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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. A difficult and confused situation - a complicated disagreement






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






3. Burden - blame - obligation






4. The point at which an orbiting object is farthest from what is being orbited - or the apex of something






5. Meticulously attentive to detail - exacting






6. Merry - gleeful






7. Lofty praise - eulogistic writing






8. Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation - a superficial covering or exterior






9. To discern - to see something - to catch sight of






10. Sullen - gloomy - depressed






11. Careless - unenthusiastic - done merely as duty






12. A philosophy that says things are determined in ways that are out of human hands






13. Native - belonging to a specific region






14. Being in a dying or decaying condition






15. Scheming activity for an evil purpose






16. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






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






18. To move smoothly in a wavelike manner






19. A stroke resulting from loss of blood to the brain - becoming so angry as to be on the verge of exploding






20. Whim - an unpredictable action






21. Overly sentimental






22. Wordy language - an indirect - roundabout expression






23. To confuse - deceive






24. A cave explorer






25. To put to flight - to scatter - to cause a huge defeat






26. To invest with authority - to brace






27. To impede - restrain - hamper






28. In title only






29. Boldness - rashness - audacity






30. Award or honor - high praise






31. Next to last






32. Esoteric - interesting to only a few






33. Emotionally unpredictable - give to rapid changes in mood






34. Without money - penniless






35. Nonchalant - lighthearted - unconcerned






36. Otherworldly - magical - 'touched'






37. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






38. To run at a steady - easy pace






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






40. The combined force of two distinct elements that is more powerful than each alone






41. Faithless - untrustworthy






42. Environment - surroundings






43. Unnecessarily helpful - meddlesome - interfering






44. Comic - sometimes crude - informal verse






45. Squalid - a slovenly woman






46. To command or urge solemnly and earnestly






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






48. To bewilder - to puzzle






49. To attack the integrity of something






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