Test your basic knowledge |

SAT Word Power Harder

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






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






3. To give off - to conceal






4. Lustful - lascivious






5. Fertile - productive - fruitful






6. Retract - renounce or recant






7. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






8. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






9. Eating or absorbing everything - feeding on both animal and vegetable substances






10. To expose political misconduct






11. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






12. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






13. Remorse - feeling uneasy after have done something






14. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






15. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






16. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






17. Sneaky - secret






18. Stingy






19. Merry - gleeful






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






21. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






22. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






23. Faithless - untrustworthy






24. To break up - to squander - to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure






25. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






26. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






27. Having one's hands in a bent position on the hips - or figuratively speaking - something slightly out of balance






28. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






29. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






30. Common - vulgar - low class






31. To attack the integrity of something






32. To kill or destroy a large part of






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






34. To make better - to ease or improve






35. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






36. Talkative






37. Vulgar or indecent language






38. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






39. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read






40. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






41. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






42. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






43. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






44. Slander - deliberate false statements






45. Occurring during the day - happens every day






46. Instability caused by an erosion of values or lack of purpose






47. Covered with green plants - leafy






48. To make a long - formal speech - to sum up a speech






49. Lascivious - have lustful thoughts or desires






50. Dishonest - deceitful