SSAT Upper Level Vocabulary Words Exam/679 Questio
SSAT Upper Level Vocabulary Words Exam/679 Questio
SSAT Upper Level Vocabulary Words Exam/679 Questio
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SSAT Upper Level Vocabulary Words
Exam/679 Questions with Answers
Abandon - -Desert or leave someone/something
- Antipathy - -Hatred
- Cascade - -To fall heavily
- Dawdle - -Linger or waste time
- Dubious - -Hesitating or doubting
- Flourish - -To grow well or thrive
- Illustrate - -Explain or to decorate
- Liberate - -To set something free
- Optimistic - -Hopeful
- Recalcitrant - -Uncooperative
- Robust - -Strong and healthy
- Taper - -Narrow or thin
- Abbreviation - -The shortened form of a word
- Anxious - -Worried or nervous
- Cater - -To provide for
- Debate - -To discuss something (verb) or a discussion (noun)
- Duration - -How long something will take
- Fluctuate - -An irregular rise and fall in a number or amount
- Immaculate - -Very clean or spotless
- Limber - -To warm up
- Opulent - -Very rich, luxurious or lavish
,- Reckless - -Doing something carelessly or without thinking
- Rouse - -To stir up or excite someone
- Task - -A piece of work to be done
- Abdicate - -To renounce someone's throne
- Apprehension - -Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen
- Cautious - -Careful
- Debt - -Money that is owe or due
- Eager - -wanting to do something very much
- Foolhardy - -recklessly bold or rash
- Impasse - -a situation in which no progress is possible
- Linger - -wait around
- Ostentatious - -trying to impress or attract attention
- Refute - -disprove or prove wrong
- Routine - -procedure
- Taunt - -a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone
- Abhor - -hate
- Approximate - -estimate or guess
- Censor - -to cut out unacceptable parts of something
- Deceive - -to trick someone
- Economize - -to save money
- Foreseen - -to predict
- Imply - -insinutate
- Lofty - -tall/high
,- Overbearing - -dominating
- Reject - -to turn down or refuse something
- Rue - -regret
- Tenacious - -to keep a firm hold on something
- Abrupt - -a sudden action
- Arbitrary - -random
- Chagrin - -distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
- Decline - -a decrease in something
- Egotist - -a person who is excessively conceited or self-absorbed
- Forge - -falsify
- Impulsive - -acting or done without forethought
- Lucrative - -producing a great deal of profit
- Overt - -done or shown openly
- Reluctant - -unwilling and hesitant
- Ruminate - -think deeply about something
- Terse - -abrupt
- Abundant - -existing or available in large quantities
- Arid - -having little or no rain or lacking in interest, excitement, or
meaning
- Chasm - -a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.
- Decree - -an official order issued by a legal authority
- Egress - -exit
- Formulae - -a method, statement, or procedure for achieving something
, - Inane - -silly, stupid
- Luminous - -full of or shedding light; bright or shining
- Pacify - -to quell anger, agitation, or excitement
- Reminisce - -to remember
- Ruse - -an action intended to deceive someone
- Testify to - -give evidence as a witness in a law court
- Adept - -skillful
- Plight - -a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
- Tact - -thoughtfulness, consideration
- Euphemism - -a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one
considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant
or embarrassing
- Pinnacle - -peak
- Belligerent - -hostile and aggressive
- Utilitarian - -designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive
- Ephemeral - -lasting for a very short time
- Smite - -hit
- Corral - -enclosure
- Jaunty - -cheerful
- Fiendish - -extremely cruel
- Ample - -enough or more that enough
- Deficient - -not having enough
- Milliner - -a person who makes or sells women's hats
- Apiary - -a place where bees are kept
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