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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 smile foolishly






2. To censor prudishly - to rewrite crudely






3. Drowsy - sleepy






4. A temporary suspension of activity






5. Vulgar or indecent language






6. To deny - to speak or act against






7. To make uneasy






8. A secret meeting - a tryst - or something assigned






9. Moving from place to place






10. A sudden outburst






11. To become rigid - to become set in one's ways






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






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






14. A creative work - musical composition






15. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






16. Award or honor - high praise






17. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






18. An inferior substitute






19. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






20. A generous giving of gifts - philanthropy






21. Something that is enormous - or monstrous in size and power






22. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






23. Sweetly flowing






24. Having foresight






25. A eulogy or expression of high praise






26. A re-establishment of good relations






27. Merry - gleeful






28. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






29. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






30. An apparition - phantom






31. To leave quickly and secretively






32. Full-figured - plump






33. Truthful - honest






34. An illegal act especially by a public official






35. Influence - a forceful blow






36. Covered with green plants - leafy






37. A disaster or violent breakdown






38. A judge - one who decides






39. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






40. To impede - restrain - hamper






41. Having one's hands in a bent position on the hips - or figuratively speaking - something slightly out of balance






42. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






43. To honor - to worship - to respect






44. Hard to understand - abstruse - over one's head






45. A weariness - listlessness - a state of lethargy






46. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






47. A model or example






48. Lack of comforts - poverty - a state of being deprived






49. A remedy that cures everything






50. Being in a dying or decaying condition