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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. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






2. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






3. The humorous misuse of a word that sounds very much like the word indended






4. Facade - coating - outward appearance






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






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






7. Overly sentimental






8. Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation - a superficial covering or exterior






9. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






10. An expedition - wandering






11. Stingy






12. To stir up - to incite






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






14. Payment - recompense






15. A morally unprincipled person - a scoundrel






16. A cave explorer






17. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






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






19. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






20. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome






21. Burden - blame - obligation






22. Nonchalant - lighthearted - unconcerned






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






24. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






25. Fearful - easily frightened






26. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






27. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






28. Scholarly - deeply learned - well read






29. A creative work - musical composition






30. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






31. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






32. Lustful - lascivious






33. State of rest or inactivity






34. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






35. Hard to understand or grasp






36. A generous giving of gifts - philanthropy






37. To muse upon






38. The mood or spirit of the times






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






40. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






41. To put to flight - to scatter - to cause a huge defeat






42. To cause to be preoccupied - to influence - positively - in advance






43. An omen - a sign of something coming - a foreshadowing






44. Relating to dress or fashion






45. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






46. Careful - cautious - wary






47. To deny - to speak or act against






48. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






49. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






50. To enroll - most particularly in college