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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. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






2. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






3. Wise - shrewd






4. Lack of comforts - poverty - a state of being deprived






5. A secret meeting - a tryst - or something assigned






6. Nonchalant - lighthearted - unconcerned






7. Hardworking - busy - diligent






8. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






9. Boldness - rashness - audacity






10. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






11. A drunken reveler or orgy






12. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






13. Hot-tempered - cranky






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






15. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






16. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






17. A language used by a particular population that differs from standard speech






18. To leave quickly and secretively






19. Covered with green plants - leafy






20. Truthful - honest






21. Favorable to health






22. The period between two successive governments - a pause in a continuing series






23. To make uneasy






24. State of rest or inactivity






25. Dishonest - deceitful






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






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






28. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






29. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






30. To honor - to worship - to respect






31. To muse upon






32. Stingy - small in a mean way






33. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






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






35. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






36. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






37. Lending money at a high interest rate






38. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






39. To impede - restrain - hamper






40. Harmful






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






42. Squalid - a slovenly woman






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






44. Facade - coating - outward appearance






45. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






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






47. Extreme poverty






48. A beginner - a novice






49. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






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