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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. Wildly fanciful - absurd






2. Honesty - uprightness






3. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






4. Forest-like - wooded






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






6. To stir up - to incite






7. To deny - to speak or act against






8. To wish for with envy






9. Environment - surroundings






10. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






11. To deviate from the truth






12. Evil - unjust






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






14. A dabbler - someone with a superficial knowledge (usually of the arts)






15. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






16. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






17. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






18. Fearful - easily frightened






19. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






20. A temporary suspension of activity






21. Winding - having many curves






22. One who adheres strictly to rules






23. Sneaky - secret






24. To discern - to see something - to catch sight of






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






26. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






27. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






28. Having foresight






29. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






30. Influence - a forceful blow






31. A beginner - a novice






32. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






33. A street urchin - a slim girl with an impish charm






34. The point at which an orbiting object is farthest from what is being orbited - or the apex of something






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






36. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






37. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






38. A procession - a group of attendants






39. To rip up by the roots - to abolish - to annihilate






40. A language used by a particular population that differs from standard speech






41. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






42. To weaken - to sap the strength






43. A model or example






44. To suggest partly - to give a hint of things to come - to foreshadow vaguely






45. To bewilder - to puzzle






46. Marked with thin lines or grooves






47. To rot






48. Generous






49. A file of documents - letters and records






50. Unique - of its own kind - in a class by itself