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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. Generous






2. To impede - restrain - hamper






3. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






4. A rushing attack - witty repartee - a brief excursion






5. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






6. A distinctive word or behavior that typifies a group - a slogan






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






8. A drunken reveler or orgy






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






10. A structure - whose parts cannot stand alone






11. Stingy






12. To make better - to ease or improve






13. A society in which distinct groups function together - but retain their identities






14. To muse upon






15. A massive - unstoppable object






16. Extremely intricate or complicated in structure






17. Hardworking - busy - diligent






18. A transition from the illustrious to the commonplace - overdone pathos - triteness






19. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






20. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






21. To give off - to conceal






22. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






23. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






24. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






25. Without money - penniless






26. Empty - lacking intelligence






27. Voluntarily refraining from eating certain foods or drink - or from doing something pleasant but not good for you






28. To expose political misconduct






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






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






31. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






32. Does not allow something to pass through - impenetrable






33. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






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






35. Lacking color - wan






36. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






37. Advancing a point of view - biased






38. A pouring of a liquid for a religious ceremony - a drink






39. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






40. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






41. Stubborn






42. Hot-tempered - cranky






43. An inferior substitute






44. Relating to dress or fashion






45. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






46. A beginner - a novice






47. Faithless - untrustworthy






48. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






49. A remedy that cures everything






50. A file of documents - letters and records