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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. Animals






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






3. Oval - obscure in expression






4. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






5. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






6. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






7. A moment - a short period of time






8. Honesty - uprightness






9. To run at a steady - easy pace






10. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






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






12. Pungent - charmingly provocative






13. In title only






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






15. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






16. To toss back and forth - to exchange - to use in a glib way






17. A cave explorer






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






19. Overly sentimental






20. A judge - one who decides






21. A file of documents - letters and records






22. Award or honor - high praise






23. Influence - a forceful blow






24. Division into two often contradictory parts






25. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






26. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






27. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






28. Turmoil






29. Favorable to health






30. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






31. Facade - coating - outward appearance






32. Marked with thin lines or grooves






33. A dominant or recurring theme






34. To tolerate - to put up with something






35. A blissful - painless state - a supreme happiness according to Buddhism when the soul is no longer in need of purification of hatred - deceit - etc.






36. A society in which distinct groups function together - but retain their identities






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






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






39. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






40. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






41. Faithless - untrustworthy






42. To rot






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






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






45. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






46. All knowing - infinite awareness






47. Calm - indifferent - not easily aroused






48. A stroke resulting from loss of blood to the brain - becoming so angry as to be on the verge of exploding






49. Deception or trickery






50. A system of natural healing