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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 break up - to squander - to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure






2. Forest-like - wooded






3. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






4. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






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






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






7. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






8. Native - belonging to a specific region






9. Sneaky - secret






10. Fearful - easily frightened






11. Retract - renounce or recant






12. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






13. A dominant or recurring theme






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






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






16. Facade - coating - outward appearance






17. To swing back and forth






18. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






19. To rot






20. Lending money at a high interest rate






21. Dishonest - deceitful






22. Harmful






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






24. An embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding






25. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






26. Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation - a superficial covering or exterior






27. To toss back and forth - to exchange - to use in a glib way






28. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






29. Shriveled - withered






30. To impede - restrain - hamper






31. A street urchin - a slim girl with an impish charm






32. Turmoil






33. A secret meeting - a tryst - or something assigned






34. Lacking color - wan






35. To smile foolishly






36. A cave explorer






37. Honesty - uprightness






38. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






39. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






40. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






41. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






42. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






43. To wish for with envy






44. To invest with authority - to brace






45. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






46. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






47. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






48. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






49. Careful - cautious - wary






50. An order for a prisoner to stand before a judge to determine the legality of his sentence