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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 ponder over - to mediate - to think






2. To swing back and forth






3. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






4. Extreme poverty






5. Exhausted - lost vitality - overrefined






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






7. To smile foolishly






8. A judge - one who decides






9. To muse upon






10. To honor - to worship - to respect






11. Highly significant - overflowing - rich in significance






12. To compromise - to draw something out in order to gain time






13. Relating to dress or fashion






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






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






16. Cheerful readiness - liveliness or eagerness






17. A disaster or violent breakdown






18. To tolerate - to put up with something






19. Excessively rigid - dry and stiff - inflexible






20. A process of transformation that is seemingly magical






21. An excellent model - a typical example






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






23. Sweetly flowing






24. Origin - source - proof of past ownership






25. Oval - obscure in expression






26. Occurring during the day - happens every day






27. A small group that rules a country after a coup d'etat






28. Marked with thin lines or grooves






29. A creative work - musical composition






30. Turmoil






31. A procession - a group of attendants






32. Habitual - deeply rooted or established






33. One who is continually breaking the law






34. Fashionable - trendy - aristocratic






35. Urgent - demands prompt action






36. Vulgar or indecent language






37. To put an end to






38. Someone who wastes - a spendthrift






39. Unwavering - robust - sturdily built






40. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






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






42. A morally unprincipled person - a scoundrel






43. An embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding






44. Exceptional skill or strength - military valor






45. To deny - to speak or act against






46. State of rest or inactivity






47. To dry out






48. A temporary encampment






49. Jaunty - sporty - disreputable - vulgar - characterized by a careless unconventionality






50. A cave explorer