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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. A rushing attack - witty repartee - a brief excursion






2. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






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






4. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






5. In title only






6. Native - belonging to a specific region






7. Tasty - sexually attractive - luscious






8. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






9. To kill or destroy a large part of






10. Wise - shrewd






11. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






12. Able to walk or move about






13. A morally unprincipled person - a scoundrel






14. Protection - patronage






15. Marked with thin lines or grooves






16. Harmful






17. A work of art - the sum of an artist's work






18. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






19. Sneaky - secret






20. To enroll - most particularly in college






21. Deception or trickery






22. Division into two often contradictory parts






23. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






24. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






25. Situated on opposite sides of the earth - or being exactly opposite






26. A model or example






27. A moment - a short period of time






28. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






29. To expose political misconduct






30. Faithless - untrustworthy






31. To stain or soil (commonly as to reputation)






32. To compromise - to draw something out in order to gain time






33. Forest-like - wooded






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






35. Displeasure or resentment - shade






36. Hard to understand or grasp






37. Wildly fanciful - absurd






38. Remorse - feeling uneasy after have done something






39. The breaking up of the Jewish community in the sixth century where they were exiled from Israel - any dispersion of a people with a common origin






40. To attack the integrity of something






41. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






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






43. Hard to understand - abstruse - over one's head






44. An intimate group of people with a common interest






45. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






46. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






47. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






48. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






49. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






50. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending