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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. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






2. Shriveled - withered






3. To behave






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






5. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






6. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






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






8. One who adheres strictly to rules






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






10. A remedy that cures everything






11. Lacking color - wan






12. Award or honor - high praise






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






14. Favorable to health






15. An apparition - phantom






16. To run at a steady - easy pace






17. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






18. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






19. Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation - a superficial covering or exterior






20. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






21. Abandonment of a loyalty or religion






22. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






23. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






24. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






25. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






26. A fake medication






27. Truthful - honest






28. A procession - a group of attendants






29. Coming into existence - being born






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






31. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






32. Division into two often contradictory parts






33. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






34. Honesty - uprightness






35. 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






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






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






38. A cave explorer






39. To leave quickly and secretively






40. State of rest or inactivity






41. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






42. Severe - exceedingly harsh






43. Showing favoritism to friends or family - as in granting positions in jobs or politics






44. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






45. Remorse - feeling uneasy after have done something






46. Having one's hands in a bent position on the hips - or figuratively speaking - something slightly out of balance






47. An excellent model - a typical example






48. To bewilder - to puzzle






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






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