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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 make uneasy






2. Restrained - reluctant - uncommunicative






3. To tolerate - to put up with something






4. Formidable - fearsome - deserving of respect






5. Native - belonging to a specific region






6. To find not guilty - to conduct oneself






7. To bewilder - to puzzle






8. An excellent model - a typical example






9. A blissful - painless state - a supreme happiness according to Buddhism when the soul is no longer in need of purification of hatred - deceit - etc.






10. Overly sentimental






11. Influence - a forceful blow






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






13. To swing back and forth






14. Arrogant - overbearing - condescending






15. An expedition - wandering






16. To stain or soil (commonly as to reputation)






17. Corrupt - degenerate - wildly extravagant






18. Stubbornly defiant and resistant of authority






19. Burdensome - oppressive - troublesome






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






21. A disaster or violent breakdown






22. To divide into election districts to gain political advantage






23. A wealthy - influential person






24. Vanishing - happening for the briefest moment






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






26. A morally unprincipled person - a scoundrel






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






28. Uncompromising - stubborn






29. Marked with thin lines or grooves






30. To enroll - most particularly in college






31. Boredom - listlessness - lack of interest






32. Shrewd - astute - showing strong powers of discernment






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






34. Vigor - distinctive - elegant style






35. Fertile - productive - fruitful






36. A quick - witty reply - spirited conversation






37. One who is continually breaking the law






38. Corrosive - biting - bitterly scathing






39. Wise - shrewd






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






41. Custom - habit






42. To make a long - formal speech - to sum up a speech






43. A sickly - greenish-yellow tone






44. Generous






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






46. Someone who wastes - a spendthrift






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






48. Displeasure or resentment - shade






49. The mood or spirit of the times






50. Lacking color - wan