SSAT Practice Test Vocab

Question 1

Corpulent

Answer 1

Someone who is obese

Question 2

Founder

Answer 2

To fill with water and sink

Question 3

Extol

Answer 3

Praise enthusiastically

Question 4

Stature

Answer 4

Importance or reputation by ability or achievement

Question 5

Androgynous

Answer 5

Having physical characteristics of both sexes

Question 6

Scull

Answer 6

Type of racing boat

Question 7

Volatile

Answer 7

Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse

Question 8

Epoch

Answer 8

The beginning of a distinctive period in history of someone or something

Question 9

Antiquity

Answer 9

The ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages

Question 10

Pragmatic

Answer 10

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically with practical considerations

Question 11

Ruminate

Answer 11

To think deeply about something

Question 12

Deviate

Answer 12

Depart from an established course

Question 13

Contrivance

Answer 13

The use of skill to bring something about or create something

Question 14

Counterfeit

Answer 14

Made in exact imitation of something important with the intention to defraud

Question 15

Facsimile

Answer 15

An exact copy of a written material