SSAT Vocab Flashcards
(93 cards)
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banal
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dull/common
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bellicose
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warlike
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blithe
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happy; without care
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benighted
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in the dark
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adjunct
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something added or conjoined
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ambiguous
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uncertain, open to more than one interpretation
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akin
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related
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aloof
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distant or unsympathetic attitude
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anarchy
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a state of lawlessness or disorder (usually from a failed government)
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amorphous
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without shape
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abode
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home/residence
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allot
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to distibute
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apathy
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absence of emotion or enthusiasm
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allege
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to report/to declare (especially something that hasn’t been proven
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acrid
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bitter
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accord
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agreement
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ameliorate
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to make better
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antithesis
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exact opposite
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abet
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to aid
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adamant
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stubborn
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allure
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to entice
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agile
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quick or nimble
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amiss
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wrong
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animosity
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hostile feeling
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adept
skilled or proficient
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adroit
skilled or dextrous
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amicable
friendly when expected not to be
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abdicate
fail to fulfill or undertake a responsibility/duty
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abjure
to renounce or give something up
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affable
sociable or friendly
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abate
to reduce, become smaller, or less intense
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boon
a gift
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brisk
vigorous or energentic
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cache
a hiding place
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callous
emotionally hardened
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capacious
able to hold a large amount
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capricious
apt to change suddenly
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chaff
the useless or unimportant part of something
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chagrin
embarrassment or shame
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chastise
critisize
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choleric
angry
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circumlocution
talking about in a round about way
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clad
wearing clothes
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cogent
convincing
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cogitate
to think
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cognizant
having awareness of something
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concur
to agree
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contrive
come up with a plan
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copious
plentiful
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cordial
friendly
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covet
strongly desire
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defer
to postpone
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deft
skillful
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deplete
to use up
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deplore
strongly dissaprove
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deter
prevent
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diction
choice of words
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dilapidated
decayed
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diminutive
small
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dire
dangerous
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discern
perceive
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disdain
dislike
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disgruntled
dissatisfied
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dispel
drive away
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dispenseable
not essential
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docile
teachable/gentle
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doctrine
a teaching/belief system
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dormant
resting
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dross
worthless material to be thrown away
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duplicitous
deceitful
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egress
an exit
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encroach
gradually pass the limit
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engender
to produce
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enigma
mysterious puzzle
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enmity
hatred
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eradicate
destroy
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evoke
to call forth
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facile
easy
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fallacy
misconception
80
feign
to pretend
81
fission
a splitting
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flagrant
obviously bad
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formidable
impressive in strength
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frivolous
not serious
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frugal
thrifty
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fulsome
offensively insincere
87
prudent
sensible/careful
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raze
demolish
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smite
strike/hit
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staunch
dependable
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taciturn
not talkative
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vex
annoy
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wan
pale
