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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 scholar - a very knowledgeable person






2. A creative work - musical composition






3. To invest with authority - to brace






4. Next to last






5. Stingy






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






7. To expose political misconduct






8. Protection - patronage






9. Shriveled - withered






10. Nearness in place or time - kinship






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






12. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






13. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






14. The mood or spirit of the times






15. Drowsy - sleepy






16. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






17. To take off (usually clothing) as a sign of greeting






18. Humorous - joking in a somewhat inappropriate or clumsy manner






19. An excellent model - a typical example






20. Overly sentimental






21. Truthful - honest






22. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






23. Gray or white with age - ancient - stale






24. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






25. Something that is an essential condition of






26. Bad breath






27. A philosophy that says things are determined in ways that are out of human hands






28. A gentle breeze






29. A file of documents - letters and records






30. Stingy - small in a mean way






31. The combined force of two distinct elements that is more powerful than each alone






32. To dry out






33. Favorable to health






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






35. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






36. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






37. Slander - deliberate false statements






38. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






39. All knowing - infinite awareness






40. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






41. One who is continually breaking the law






42. To wish for with envy






43. Burden - blame - obligation






44. Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation - a superficial covering or exterior






45. To kill or destroy a large part of






46. Wildly fanciful - absurd






47. A wealthy - influential person






48. The breaking up of the Jewish community in the sixth century where they were exiled from Israel - any dispersion of a people with a common origin






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






50. Wild - like a wild animal - savage