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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. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






2. The judicious use of resources - livestock farming






3. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






4. The act of repeating an offense






5. Sweetly flowing






6. A judge - one who decides






7. Without money - penniless






8. Bad breath






9. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






10. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






11. A pouring of a liquid for a religious ceremony - a drink






12. Wildly fanciful - absurd






13. Extraordinary composure in the face of danger






14. Boastful - pompous






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






16. To deviate from the truth






17. Division into two often contradictory parts






18. The point at which an orbiting object is farthest from what is being orbited - or the apex of something






19. To tolerate - to put up with something






20. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






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






22. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






23. Being in a dying or decaying condition






24. Talkative






25. The mood or spirit of the times






26. Evil - unjust






27. Award or honor - high praise






28. Moving from place to place






29. To attack the integrity of something






30. Having foresight






31. Forest-like - wooded






32. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






33. To behave






34. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






35. Harmful






36. A cave explorer






37. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






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






39. Shriveled - withered






40. To divide into election districts to gain political advantage






41. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






42. To gesture - especially when speaking






43. To dry out






44. Fertile - productive - fruitful






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






46. A temporary encampment






47. 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






48. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






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






50. To distress - to mistreat