of gifts - philanthropy






30. Hot-tempered - cranky






31. Merry - gleeful






32. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






33. A remedy that cures everything






34. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






35. A massive - unstoppable object






36. Disgraceful and dishonorable






37. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






38. A flatterer - a self-serving yes-man






39. To gesture - especially when speaking






40. Advancing a point of view - biased






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






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






43. Lacking color - wan






44. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






45. To compromise - to draw something out in order to gain time






46. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






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






48. Hard to understand - abstruse - over one's head






49. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






50. To distress - to mistreat