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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 run counter to - to show something as false






2. A temporary suspension of activity






3. To make uneasy






4. A distinctive word or behavior that typifies a group - a slogan






5. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






6. To weaken - to sap the strength






7. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






8. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






9. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






10. Severe - exceedingly harsh






11. Wildly fanciful - absurd






12. Retract - renounce or recant






13. To kill or destroy a large part of






14. State of rest or inactivity






15. Lascivious - have lustful thoughts or desires






16. Dishonest - deceitful






17. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






18. An expedition - wandering






19. To discern - to see something - to catch sight of






20. Advancing a point of view - biased






21. Without money - penniless






22. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






23. A dabbler - someone with a superficial knowledge (usually of the arts)






24. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






25. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






26. An apparition - phantom






27. To wish for with envy






28. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






29. Payment - recompense






30. Voluntarily refraining from eating certain foods or drink - or from doing something pleasant but not good for you






31. Subsidiary - subordinate






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






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






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






35. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






36. To rot






37. To whip - or to punish as if by whipping






38. One who adheres strictly to rules






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






40. To behave






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






42. The act of repeating an offense






43. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






44. Something that is enormous - or monstrous in size and power






45. A remedy that cures everything






46. A model or example






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






48. Hostile - aggressive - savage






49. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






50. Next to last