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






2. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






3. Something or someone loathed or intensely disliked






4. Common - vulgar - low class






5. Nearness in place or time - kinship






6. Extreme poverty






7. Squalid - a slovenly woman






8. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






9. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






10. Slander - deliberate false statements






11. To break up - to squander - to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure






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






13. Unique - of its own kind - in a class by itself






14. A temporary suspension of activity






15. Talkative






16. Bitingly sarcastic - incisive - caustic in manner






17. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






18. Wildly fanciful - absurd






19. Nonchalant - lighthearted - unconcerned






20. Does not allow something to pass through - impenetrable






21. To invest with authority - to brace






22. Sweetly flowing






23. Boldness - rashness - audacity






24. A mark of distinction - a quality that 'says' prestige






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






26. The period between two successive governments - a pause in a continuing series






27. Severe - exceedingly harsh






28. To confuse - deceive






29. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






30. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






31. To make better - to ease or improve






32. A secret group of conspirators - a clique






33. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






34. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






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






36. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






37. To kill or destroy a large part of






38. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






39. Native - belonging to a specific region






40. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






41. Facade - coating - outward appearance






42. Nearsightedness - lacking foresight






43. Forest-like - wooded






44. All knowing - infinite awareness






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






46. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






47. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






48. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






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






50. Coming into existence - being born