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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. A generous giving of gifts - philanthropy






2. Covered with green plants - leafy






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






4. Common - vulgar - low class






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






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






7. Honesty - uprightness






8. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






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






10. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






11. Able to walk or move about






12. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






13. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






14. Award or honor - high praise






15. Wildly fanciful - absurd






16. Slander - deliberate false statements






17. Drowsy - sleepy






18. A dominant or recurring theme






19. To become rigid - to become set in one's ways






20. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






21. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






22. Relating to dress or fashion






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






24. To glimpse - to descry - to catch sight of






25. Shriveled - withered






26. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






27. Nonchalant - lighthearted - unconcerned






28. To weaken - to sap the strength






29. To put an end to






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






31. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read






32. All knowing - infinite awareness






33. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






34. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






35. To invest with authority - to brace






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






37. To kill or destroy a large part of






38. Stingy






39. The belief in the superiority of one's race or ethnic group






40. Squalid - a slovenly woman






41. 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






42. To swing back and forth






43. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






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






45. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






46. A smugly insensitive and ignorant person who has no knowledge of intellectual or artistic subjects






47. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






48. A disaster or violent breakdown






49. An apparition - phantom






50. An inferior substitute






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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