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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. An apparition - phantom






2. A procession - a group of attendants






3. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






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






5. Vulgar or indecent language






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






7. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






8. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






9. To make better - to ease or improve






10. A stroke resulting from loss of blood to the brain - becoming so angry as to be on the verge of exploding






11. Overly sentimental






12. Facade - coating - outward appearance






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






14. To run counter to - to show something as false






15. To rot






16. Urgent - demands prompt action






17. To give off - to conceal






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






19. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






20. State of rest or inactivity






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






22. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






23. Boastful - pompous






24. A dominant or recurring theme






25. A blissful - painless state - a supreme happiness according to Buddhism when the soul is no longer in need of purification of hatred - deceit - etc.






26. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






27. Stingy - small in a mean way






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






29. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






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






31. Covered with green plants - leafy






32. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






33. Accompanying - attending - going along with






34. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






35. Tasty - sexually attractive - luscious






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






37. Stingy






38. A judge - one who decides






39. To smile foolishly






40. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






41. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






42. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






43. Common - vulgar - low class






44. To gesture - especially when speaking






45. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






46. Something that is an essential condition of






47. A remedy that cures everything






48. A eulogy or expression of high praise






49. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






50. To dry out