SSAT Old Test 1 Flashcards

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Incompetent

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(adj.) incapable ot not able

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2
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Deficient

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(adj.) not having enough of something

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3
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Inhabit

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(v.) to live in

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4
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Intervene

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(v.) to get involved in

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5
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Repress

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(v.) to push down

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6
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Reminiscence

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(n.) thought that comes back

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7
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Recollection

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(n.) to remember

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8
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Moderation

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(n.) avoiding extremes

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9
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Ingenuity

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(n.) inventiveness

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10
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Abyss

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(n.) chasm

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11
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Ratify

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(v.) approve

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12
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Compel

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(v.) force

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13
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Certify

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(v.) to state as true

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14
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Anxiety

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(n.) worry or tension

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15
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Writhe

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(v.) contort or to toss back and forth

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16
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Porous

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(adj.) having holes; absorbent

17
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Ascertain

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(v.) to make sure

18
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Insinuate

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(v.) imply, hint

19
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Aloof

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(adj.) distant

20
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Residual

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(adj.) leftover

21
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Surrogate

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(n.) substitute, a person or thing that acts as a stand-in

22
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Patron

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(n.) person who supports a cause

23
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Ostentatious

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(adj.) flashy, showy

24
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Inclement

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(adj.) uppleasnt

25
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Impious

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(adj.) not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices

26
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Inadvertent

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(adj.) not on purpose

27
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Recalcitrant

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(adj.) Stubborn/ Disobediant

28
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Abdicated

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(v.) to give up power

29
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Ravenous

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(adj.) very hungry

30
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Communicative

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(adj.) informative

31
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Opulent

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(adj.) Rich; Lavish

32
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Fickle

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(adj.) changing ones mind often

33
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Garrulous

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(adj.) talkative

34
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Sprightly

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(adj.) Lively full of energy