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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. Deception or trickery






2. To deviate from the truth






3. Pungent - charmingly provocative






4. An intimate group of people with a common interest






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






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






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






8. To discern - to see something - to catch sight of






9. Able to walk or move about






10. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






11. Custom - habit






12. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






13. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






14. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






15. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






16. To dry out






17. Remorse - feeling uneasy after have done something






18. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






19. To suggest partly - to give a hint of things to come - to foreshadow vaguely






20. To deny - to speak or act against






21. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






22. Covered with green plants - leafy






23. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






24. To give off - to conceal






25. Protection - patronage






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






27. Empty - lacking intelligence






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






29. Truthful - honest






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






31. Favorable to health






32. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






33. A judge - one who decides






34. An illegal act especially by a public official






35. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






36. To stir up - to incite






37. Animals






38. A cave explorer






39. To expose political misconduct






40. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






41. To wish for with envy






42. Extreme poverty






43. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






44. Native - belonging to a specific region






45. To behave






46. Urgent - demands prompt action






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






48. To muse upon






49. Disgraceful and dishonorable






50. Boldness - rashness - audacity