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SSAT UPPER VERBAL SET 1A Flashcards

memorizing upper verbal words (101 cards)

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Adjudicate

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to judge; hear and decide a judicial procedure

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Affiliate

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to be joined in close association

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Antipathy

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great dislike; something/someone that arouses such dislike

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Archaic

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ancient; rarely used commonly

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Aroma

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a pleasant scent or odor

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Associate

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a coworker; associate

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Avail

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to be of use; help or advantageous

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Barricade

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a structure that blocks one’s way

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Bellow

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to roar; to make a loud cry

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Berth

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a shelf like sleeping place for passengers on a vehicle like ship or train

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Brawny

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muscular and strong

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Collaboration

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working together; cooperation

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Conventional

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following accepted custom or belief

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Degrade

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to lower in quality or honor

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Dejection

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sadness; low spirits

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Depict

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to illustrate; to describe or paint

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Devotee

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someone who is enthusiastically devoted

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Disconcerting

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upsetting or frustrating

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Dubious

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doubtful; feeling or showing uncertainty

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Emulate

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to imitate in order to equal or surpass

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Entomb

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to incase in a tomb; to bury

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Extrapolate

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to estimate or infer the unknown by extending known information

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Garrison

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a group of soldiers in a specific place

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Hypochondria

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abnormal anxiety about one’s health; especially with imaginary ailments

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Incisive
intelligently analytical and clear thinking`
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Juxtaposition
to put next to each other in order to compare and contrast
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Lucid
expressed clearly; easy to understand
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Indigent
Poor, needy and destitute
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Manumit
to free from slavery
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Metropolitan
relating to a major city; consisting of a large city and surrounding suburbs
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Modicum
a small or humble amount
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Negligible
not worth thinking about; not worth considering
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Ostentatious
showy; pretentious
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Paramount
supreme; more important and superior than anything else
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Pristine
unspoiled; pure
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Proxy
someone authorized to act for another
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Radiant
giving off light or heat; showing or filled with joy, happiness
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Require
to demand or insist upon; to need
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Rigorous
strict, inflexible; severe; difficult
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Samaritan
person who comes to the aid of another
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Scrupulous
diligent, thorough, and attentive to detail
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Silhouette
the outline of something filled in with solid color
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Slander
to make a false and damaging statement about one
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Strife
conflict, fight or struggle
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Supercilious
showing excessive pride
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Terse
brief and to the point; concise
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Tolerate
to put up with; to accept and allow
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Traditional
relating to beliefs or customs that are accepted commonly
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Uninterested
not interested; indifferent
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Viable
capable of working properly
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Perpetual
lasting for a long time; continuing without interruption
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Diverge
to separate from the main; to differ
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Interrogate
to ask questions of a person formally or officially
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Gargantuan
gigantic; enormous, huge
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Orthopedic
relating in the branch of medicine that corrects or treats disorders of the bones, tendons, muscles, and joints
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Spawn
to produce
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Optimist
a person who tends to be hopeful or confident in any situation
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Extensive
covering or affecting a large area
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Susceptible
easily affected or influenced
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Omniscient
knowing everything
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Indispensable
absolutely necessary
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Seethe
to be internally agitated
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Reproof
criticism; disapproval
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Inveterate
firmly established; deep rooted- habitual
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Curator
a guardian of a minor; person in charge of a museum
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Polemic
an argument or dispute; often attacking a specific opinion
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Relucent
reflecting light; shining
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Quid pro quo
something exchanged for something else
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Isolated
separated or set apart from others
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Reversible
capable of being turned around
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Encumbrance
a burden; something that hinders or makes progress difficult
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Presume
to believe to be true
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Aspersion
a damaging or untrue remark. slander
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Abacus
a calculating tool with beads and a rod
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Paralysis
a loss of movements or sensations in a part of the body; inability to move or function
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Dulcet
soothing, pleasant, melodious
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Resume
a summary of a person's qualifications or field experience
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Anthropology
the study of people; customs, origin, distribution, and relationship
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Elite
the best, finest, or most power members of a group or society
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Armada
a fleet of warships
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Cargo
the load of goods or freight carried by a vehicle
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Energetic
having or showing great energy
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Deplete
to use up; decrease the amount of
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Debit
the money deducted and recorded in an account
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Incendiary
causing or capable of causing fire
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Monastery
buildings occupied by monks or nuns
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Prescribe
advise and authorize the use of a medicine or treatment
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Dour
sullen or gloomy in manner
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Suspend
to stop for a time; to keep from doing
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Accretion
increase in size by addition or growth
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Emulation
the act of trying to equal, imitate, or excel
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Persona non grata
being unacceptable or unwelcome
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Palatable
pleasant to the taste, pleasing to the mind
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Castigate
to punish, chastise, or rebuke
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Quadruple
to times four
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Arraign
to charge with guilt
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Brake
a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or machine
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Sage
wise or showing sound judgement; a person who is wise
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Regime
the government in power; a system of a government
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Predecessor
a person who comes before another
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