ssat 500 Flashcards
conviction
declare guilty
hyperbole
exaggeration
precipice
cliff face
adulation
great admiration/praise
adroit
skilled
insipid
lacking flavour/flavourless
unfettered
unrestrained; unchained; unrestricted
ubiquitous
found everywhere
impeccable
flawless/perfect
impressionable
easily influenced due to lack of critical ability; susceptible; malleable
preface
introduction
maneuver
move skilfully and carefully
contrivance
device; scheme; plan; the use of skill of cresting sth
abominable
loathsome; unpleasant
crude
raw; natural state; simple; vulgar
malignant
virulent; cancerous; spiteful; malevolent
competent
capable
inalienable
unable to be taken away from
untimely
badly-timed; premature
prodigal
wasteful; generous; abundant
incorrigible
not able to be corrected/improved; incurable; hardened
placid
even-tempered; quiet; calm
acolyte
assistant
beatific
blissfully happy
slovenly
messy, dirty; careless
mercenary
money oriented; hired; greedy
despot
tyrant; ruler who holds absolute power
jingoist
extremely patriotic; love for ur own country
amity
friendly relationship
vehement
showing strong feelings; emotional
malefactor
wrongdoer; criminal
supercilious
arrogant; conceited
emaciated
abnormally thin/weak
hapless
unfortunate
eulogy
accolade; expression form of high praise for someone
accolade
high praise for someone
omniscient
knowing everything
repress
suppress; restrain; stop
transgress
misbehave; err; do wrong
congenital
inborn; natural
impediment
obstacle; defect
succinct
brief; curt; concise
wharf
dock
convoluted
complex and difficult to follow
veto
rejection
redundant
not required anymore; no longer needed; superfluous; extra
austere
severe; stern; cold; plain; simple
lampoon
satirize; mock; be sarcastic
trepidation
fear
censure
condemnation; blame; criticize
fallacy
misconception; misbelief
epochal
era; period of time
obsequious
servile; willingness to serve others; fawning over
aspiration
hope/ambition
coalesce
merge/unite
eloquent
fluent/persuasive in writing/speech; expressive
frank
honest; open
renown
fame
incisive
sharp; astute
meander
follow a winding course; stroll
satire
mock; be sarcastic; play or novel that uses sarcasm => parody
parched
dried out with heat
tiresome
causing someone to feel bored/annnoyed
abrasive
rubbing away; grinding; polishing
abridge
shorten
antiquated
old-fashioned; obsolete
antithesis
direct opposite of; reverse
cajole
coax; persuade
calculated
deliberately planned; likely
cynic
someone who is skeptical/distrustful; doubter
disputatious
argumentative
daunt
intimidate; frighten
dissent
disagree
ethereal
light/heavenly; delicate; lovely
frivolous
not having serious purpose/value; flippant; glib; shallow; inane
euphonious
pleasing in sound
frugality
the quality of being economical with money or food; carefulness; thriftiness
lgnomity
deep disgrace/shame
illict
illegal
indomitable
impossible to defeat; unformidable
mitigate
appease; moderate; make less severe; abate
indubitable
unquestionable; unarguable; impossible to doubt
misnomer
wronger name; inaccurate name
paragon
model of perfection
parochial
narrow in outlook; limited; related to a church parish
predilection
preference; liking; fondness
rectify
set sth right; correct
sequester
isolate; seclude
predecessor
former occupant of a post; precursor
relegate
consign; go down a position; degrade
sustain
experience; support mentally/physically; encourage
serenity
calmness
swindler
cheat
substantiate
prove sth (evidence) ; support; vindicate; back up
subvert
destabilize; corrupt; overthrow
terrestrial
relating to the earth
traverse
travel across/through; cross
extrapolate
estimate; predict an unknown stuation
superimpose
place/lay over another; overlaying
supersede
replace
subservient
very obedient
travesty
misrepresentation; distortion; mock
panegyric
speech of high praise
penultimate
next to last
spurious
not genuine; not authentic; fake
cantor
leader of singing
loquacious
talkative
somnolent
sleepy; drowsy
somnambulist
sleepwalker
progeny
children/offspring
fulsome
overdone; too much
dissident
rebellious
acumen
astuteness; sharpness
garrulous
excessively talkative
taciturn
untalkative
corpulent
fat; overweight
culpability
guilt
tacit
understood without being stated; implied; unstated; unspoken
quagmire
swamp
inept
unskillful
imprudent
unwise
acrid
pungent/bitter
avarice
greed
noisome
extremely bad smell
debilitate
weaken; enfeeble
abstemious
self-restraint when eating and drinking; temperate; abstinent
