SSAT Flashcards
(119 cards)
1
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acclaimed
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praise enthusiastically and publicly
2
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accord
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to grant, to be in agreement
3
Q
Acute
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highly developed or keen, intense severe
4
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adament
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impervious to please, persuasion, requests or reason/ stubborn
5
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adept
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very skilled or proficient at something
6
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adhesive
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sticky
7
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admonish
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warn or reprimand firmly
8
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affiliate
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to attach or connect
9
Q
aggrandize
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increase, to make big
10
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aggregate
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to form a whole from pieces
11
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akin
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of similar character
12
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allege
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to claim that someone has done wrong
13
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aloof
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distant
14
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Altruism
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Selfless concern for others
15
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Ambiguous
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unclear
16
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ambivalent
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mixed feelings
17
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ameliorate
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make better
18
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amiable
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pleasant manner
19
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amorphous
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no specific shape
20
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androgynous
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indeterminate sex
21
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animosity
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strong hostility
22
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annex
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addition
23
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antagonistic
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purposefully malicious
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antipathy
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deep seeded feeling of dislike
25
apprehension
fear, anxiety
to grasp or understand
26
arbitrary
based on personal whim
27
arid
lacking interest
dry
28
ascertain
make sure of
29
aspect
feature
30
assail
to attack
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assent
to agree
32
assert
state a fact
33
assess
evaluate
34
austere
strict
35
astute
clever
36
auspicious
favorable, promising
37
abdicate
to give up or give away (power)
38
banal
boring and obvisious
39
barrage
bombard
40
bastion
a fortification
41
beligerent
hostile aggresive
42
bemoan
discontent, sorrow
| humorous
43
benevolent
charitable
44
benign
gentle not harmful
45
bequest
a legacy
46
biast
unfairly prejudice
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abhor
hate
47
Blithe
Cheerful indifference
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bumbastic
inflated
50
brash
rude
51
brazien
bold and without shame
52
candid
frank
53
capricious
sudden changes of mood
54
chagrin
distressed or humiliated at failing
55
chasm
profound difference between people
56
coalisce
forming one whole
57
coerce
to persuade by force
58
commodity
useful or valuable
59
comprehensive
complete
60
condescending
showing a feeling of superiority
61
condone
permit wrongful behavior
62
confer
grant or bestow
63
conform
to comply
64
confound
surprise of confusion
65
congenial
pleasant because of qualities
66
conniving
conspiring to do something illegal
67
consenses
general agreement
68
conspitious
standing out
69
contrite
expressing remorse
70
controversal
disagreeing matter
71
convensional
in accord with general belief
72
cordial
warm and friendlly
73
credible
able to be believed, convincing
74
creed
a faith
75
deft
neatly skillful, agile
76
dejection
low spirits
77
deviate
to part from an established course
78
disavow
deny support
79
dispell
make disappear
80
disparage
little worth
81
docile
submissive
82
dubious
hesitating or doubting
83
egotist
self obsorbed
84
egress
to become visible
85
elegy
poem of serious reflection
86
eloquent
fluent in speaking
87
embryonic
beginning stages
88
enigma
puzzling
89
ephemeral
lasting for a brief time
90
epitome
perfect example
91
equity
impartial
92
esoteric
intended to be understood by those with special knowledge
93
euphemism
mild substitution for a harsh word
94
feign
to pretend
95
fickle
changing constantly
96
flaccid
lacking force or effetiveness
97
flotsam
rejected and disregarded
wreckage of ship floating on water
98
fluctuate
rise and fall
99
foolhardy
recklessly bold or rash
100
truculent
Aggressively defiant
101
Curator
Keeper of a museum
102
Genial
friendly and cheerful
103
germane
relevant
104
glean
extract
105
haphazard
lacking obvious organization
106
extol
exalt
107
facet
one side of something many sided
108
fallacy
mistaken belief
109
fallow
uncultivated (land)
| unsown
110
refute
To argue against
111
feisty
lively, determined, courageous
112
haughty
attractive person
113
ignoble
not honorable
114
imaculate
perfectly clean
115
impasse
no progress is possible
116
incisive
clear thinking
117
ingress
an entarnce
118
insipid
lacking flavor
119
inundate
overwhelmed
