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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. A philosophy that says things are determined in ways that are out of human hands






2. Nonchalant - lighthearted - unconcerned






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






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






5. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






6. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






7. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






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






9. Boldness - rashness - audacity






10. A drunken reveler or orgy






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






12. To run counter to - to show something as false






13. Oval - obscure in expression






14. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






15. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






16. Lacking color - wan






17. Hardworking - busy - diligent






18. To run at a steady - easy pace






19. To prey upon - to plunder with violence if necessary






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






21. A difficult and confused situation - a complicated disagreement






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






23. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






24. Acting for another - sharing in an experience of another through the imagination






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






26. Stingy - small in a mean way






27. Truthful - honest






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






29. A judge - one who decides






30. Dishonest - deceitful






31. An expedition - wandering






32. Empty - lacking intelligence






33. Marked with thin lines or grooves






34. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






35. To stain or soil (commonly as to reputation)






36. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






37. To wish for with envy






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






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






40. Occurring during the day - happens every day






41. A model or example






42. In title only






43. A transition from the illustrious to the commonplace - overdone pathos - triteness






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






45. A re-establishment of good relations






46. Hard to understand or grasp






47. To stir up - to incite






48. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






49. Deception or trickery






50. To impede - restrain - hamper