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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 give off - to conceal






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






3. Eating or absorbing everything - feeding on both animal and vegetable substances






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






5. Empty - lacking intelligence






6. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






7. A remedy that cures everything






8. Jaunty - sporty - disreputable - vulgar - characterized by a careless unconventionality






9. To stir up - to incite






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






11. Retract - renounce or recant






12. Forest-like - wooded






13. A drunken reveler or orgy






14. In title only






15. Payment - recompense






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






17. Careful - cautious - wary






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






19. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






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






21. Bad breath






22. A flatterer - a self-serving yes-man






23. Severe - exceedingly harsh






24. Faithless - untrustworthy






25. The belief that there are no values or morals in the universe - that existence is senseless or useless






26. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






27. To tolerate - to put up with something






28. Tasty - sexually attractive - luscious






29. Abandonment of a loyalty or religion






30. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






31. An expedition - wandering






32. Drowsy - sleepy






33. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






34. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






35. Hard to understand - abstruse - over one's head






36. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






37. To make better - to ease or improve






38. Boldness - rashness - audacity






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






40. To weaken - to sap the strength






41. Truthful - honest






42. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






43. Shriveled - withered






44. To invest with authority - to brace






45. Lack of comforts - poverty - a state of being deprived






46. A file of documents - letters and records






47. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






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






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






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