SSAT 3000 HARD 2868-2900 Flashcards
Coxcomb
A vain, empty headed man
Fool, boor
Stalwart
Very loyal and dedicated
Courageous, stouthearted
Pomposity
The quality of trying to seem magnificent or very important
Presumption, conceit
Laureate
Honorée
Distinguished, celebrated
Froward
Not easily managed
Willful, contrary
Base
Morally inferior
Paltry, corrupt
Vehemence
The quality of being impassioned or ardent
Mildness, weakness
Ursine
Pertaining to bears
Etiquette
The rules for behaviour in polite society
Civility, convention
Bazaar
A market consisting of streets full of shops
Marketplace, mart
Inapposite
Not suitable or appropriate
Improper, imprudent
Collimate
Bring into line
Médicament
A substance used to cure or heal
Cure, medicine
Blanch
To make white or pale
Whiten
Habiliment
Articles of clothing
Clothing, apparel
Omnidirectional
Transmitting or receiving signals in every direction
Causerie
An informal talk
Chat, dialogue
Sexagenarian
A person who is between 60 and 70 years of age
Penultimate
Next-to-last
Pervasion
A spreading throughout
Diffusion, spread
Rodomontade
A vain boasting
Bragging, bombast
Mortification
A feeling of shame
Humiliation, disgrace
Statuesque
Like a statue in dignity, formality, or beauty
Dignified, majestic
Inquiétude
Uneasy feeling
Restlessness, disturbance
Ballistic
Having to do with the motion of throwing something
Schlemiel
A clumsy person
Dunce, bungler
Opprobrious
Expressing scorn, reproach or abuse
Abusive, hateful
Berm
A narrow ledge, like on along the side of a road
Shoulder
Fortuite
Fact or condition of being accidental
Fluke, blessing
Glean
Gather little by little
Collect, gather
Investiture
Formal giving of power to a person by office, dignity, power or right
Initiation, inauguration
Tautology
Needless repetition of an idea statement, or word
Repetition, recurrence
