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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. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






2. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






3. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






4. Lustful - lascivious






5. To attack the integrity of something






6. A wealthy - influential person






7. Burden - blame - obligation






8. In title only






9. Heading - title - category






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






11. A street urchin - a slim girl with an impish charm






12. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






13. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






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






15. To dry out






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






17. Generous






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






19. A creative work - musical composition






20. A fake medication






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






22. A stroke resulting from loss of blood to the brain - becoming so angry as to be on the verge of exploding






23. A temporary encampment






24. Able to walk or move about






25. The humorous misuse of a word that sounds very much like the word indended






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






27. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






28. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






29. 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






30. Custom - habit






31. Native - belonging to a specific region






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






33. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






34. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






35. Without money - penniless






36. To deny - to speak or act against






37. One who adheres strictly to rules






38. Whim - an unpredictable action






39. An intimate group of people with a common interest






40. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






41. Animals






42. An inferior substitute






43. An excellent model - a typical example






44. Having foresight






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






46. A rapid outburst - spray of gunfire






47. An order for a prisoner to stand before a judge to determine the legality of his sentence






48. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






49. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






50. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish