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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. An apparition - phantom






2. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






3. Without money - penniless






4. To repeal - to set aside - to nullify






5. To honor - to worship - to respect






6. A cave explorer






7. To tolerate - to put up with something






8. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






9. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






10. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






11. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






12. A sudden outburst






13. To swing back and forth






14. Bad breath






15. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






16. To make better - to ease or improve






17. A file of documents - letters and records






18. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






19. Generous






20. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






21. Burden - blame - obligation






22. Uncompromising - stubborn






23. To run at a steady - easy pace






24. A moment - a short period of time






25. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






26. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






27. To make a long - formal speech - to sum up a speech






28. The belief in the superiority of one's race or ethnic group






29. An inferior substitute






30. A society in which distinct groups function together - but retain their identities






31. Moving from place to place






32. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






33. Hostile - aggressive - savage






34. To expose political misconduct






35. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






36. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






37. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






38. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






39. Stingy






40. To deviate from the truth






41. Dishonest - deceitful






42. A beginner - a novice






43. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






44. Not capable of being appeased or mollified






45. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






46. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






47. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






48. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read






49. Deception or trickery






50. Sneaky - secret