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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. Having foresight






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






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






4. To muse upon






5. Lacking color - wan






6. To tolerate - to put up with something






7. Dishonest - deceitful






8. Truthful - honest






9. To run at a steady - easy pace






10. A form of logic in which major and minor premises are made and a conclusion drawn - a process of deduction






11. Accompanying - attending - going along with






12. To attack the integrity of something






13. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






14. A remedy that cures everything






15. To dry out






16. Someone who wastes - a spendthrift






17. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






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






19. Bad breath






20. Covered with green plants - leafy






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






22. Hard to understand or grasp






23. Stubborn






24. Oval - obscure in expression






25. Just beginning - not organized or orderly - incomplete






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






27. State of rest or inactivity






28. To leave quickly and secretively






29. Turmoil






30. Urgent - demands prompt action






31. To deviate from the truth






32. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






33. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






34. Without money - penniless






35. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






36. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






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






38. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






39. An expedition - wandering






40. A large - disastrous fire






41. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






42. Lustful - lascivious






43. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






44. A secret meeting - a tryst - or something assigned






45. Jaunty - sporty - disreputable - vulgar - characterized by a careless unconventionality






46. Fertile - productive - fruitful






47. To give off - to conceal






48. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






49. To wish for with envy






50. Award or honor - high praise