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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. Stubborn






2. Overly sentimental






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






4. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






5. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






6. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






7. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






8. Lustful - lascivious






9. Winding - having many curves






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






11. Native - belonging to a specific region






12. All knowing - infinite awareness






13. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






14. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






15. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






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






17. A model or example






18. To impede - restrain - hamper






19. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






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






21. Marked with thin lines or grooves






22. Protection - patronage






23. Without money - penniless






24. Evil - unjust






25. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






26. A judge - one who decides






27. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






28. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






29. To stir up - to incite






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






31. To weaken - to sap the strength






32. A morally unprincipled person - a scoundrel






33. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






34. To invest with authority - to brace






35. To make better - to ease or improve






36. To repeal - to set aside - to nullify






37. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






38. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






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






40. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






41. Oval - obscure in expression






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






43. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






44. Stingy






45. Shriveled - withered






46. To gesture - especially when speaking






47. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






48. Common - vulgar - low class






49. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






50. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read