abstruse
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
apocryphal
untrue; made-up; genuine
candor
frankness; honestly
dissent
disagree
evanescent
fleeting; vanishing
exacerbate
worsen; embitter; aggravate
futile
ineffective; fruitless; pointless
illusory
deceptive; not real
induce
persuade; bring about
irreproachable
blameless; impeccable
parry
ward of a blow; defect
partisan
one-sided; prejudiced
presumptious
overconfident
relinquish
give up without reluctance; resign
sycophant
bootlicker, pick-me girl, doormat
tangential
hardly touching a matter; peripheral
assail
attack; plague; criticize
coerce
pressure
deft
skillful; agile
embodiment
personification
incite
encourage or stir up violent behaviour; kindle
carnage
bloody and extensive slaughter
ingratiate
win over
antecedent
previous
antebellum
occurring or existing before a particular war
belligerent
hostile and aggressive
enamored
be filled with love
nascent
just beginning
bellicose
demonstrating aggression and willing to fight
amicable
friendly
natal
of or relating to the place or time of one’s birth
renaissance
revival
omnipotent
all-powerful
potentate
having great power
prescience
foreknowledge
genial
friendly. affable
ingress
entry
trite
banal, cliche; lacking in originality as tp be obvious and boring
pilfer
steal
acrimonious
bitter in words/manners
censorious
overcritical; condemning
acquiesce
agree without protesting
arable
fit for growing crops
certitude
certainty
defame
harm sb’s reputation; slander; vilify
debunk
expose the falseness of sth; explode; deflate; puncture
deference
courteous regard for another’s wish; respect; regards
divergent
differing; deviating
exacting
extremely demanding; challenging
gregarious
sociable; outgoing; friendly
exonerate
clear sb for their wrongdoings; vindicate; acquit
grievance
injustice; wrong; cause of protest
immutable
unchangeable
industrious
diligent; hardworking
ineffectual
not effective; weak
jocular
said/done in jest; joking
irresolute
uncertain ; hesitant; tentative
munificent
very generous
mutability
ability to change in form; fickleness
paucity
scarcity; lack
pedantic
showing off learning; bookish; SEB; precise; scrupolous
proclivity
liking; tendency; inclination
renegade
deserter; traitor
rescind
cancel
solicit
request earnestly; seek; ask for
tentamount
equivalent in effect or value; as good as
admonish
warn/reprimand sb firmly
reprimand
sharp dissaproval
plunder
steal goods from a place, typically using force and during war
confer
grant/bestow a title,etc
aggregate
collection; whole formed by small elements
ail
trouble/afflict sb in mind or body
bastion
a projection; defender; protection; parapet
reprehensive
showing anger or disapproval about sth
negate
nullify; make ineffective; make negative proposition
bemoan
express discontent/sorrow over sth
facet
one side of sth my-sided
stagnate
cease to flow/move
docile
obedient; submissive; willing
contrite
feeling remorse; affected by guilt
cordial
warm and friendly
androgynous
partly male and partly female in appearance
feasible
practical to do; the most likely
laudatory
expressing praise and commendation
ominous
threatening
ameliorate
make (sth bad) better
flotsam
wreckage of a ship
stringent
strict
flaccid
soft or hanging loosely to look unpleasant; soft; loose; hanging
reservations
doubts
adverse
unfavourable; hostile
aesthetic
artistic
archaic
antiquated; old-fashioned
affinity
kinship; similarity
ardor
heat; passion; zeal
artisan
manually skilled worker; craftsmen
charlatan
pretender of knowledge; a fraud
clemency
mercy; lenience
conciliatory
reconciling; peacemaking; appeasing
conflagration
great fire
consienctious
diligent; careful
delineate
portray; depict
ebb
recede; lessen
depravity
corruption; wickness
eclectic
wide-ranging
dogmatic
opinionated
effervescent
exuberant; bubbly and excited; vivacious
expository
explanatory
hallowed
blessed; venerated
extricate
free; disentangle
hackneyed
trite; banal; cliche; ordinary; boring
extant
still in existence
hamper
obstruct; create difficulties
hardy
sturdy; robust
hedonist
someone who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
expedient
convenient and practical
impecunious
without money
hiatus
gap
imperious
domineering; haughty; assuming power without justification; arrogant
judicious
sound in judgement; wise
laconic
brief and to the point
nefarious
very wicked
lucid
easily understood
impervious
incapable of being damaged/distressed
