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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. Subsidiary - subordinate






2. Fawning - subservient - servile






3. To kill or destroy a large part of






4. Something that is enormous - or monstrous in size and power






5. To leave quickly and secretively






6. To impede - restrain - hamper






7. Slander - deliberate false statements






8. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






9. Favorable to health






10. To wish for with envy






11. To attack the integrity of something






12. A small group that rules a country after a coup d'etat






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






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






15. Abandonment of a loyalty or religion






16. A dominant or recurring theme






17. An embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding






18. Humorous - joking in a somewhat inappropriate or clumsy manner






19. Truthful - honest






20. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






21. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






22. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






23. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






24. Accompanying - attending - going along with






25. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






26. A smugly insensitive and ignorant person who has no knowledge of intellectual or artistic subjects






27. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






28. Relating to dress or fashion






29. Overly sentimental






30. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






31. The mood or spirit of the times






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






33. Merry - gleeful






34. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






35. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






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






37. Evil - unjust






38. Unique - of its own kind - in a class by itself






39. A form of logic in which major and minor premises are made and a conclusion drawn - a process of deduction






40. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






41. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






42. To break up - to squander - to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure






43. Advancing a point of view - biased






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






45. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






46. To weaken - to sap the strength






47. Custom - habit






48. An excellent model - a typical example






49. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






50. Nearness in place or time - kinship