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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 invest with authority - to brace






2. Full-figured - plump






3. Award or honor - high praise






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






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






6. Stingy






7. Being in a dying or decaying condition






8. Fertile - productive - fruitful






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






10. False - spurious - of doubtful origin






11. Uncompromising - stubborn






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






13. Coming into existence - being born






14. A beginner - a novice






15. A wealthy - influential person






16. Disgraceful and dishonorable






17. To make better - to ease or improve






18. Preachy - pompous - using wise sayings excessively






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






20. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






21. Displeasure or resentment - shade






22. A scholar - a very knowledgeable person






23. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






24. Cranky - ill tempered - irritable - peevish






25. The act of repeating an offense






26. An excellent model - a typical example






27. Damning - extremely critical - disgraceful






28. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






29. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






30. Showing favoritism to friends or family - as in granting positions in jobs or politics






31. A temporary suspension of activity






32. Common - vulgar - low class






33. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






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






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






36. To prey upon - to plunder with violence if necessary






37. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






38. An embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding






39. Wild - like a wild animal - savage






40. The belief in the superiority of one's race or ethnic group






41. Boastful - pompous






42. Boldness - rashness - audacity






43. A dominant or recurring theme






44. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






45. To repeal - to set aside - to nullify






46. To punish - chastise - criticize severely






47. To quibble - to raise trivial objections






48. Harmful - unwholesome - stinking - putrid






49. A difficult and confused situation - a complicated disagreement






50. To rot