SSAT 3000 HARD 2568-2600 Flashcards
Deferential
Showing respect
Courteous, considerate
Obeisance
Movement of the body showing respect or reverence
Bow, curtsy
Biome
A major ecological system
Rambunctious
Wild and noisy
Rowdy, noisy
Haberdasher
A dealer in ting men wear such as hats, shirts and ties
Raillery
Good-humored joking
Ridicule, teasing
Spasmodic
Having to do with, like , or characterized by spasms, contraction of muscles
Superfluity
A greater amount than is needed
Excess, abundance
Isochronous
Equal or uniform in time
Cyclical, periodic
Séance
Meeting of people trying to communicate with spirits of the dead
Accouter
To furnish with clothing or equipment
Attire, clothe
Solitaire
Diamond or other gem set by itself
Behoove
Be necessary for
Benefit, assist
Unscrupulous
Not careful about right or wrong
Selfish, immoral
Repercussion
Causing an indirect influence or reaction from an event
Caluminiate
To say false and harmful things
Slander,blacken
Platitudinous
Characterized by using dull or commonplace remarks
Banal, cliche
Impénitence
Lack of any sorrow or regret for wrong doing
Pandemic
Spread over a country continent, or the world
Sweeping, comprehensive
Perçant
Guilty of a sin
Corrupt, guilty
Banality
Something, especially a remark, that is commonplace
Triviality, triteness
Sonority
The quality of giving out or having a deep, loud sound
Sound, harmony
Municipal
Having to do with the affairs of a city or town
Sepulcher
A place of burial
Grave, tomb
Solecism
Violation of the grammatical r other accepted usages of language
Blunder, error
Dissenter
A person who thinks differently
Machismo
Manliness, especially when aggressive or assertive in nature
Masculinity, manliness
Palaver
Smooth, persuading talk
Flattery, chatter
Oleaginous
Having the nature or properties of oil
Oily, fatty
Invective
A violent attack in words
Tirade, denunciation
Subterraneous
Underground
Ritualistic
Person who practices a ritual
Enunciation
Articulation
Elocution, fluency