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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 weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






2. An apparition - phantom






3. Lending money at a high interest rate






4. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






5. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






6. To run counter to - to show something as false






7. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






8. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






9. To impede - restrain - hamper






10. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






11. To rip up by the roots - to abolish - to annihilate






12. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






13. Boldness - rashness - audacity






14. Hard to understand or grasp






15. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






16. An intimate group of people with a common interest






17. A re-establishment of good relations






18. Protection - patronage






19. To swing back and forth






20. Lacking responsibility - ineffective






21. Bad breath






22. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






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






24. To expose political misconduct






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






26. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






27. Marked with thin lines or grooves






28. To prey upon - to plunder with violence if necessary






29. Fertile - productive - fruitful






30. Generous






31. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






32. Winding - having many curves






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






34. Fearful - easily frightened






35. A violent upheaval - an earthquake - a flood






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






37. Being in a dying or decaying condition






38. Merry - gleeful






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






40. Overly dramatic - theatrical - deliberately affected






41. Native - belonging to a specific region






42. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






43. An illegal act especially by a public official






44. To wish for with envy






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






46. To attack the integrity of something






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






48. To smile foolishly






49. An expedition - wandering






50. To gesture - especially when speaking