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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. To behave






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






3. Fertile - productive - fruitful






4. A model or example






5. To repeal - to set aside - to nullify






6. Advancing a point of view - biased






7. Extreme poverty






8. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






9. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






10. Talkative






11. A procession - a group of attendants






12. Winding - having many curves






13. A creative work - musical composition






14. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






15. Power - strength






16. Custom - habit






17. Stingy - small in a mean way






18. To cause to be preoccupied - to influence - positively - in advance






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






20. Wildly fanciful - absurd






21. Remorse - feeling uneasy after have done something






22. Boldness - rashness - audacity






23. Oval - obscure in expression






24. Lustful - lascivious






25. To take off (usually clothing) as a sign of greeting






26. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






27. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






28. A beginner - a novice






29. A transition from the illustrious to the commonplace - overdone pathos - triteness






30. To kill or destroy a large part of






31. Influence - a forceful blow






32. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






33. To leave quickly and secretively






34. To rot






35. Careful - cautious - wary






36. Lacking color - wan






37. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






38. A difficult and confused situation - a complicated disagreement






39. A work of art - the sum of an artist's work






40. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






41. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






42. Vulgar or indecent language






43. Facade - coating - outward appearance






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






45. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






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






47. An omen - a sign of something coming - a foreshadowing






48. A philosophy that says things are determined in ways that are out of human hands






49. A fake medication






50. To give off - to conceal