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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 weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






2. Honesty - uprightness






3. To settle in snugly - to hide in a secure place






4. Fawning - subservient - servile






5. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






6. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






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






8. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






9. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






10. Overly sentimental






11. Evil - unjust






12. A moment - a short period of time






13. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






14. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






15. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






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






17. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






18. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






19. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






20. To kill or destroy a large part of






21. A temporary suspension of activity






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






23. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






24. To muse upon






25. An expedition - wandering






26. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






27. Generous






28. Not capable of being appeased or mollified






29. A system of natural healing






30. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






31. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






32. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






33. Lacking color - wan






34. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






35. 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






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






37. A drunken reveler or orgy






38. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






39. A small group that rules a country after a coup d'etat






40. A gentle breeze






41. Burden - blame - obligation






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






43. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






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






45. A remedy that cures everything






46. Displeasure or resentment - shade






47. To dry out






48. Without money - penniless






49. An inferior substitute






50. To gesture - especially when speaking