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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. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






2. A remedy that cures everything






3. Fearful - easily frightened






4. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






5. To swing back and forth






6. A rushing attack - witty repartee - a brief excursion






7. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






8. To impede - restrain - hamper






9. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






10. Lending money at a high interest rate






11. A model or example






12. To muse upon






13. Not capable of being appeased or mollified






14. Boldness - rashness - audacity






15. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






16. A dominant or recurring theme






17. Dishonest - deceitful






18. Squalid - a slovenly woman






19. A re-establishment of good relations






20. Calm - indifferent - not easily aroused






21. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






22. Lacking color - wan






23. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






24. Being in a dying or decaying condition






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






26. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






27. A cave explorer






28. A temporary encampment






29. Subsidiary - subordinate






30. To take off (usually clothing) as a sign of greeting






31. A moment - a short period of time






32. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






33. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






34. Merry - gleeful






35. Custom - habit






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






37. A morally unprincipled person - a scoundrel






38. Empty - lacking intelligence






39. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






40. To prey upon - to plunder with violence if necessary






41. Humorous - joking in a somewhat inappropriate or clumsy manner






42. A beginner - a novice






43. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






44. Jaunty - sporty - disreputable - vulgar - characterized by a careless unconventionality






45. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






46. Stingy - small in a mean way






47. Harmful






48. An inferior substitute






49. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






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