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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. Abandonment of a loyalty or religion






2. Award or honor - high praise






3. Lustful - lascivious






4. To wish for with envy






5. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






6. A fake medication






7. To rip up by the roots - to abolish - to annihilate






8. A re-establishment of good relations






9. To rot






10. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






11. Subsidiary - subordinate






12. A beginner - a novice






13. To smile foolishly






14. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






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






16. Covered with green plants - leafy






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






18. Influence - a forceful blow






19. Without money - penniless






20. Being in a dying or decaying condition






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






22. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






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






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






25. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






26. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






27. A large - disastrous fire






28. Nearness in place or time - kinship






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






30. Generous






31. A model or example






32. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






33. Merry - gleeful






34. To soften by soaking - to cause to waste away






35. A mark of distinction - a quality that 'says' prestige






36. Lascivious - have lustful thoughts or desires






37. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






38. Boldness - rashness - audacity






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






40. An embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding






41. To behave






42. Protection - patronage






43. To deviate from the truth






44. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






45. Extreme poverty






46. To dry out






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






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






49. To weaken - to sap the strength






50. Deception or trickery