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






2. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






3. To kill or destroy a large part of






4. The belief in the superiority of one's race or ethnic group






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






6. Unique - of its own kind - in a class by itself






7. Sweetly flowing






8. Stingy - small in a mean way






9. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






10. Lack of comforts - poverty - a state of being deprived






11. To impede - restrain - hamper






12. To make uneasy






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






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






15. To glimpse - to descry - to catch sight of






16. Slander - deliberate false statements






17. In title only






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






19. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






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






21. The act of repeating an offense






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






23. Facade - coating - outward appearance






24. Subsidiary - subordinate






25. A rushing attack - witty repartee - a brief excursion






26. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






27. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






28. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






29. To take off (usually clothing) as a sign of greeting






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






31. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






32. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






33. Winding - having many curves






34. Something that is an essential condition of






35. To enroll - most particularly in college






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






37. To repeal - to set aside - to nullify






38. A creative work - musical composition






39. Wise - shrewd






40. To honor - to worship - to respect






41. Uncompromising - stubborn






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






43. Native - belonging to a specific region






44. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






45. Moving from place to place






46. To run at a steady - easy pace






47. Custom - habit






48. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






49. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






50. Fawning - subservient - servile