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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. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






3. Not capable of being appeased or mollified






4. Instability caused by an erosion of values or lack of purpose






5. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






6. To bewilder - to puzzle






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






8. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






9. Payment - recompense






10. Fertile - productive - fruitful






11. Facade - coating - outward appearance






12. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






13. To kill or destroy a large part of






14. A generous giving of gifts - philanthropy






15. Displeasure or resentment - shade






16. To run at a steady - easy pace






17. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






18. Sweetly flowing






19. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






20. Full-figured - plump






21. A cave explorer






22. A drunken reveler or orgy






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






24. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






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






26. Hostile - aggressive - savage






27. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






28. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






29. Occurring during the day - happens every day






30. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






31. Moving from place to place






32. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






33. Boldness - rashness - audacity






34. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






35. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






36. To gesture - especially when speaking






37. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






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






39. A creative work - musical composition






40. Native - belonging to a specific region






41. To give off - to conceal






42. One who is continually breaking the law






43. Being in a dying or decaying condition






44. Common - vulgar - low class






45. Situated on opposite sides of the earth - or being exactly opposite






46. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






47. A dominant or recurring theme






48. To make uneasy






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






50. Argumentative over a point - quarrelsome