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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 invest with authority - to brace






2. A poisonous swamp vapor - a harmful influence or atmosphere






3. Pungent - charmingly provocative






4. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






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






6. Honesty - uprightness






7. To compromise - to draw something out in order to gain time






8. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






9. Remorse - feeling uneasy after have done something






10. All knowing - infinite awareness






11. Harmful






12. A temporary encampment






13. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






14. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






15. A morally unprincipled person - a scoundrel






16. The belief that there are no values or morals in the universe - that existence is senseless or useless






17. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






18. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






19. Forest-like - wooded






20. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






21. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






22. To run at a steady - easy pace






23. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






24. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






25. To impede - restrain - hamper






26. A creative work - musical composition






27. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






28. A system of natural healing






29. A eulogy or expression of high praise






30. Acting for another - sharing in an experience of another through the imagination






31. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






32. In title only






33. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






34. Fertile - productive - fruitful






35. Truthful - honest






36. A remedy that cures everything






37. A transition from the illustrious to the commonplace - overdone pathos - triteness






38. Influence - a forceful blow






39. A judge - one who decides






40. Boldness - rashness - audacity






41. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






42. A temporary suspension of activity






43. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






44. Severe - exceedingly harsh






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






46. Relating to dress or fashion






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






48. Custom - habit






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






50. A procession - a group of attendants