Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

SSAT Upper Prep Vocabulary > List 21 > Flashcards

List 21 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Vocab Builder flashcards
1
Q

Soar

A

v. to fly high in the sky; to increase quickly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Apex

A

n. the highest point; top, peak, summit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Aqueduct

A

n. a pipe designed for transport water; a channel in an body part to convey blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Chisel

A

n/v. a tool that is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone; carve, shape

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Tractor

A

n. a powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Protractor

A

n. an instrument for measuring angles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Script

A

n. the written text of a play, movie, or broadcast

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Gavel

A

n. a small mallet with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Judge

A

n/v. form an opinion or conclusion about; arbiter, magistrate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Mallet

A

n. a wooden hammer with a large end; mallet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Megaphone

A

n. loudspeaker, amplifier, microphone in a horn shape to make your louder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Catalog

A

n. a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Oar

A

n. a a pole with a flat blade to row a boat through the water; paddle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Ladder

A

n. An often portable structure consisting of two long sides crossed by parallel rungs, used to
climb up and down.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Lamp

A

n. a device that generates light

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Coil

A

v. a series of connected spirals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Filter

A

n. a device used to remove contamination from a fluid.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Bulwark

A

n. a defensive wall

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Quiver

A

n. tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion; a long case for carrying arrows; vibrate, shudder, tremble

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Labyrinth

A

n. complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost; maze

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Pry

A

n/v. v. to look or inquire closely, curiously; n. a tool for prying open with difficulty, wrest, wrench

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Lenient

A

adj. allowing a lot of freedom and not punishing bad behavior in a strong way

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Morse

A

n. a type of code

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Humane

A

adj. kind and full of sympathy for other living creatures

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Beneficial

A

adj. helpful, favorable, advantageous

26
Q

affable

A

adj. friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

27
Q

Predicament

A

n. a difficult or unpleasant situation; dilemma

28
Q

apathy

A

n. the feeling of not being interested in something, and not willing to make any effort to change or
improve things; nonchalance, unconcern, indifference

29
Q

Penicious

A

adj. highly injurious or destructive

30
Q

Impair

A

v. to damage something or make something worse

31
Q

Catastrophic

A

adj. disastrous; calamitous

32
Q

Havoc

A

n. a very great damage or disorder

33
Q

Perilous

A

adj. dangerous

34
Q

hazard

A

n. a danger or risk

35
Q

Calamitous

A

adj. disastrous, catastrophic

36
Q

Conducive

A

adj. helpful, beneficial

37
Q

Adversity

A

n. a difficult or unpleasant situation; hardship, misfortune

38
Q

Reminisce

A

n. to think, talk or write about a happy time in your past; remember; recall; recollect

39
Q

Memorandum

A

n. a written message in business or diplomacy

40
Q

Monument

A

n. a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

41
Q

Battalion

A

n. a large body of troops ready for battle, especially

42
Q

Commander

A

n. an officer in charge of a military operation or organization

43
Q

Regiment

A

n. a permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a colonel and divided into several
companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions

44
Q

Flotilla

A

n. a fleet of ships or boats

45
Q

Fleet

A

n. a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership

46
Q

Homage

A

n. respect shown for someone

47
Q

Impudent

A

adj. failing to show proper respect and courtesy; shameless, ill-mannered

48
Q

Obeisance

A

n. a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect

49
Q

Uncouth

A

adj. rude, uncivilized

50
Q

Salute

A

v. to move your right hand to your head, especially in order to show respect to an officer in
the army

51
Q

Impertinent

A

adj. rude and disrespectful; not relevant; sassy, impolite, rude

52
Q

Flippant

A

adj. . marked by disrespectful levity; frivolous, impudent

53
Q

Rite

A

n. a traditional ceremony that is carried out by a particular group or within a particular society; ceremony, ritual, routine

54
Q

Coarse

A

adj. rough in texture; rude and offensive

55
Q

Capsize

A

v. to turns upside down

56
Q

Endow

A

v. to provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money; bestow, donate

57
Q

Confer

A

v. to give power or an honor to someone; to discuss with someone to make a decision
bestow, discuss

58
Q

Transport

A

v. to convey; to move to strong emotion

59
Q

Retract

A

v. to draw back or in

60
Q

Contraction

A

n. the process of becoming smaller

SSAT Upper Prep Vocabulary (22 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions