SSAT words Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
abase(v.) - Answer-to lower, demean, degrade
/.abate(v.) - Answer-to lessen, to reduce in severity
/.abbreviate(v.) - Answer-to shorten, reduce
/.abduct(v.) - Answer-to kidnap
/.aberration(n.) - Answer-a deviation from the expected course
/.abhor(v.) - Answer-to hate, loathe
/.abide(v.) - Answer-to put up with, tolerate
/.abject(adj.) - Answer-of the most miserable or contemptible kind
/.abort(v.) - Answer-to give up unfinished
/.abridge(v.) - Answer-to shorten, cut down
/.abrogate(v.) - Answer-to abolish, often by authority
/.abscond(v.) - Answer-to sneak away and hide
/.abundant(adj.) - Answer-in great numbers
/.accede(v.) - Answer-to agree
/.accentuate(v.) - Answer-to emphasize, to highlight
/.accommodating(adj.) - Answer-obliging, helpful
/.accost(v.) - Answer-to approach or confront aggressively
/.acumen(n.) - Answer-keen insight
/.acute(adj.) - Answer-sharp, severe
/.affable(adj.) - Answer-friendly, amiable
/.affluent(adj.) - Answer-rich, wealthy
,/.aggrandize(v.) - Answer-to increase or make greater
/.aggregate(v.) - Answer-to gather, amass
/.aghast(adj.) - Answer-struck by amazement or terror
/.agoraphobia(n.) - Answer-an abnormal fear of open or public places
/.akimbo(adj.) - Answer-with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
/.alacrity(n.) - Answer-speed, readiness
/.algid(adj.) - Answer-frigid, cold
/.allay(v.) - Answer-to sooth, assuage
/.alleviate(v.) - Answer-to relieve
/.aloof(adj.) - Answer-reserved, distant
/.altercation(n.) - Answer-an argument, dispute
/.amalgamation(n.) - Answer-a union, a merger
/.ambivalent(adj.) - Answer-having contradictory feelings
/.amble(v.) - Answer-to stroll, walk
/.ameliorate(v.) - Answer-to improve, to make better
/.amend(v.) - Answer-to change for the better, improve
/.amiable(adj.) - Answer-friendly, affable
/.amorous(adj.) - Answer-relating to or showing love
/.amorphous(adj.) - Answer-without shape or borders
/.anomaly(n.) - Answer-something that does not fit into the normal order
/.antechamber(n.) - Answer-a waiting room
/.anxiety(n.) - Answer-uneasiness
/.aphorism(n.) - Answer-a short saying
, /.apocalypse(n.) - Answer-total devastation, the end of the world
/.apparitional(adj.) - Answer-ghostly, spectral
/.arbitrator(n.) - Answer-one who settles controversy between two sides
/.ascetic(n.) - Answer-one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually
religious
/.assuage(v.) - Answer-to ease, pacify
/.atone(v.) - Answer-to apologize, make amends
/.audacious(adj.) - Answer-excessively bold
/.augment(v.) - Answer-to increase or make larger
/.austere(adj.) - Answer-very bare, bleak, simple
/.baleful(adj.) - Answer-harmful, threatening
/.bard(n.) - Answer-a poet, often a singer as well
/.battery(n.) - Answer-an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
/.belligerent(adj.) - Answer-contentious, ready to fight
/.benevolent(adj.) - Answer-kind, good, caring
/.benign(adj.) - Answer-non-threatening, innocuous
/.berate(v.) - Answer-to scold severely
/.bereft(adj.) - Answer-without, devoid of
/.bide(v.) - Answer-to wait, or remain in a condition
/.bilk(v.) - Answer-to cheat, to swindle
/.blandish(v.) - Answer-to coax through flattery
/.bloated(adj.) - Answer-swollen, bigger than desired
/.boisterous(adj.) - Answer-loud, energetic
