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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 behave






2. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






3. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






4. 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






5. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






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






7. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






8. Lending money at a high interest rate






9. Careful - cautious - wary






10. A gentle breeze






11. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






12. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






13. Marked with thin lines or grooves






14. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






15. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






16. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






17. A work of art - the sum of an artist's work






18. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






19. Not capable of being appeased or mollified






20. Harmful






21. Lacking color - wan






22. A mark of distinction - a quality that 'says' prestige






23. Custom - habit






24. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






25. A remedy that cures everything






26. The mood or spirit of the times






27. An expedition - wandering






28. Stubborn






29. A form of logic in which major and minor premises are made and a conclusion drawn - a process of deduction






30. To dry out






31. A disaster or violent breakdown






32. A flatterer - a self-serving yes-man






33. To enroll - most particularly in college






34. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






35. Forest-like - wooded






36. A fake medication






37. Does not allow something to pass through - impenetrable






38. To make a long - formal speech - to sum up a speech






39. Subsidiary - subordinate






40. A smugly insensitive and ignorant person who has no knowledge of intellectual or artistic subjects






41. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






42. An apparition - phantom






43. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






44. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere






45. Someone who wastes - a spendthrift






46. Sneaky - secret






47. To soften by soaking - to cause to waste away






48. Eating or absorbing everything - feeding on both animal and vegetable substances






49. State of rest or inactivity






50. Fearful - easily frightened