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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. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






2. Hardworking - busy - diligent






3. Burden - blame - obligation






4. To make better - to ease or improve






5. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






6. To give off - to conceal






7. To bewilder - to puzzle






8. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read






9. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






10. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






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






12. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






13. To invest with authority - to brace






14. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






15. Fertile - productive - fruitful






16. To honor - to worship - to respect






17. Stubborn






18. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






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






20. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






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






22. Marked with thin lines or grooves






23. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






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






25. Environment - surroundings






26. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






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






28. Oval - obscure in expression






29. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






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






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






32. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






33. Deception or trickery






34. Boldness - rashness - audacity






35. To put to flight - to scatter - to cause a huge defeat






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






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






38. Urgent - demands prompt action






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






40. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






41. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






42. A rushing attack - witty repartee - a brief excursion






43. A wealthy - influential person






44. A procession - a group of attendants






45. To make a long - formal speech - to sum up a speech






46. An apparition - phantom






47. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






48. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






49. A dabbler - someone with a superficial knowledge (usually of the arts)






50. Calm - indifferent - not easily aroused