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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. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






2. A creative work - musical composition






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






4. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






5. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






6. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






7. Heading - title - category






8. To swing back and forth






9. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






10. To prey upon - to plunder with violence if necessary






11. Full-figured - plump






12. Having foresight






13. Overly sentimental






14. An embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding






15. Sweetly flowing






16. Winding - having many curves






17. Stingy - small in a mean way






18. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






19. Payment - recompense






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






21. To rot






22. To divide into election districts to gain political advantage






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






24. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






25. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






26. To break up - to squander - to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure






27. To stir up - to incite






28. Pungent - charmingly provocative






29. A large - disastrous fire






30. The mood or spirit of the times






31. A flatterer - a self-serving yes-man






32. An excellent model - a typical example






33. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






34. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






35. To become rigid - to become set in one's ways






36. Slander - deliberate false statements






37. To smile foolishly






38. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






39. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






40. Hard to understand - abstruse - over one's head






41. Moving from place to place






42. Influence - a forceful blow






43. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






44. A morally unprincipled person - a scoundrel






45. Someone who wastes - a spendthrift






46. Dishonest - deceitful






47. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






48. To settle in snugly - to hide in a secure place






49. Harmful






50. In title only