SSAT Old Test 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Incompetent
A
(adj.) incapable ot not able
2
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Deficient
A
(adj.) not having enough of something
3
Q
Inhabit
A
(v.) to live in
4
Q
Intervene
A
(v.) to get involved in
5
Q
Repress
A
(v.) to push down
6
Q
Reminiscence
A
(n.) thought that comes back
7
Q
Recollection
A
(n.) to remember
8
Q
Moderation
A
(n.) avoiding extremes
9
Q
Ingenuity
A
(n.) inventiveness
10
Q
Abyss
A
(n.) chasm
11
Q
Ratify
A
(v.) approve
12
Q
Compel
A
(v.) force
13
Q
Certify
A
(v.) to state as true
14
Q
Anxiety
A
(n.) worry or tension
15
Q
Writhe
A
(v.) contort or to toss back and forth
16
Q
Porous
A
(adj.) having holes; absorbent
17
Q
Ascertain
A
(v.) to make sure
18
Q
Insinuate
A
(v.) imply, hint
19
Q
Aloof
A
(adj.) distant
20
Q
Residual
A
(adj.) leftover
21
Q
Surrogate
A
(n.) substitute, a person or thing that acts as a stand-in
22
Q
Patron
A
(n.) person who supports a cause
23
Q
Ostentatious
A
(adj.) flashy, showy
24
Q
Inclement
A
(adj.) uppleasnt
25
Impious
(adj.) not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices
26
Inadvertent
(adj.) not on purpose
27
Recalcitrant
(adj.) Stubborn/ Disobediant
28
Abdicated
(v.) to give up power
29
Ravenous
(adj.) very hungry
30
Communicative
(adj.) informative
31
Opulent
(adj.) Rich; Lavish
32
Fickle
(adj.) changing ones mind often
33
Garrulous
(adj.) talkative
34
Sprightly
(adj.) Lively full of energy
