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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 move smoothly in a wavelike manner






2. Facade - coating - outward appearance






3. A creative work - musical composition






4. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






5. To impede - restrain - hamper






6. An intimate group of people with a common interest






7. To hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies - to ease without curing






8. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






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






10. To run at a steady - easy pace






11. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






12. Power - strength






13. Being in a dying or decaying condition






14. Sweetly flowing






15. To suggest partly - to give a hint of things to come - to foreshadow vaguely






16. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






17. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






18. The combined force of two distinct elements that is more powerful than each alone






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






20. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






21. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






22. Coming into existence - being born






23. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






24. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






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






26. Division into two often contradictory parts






27. Faithless - untrustworthy






28. Eating or absorbing everything - feeding on both animal and vegetable substances






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






30. A privilege or perk that goes along with a job






31. A disaster or violent breakdown






32. Animals






33. Retract - renounce or recant






34. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






35. Nonchalant - lighthearted - unconcerned






36. Advancing a point of view - biased






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






38. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






39. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






40. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






41. To weaken - to sap the strength






42. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






43. Dishonest - deceitful






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






45. All knowing - infinite awareness






46. Forest-like - wooded






47. A fake medication






48. Wise - shrewd






49. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






50. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person