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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. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






2. Whimsical - fanciful - impulsive






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






4. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






5. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






6. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






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






8. To bewilder - to puzzle






9. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






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






11. A drunken reveler or orgy






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






13. Truthful - honest






14. To kill or destroy a large part of






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






16. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






17. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






18. To put an end to






19. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






20. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






21. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






22. An excellent model - a typical example






23. Advancing a point of view - biased






24. State of rest or inactivity






25. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






26. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






27. To hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies - to ease without curing






28. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






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






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






31. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






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






33. A generous giving of gifts - philanthropy






34. To leave quickly and secretively






35. To put to flight - to scatter - to cause a huge defeat






36. To run at a steady - easy pace






37. Without money - penniless






38. Coming into existence - being born






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






40. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






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






42. Bad breath






43. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






44. A poisonous swamp vapor - a harmful influence or atmosphere






45. Heading - title - category






46. Sweetly flowing






47. An apparition - phantom






48. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






49. Moving from place to place






50. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish