Test your basic knowledge |

SAT Word Power Harder

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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 distress - to mistreat






2. Facade - coating - outward appearance






3. A wealthy - influential person






4. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






5. An embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding






6. Slander - deliberate false statements






7. Widespread - abounding - occurring frequently






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






9. Protection - patronage






10. A procession - a group of attendants






11. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






12. Pushy - conceited - noisily self-assertive






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






14. Someone who enjoys luxurious living






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






16. Favorable to health






17. Readily assuming different shapes or characters






18. Environment - surroundings






19. To smile foolishly






20. Ill-tempered - cranky - angry






21. To muse upon






22. A dabbler - someone with a superficial knowledge (usually of the arts)






23. Drowsy - sleepy






24. A re-establishment of good relations






25. To weaken - to sap the strength






26. Lacking color - wan






27. Oval - obscure in expression






28. To make better - to ease or improve






29. Honesty - uprightness






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






31. A massive - unstoppable object






32. To make uneasy






33. To ponder over - to mediate - to think






34. Bad breath






35. To run at a steady - easy pace






36. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






37. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






38. To settle in snugly - to hide in a secure place






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






40. A thick or sticky consistency of a liquid






41. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






42. Having a nice - agreeable - melodious sound






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






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






45. To tolerate - to put up with something






46. Sweetly flowing






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






48. Lustful - lascivious






49. Personal clothing - accessories - or equipment






50. Hermit-like - self-denial - austere