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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. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






2. Award or honor - high praise






3. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






4. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






5. Truthful - honest






6. A pouring of a liquid for a religious ceremony - a drink






7. Custom - habit






8. To tolerate - to put up with something






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






10. Talkative






11. A moment - a short period of time






12. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






13. Hard to understand or grasp






14. A drunken reveler or orgy






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






16. Nearness in place or time - kinship






17. To dry out






18. Facade - coating - outward appearance






19. The period between two successive governments - a pause in a continuing series






20. Urgent - demands prompt action






21. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






22. Voluntarily refraining from eating certain foods or drink - or from doing something pleasant but not good for you






23. Dishonest - deceitful






24. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






25. To leave quickly and secretively






26. Faithless - untrustworthy






27. Subsidiary - subordinate






28. Fawning - subservient - servile






29. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






30. Sweetly flowing






31. Marked with thin lines or grooves






32. Something that is enormous - or monstrous in size and power






33. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






34. A judge - one who decides






35. To rot






36. Stingy






37. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






38. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






39. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






40. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






41. To stir up - to incite






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






43. Severe - exceedingly harsh






44. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






45. To deviate from the truth






46. To divide into election districts to gain political advantage






47. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






48. A disaster or violent breakdown






49. To give off - to conceal






50. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid