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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. Evil - unjust






2. To glimpse - to descry - to catch sight of






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






4. Common - vulgar - low class






5. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






6. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






7. Influence - a forceful blow






8. Next to last






9. Turmoil






10. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






11. Shriveled - withered






12. To deny - to speak or act against






13. Squalid - a slovenly woman






14. To wish for with envy






15. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






16. To weaken - to sap the strength






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






18. Power - strength






19. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






20. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






21. A file of documents - letters and records






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






23. To dry out






24. To behave






25. To muse upon






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






27. Burden - blame - obligation






28. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






29. A moment - a short period of time






30. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






31. Truthful - honest






32. Showing favoritism to friends or family - as in granting positions in jobs or politics






33. All knowing - infinite awareness






34. Fawning - subservient - servile






35. Fertile - productive - fruitful






36. To rot






37. An intimate group of people with a common interest






38. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






39. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






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






41. A fake medication






42. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






43. To swing back and forth






44. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






45. To give off - to conceal






46. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






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






48. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






49. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






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