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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. The point at which an orbiting object is farthest from what is being orbited - or the apex of something






2. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






3. Hardworking - busy - diligent






4. To invest with authority - to brace






5. A fake medication






6. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






7. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






8. Forest-like - wooded






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






10. A morally unprincipled person - a scoundrel






11. A drunken reveler or orgy






12. All knowing - infinite awareness






13. One who adheres strictly to rules






14. Boastful - pompous






15. To stain or soil (commonly as to reputation)






16. Honesty - uprightness






17. Protection - patronage






18. Nearness in place or time - kinship






19. Subsidiary - subordinate






20. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






21. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






22. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






23. To leave quickly and secretively






24. To smile foolishly






25. Severe - exceedingly harsh






26. Vulgar or indecent language






27. Something that is an essential condition of






28. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






29. Full-figured - plump






30. Disgraceful and dishonorable






31. To suggest partly - to give a hint of things to come - to foreshadow vaguely






32. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






33. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






34. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






35. A distinctive word or behavior that typifies a group - a slogan






36. To impede - restrain - hamper






37. Wildly fanciful - absurd






38. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






39. To gesture - especially when speaking






40. A mark of distinction - a quality that 'says' prestige






41. Tasty - sexually attractive - luscious






42. Animals






43. Occurring during the day - happens every day






44. To confuse - deceive






45. Does not allow something to pass through - impenetrable






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






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






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






49. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






50. Calm - indifferent - not easily aroused