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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. Pungent - charmingly provocative






2. Occurring during the day - happens every day






3. To run at a steady - easy pace






4. A generous giving of gifts - philanthropy






5. Overly sentimental






6. To distress - to mistreat






7. To kill or destroy a large part of






8. A drunken reveler or orgy






9. To deviate from the truth






10. To become rigid - to become set in one's ways






11. Vulgar or indecent language






12. To swing back and forth






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






14. To whip - or to punish as if by whipping






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






16. A creative work - musical composition






17. Extreme poverty






18. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






19. A procession - a group of attendants






20. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






21. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






22. All knowing - infinite awareness






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






24. A re-establishment of good relations






25. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






26. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






27. To settle in snugly - to hide in a secure place






28. A fake medication






29. The period between two successive governments - a pause in a continuing series






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






31. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






32. A beginner - a novice






33. Someone who wastes - a spendthrift






34. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






35. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






36. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






37. Accompanying - attending - going along with






38. To bewilder - to puzzle






39. Talkative






40. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






41. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






42. 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






43. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






44. To muse upon






45. Protection - patronage






46. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






47. The humorous misuse of a word that sounds very much like the word indended






48. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






49. To leave quickly and secretively






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