Test your basic knowledge |

SAT Word Power Harder

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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. Lascivious - have lustful thoughts or desires






2. A temporary encampment






3. Does not allow something to pass through - impenetrable






4. To toss back and forth - to exchange - to use in a glib way






5. A sudden outburst






6. Boastful - pompous






7. Empty - lacking intelligence






8. To bewilder - to puzzle






9. Stingy - small in a mean way






10. A drunken reveler or orgy






11. To stir up - to incite






12. The belief that there are no values or morals in the universe - that existence is senseless or useless






13. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






14. Lacking color - wan






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






16. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






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






18. Wise - shrewd






19. Favorable to health






20. A procession - a group of attendants






21. Severe - exceedingly harsh






22. Hardworking - busy - diligent






23. A blissful - painless state - a supreme happiness according to Buddhism when the soul is no longer in need of purification of hatred - deceit - etc.






24. An inferior substitute






25. Moving from place to place






26. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






27. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






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






29. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






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






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






32. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






33. To leave quickly and secretively






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






35. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






36. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






37. To deny - to speak or act against






38. A cave explorer






39. Calm - indifferent - not easily aroused






40. 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






41. Without money - penniless






42. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






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






44. A judge - one who decides






45. Fertile - productive - fruitful






46. Merry - gleeful






47. To honor - to worship - to respect






48. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






49. To run at a steady - easy pace






50. To make uneasy