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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. Severe - exceedingly harsh






2. Dishonest - deceitful






3. To leave quickly and secretively






4. Slander - deliberate false statements






5. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






6. Boldness - rashness - audacity






7. Nearness in place or time - kinship






8. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






9. Stubborn






10. A re-establishment of good relations






11. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






12. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






13. Forest-like - wooded






14. Uncompromising - stubborn






15. A creative work - musical composition






16. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






17. Marked with thin lines or grooves






18. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






19. To dry out






20. Stingy






21. The belief that there are no values or morals in the universe - that existence is senseless or useless






22. To invest with authority - to brace






23. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






24. Full-figured - plump






25. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






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






27. Showing favoritism to friends or family - as in granting positions in jobs or politics






28. To soften by soaking - to cause to waste away






29. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






30. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






31. An embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding






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






33. Award or honor - high praise






34. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






35. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






36. Generous






37. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






38. A file of documents - letters and records






39. Instability caused by an erosion of values or lack of purpose






40. Not capable of being appeased or mollified






41. Covered with green plants - leafy






42. To make uneasy






43. To confuse - deceive






44. Merry - gleeful






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






46. Honesty - uprightness






47. 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






48. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






49. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






50. Truthful - honest