SSAT Review

Question 1

Abdicate

Answer 1

Resign, retired, step down, renounce the throne

Question 2

Capricious

Answer 2

Sudden changes of mood and behavior

Question 3

Dormant

Answer 3

Inactive, resting

Question 4

Epitome

Answer 4

Summary; a person or thing that is a perfect example

Question 5

Imbue

Answer 5

1. To inspire

2. To saturate

Question 6

Pious

Answer 6

religious, faithful

Question 7

Stagnate

Answer 7

Stop flowing, trapped

Question 8

Vigilant

Answer 8

Keeping careful of watch for danger

Question 9

Vigilante

Answer 9

Someone who takes law enforcement into their own hands

Question 10

Dismal

Answer 10

Causing gloom and misery

Question 11

Peddle

Answer 11

Sell from door to door

Question 12

Dearth

Answer 12

Lack of something

Question 13

Obscure

Answer 13

Difficult to see, vague

Question 14

Enigmatic

Answer 14

Mysterious

Question 15

Recluse

Answer 15

A person isolating from other people

Question 16

Homage

Answer 16

Special honor shown publicly

Question 17

Imperious

Answer 17

Assuming power without justification; arrogant

Question 18

Tangible

Answer 18

Physical, material

Question 19

Tenacious

Answer 19

Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging

Question 20

Convergence

Answer 20

Joining of parts

Question 21

Junction

Answer 21

A place or point where two or more things meet or converge

Question 22

Discretionary

Answer 22

Left to one’s own judgement

Question 23

Elective

Answer 23

1. Chosen by election

2. An optional study

Question 24

Conciliate

Answer 24

Stop someone from being angry, reconcile

Question 25

Enterprise

Answer 25

A company organized for commercial purpose

Business firm

Question 26

Ambiguous

Answer 26

Open to more than one interpretation

Having a double meaning

Question 27

Proscribe

Answer 27

To forbid

Question 28

Acquiescence

Answer 28

The reluctant acceptance of something

Question 29

Delve

Answer 29

To dig, to find

Question 30

Levy

Answer 30

Impose or raise a tax

Question 31

Balustrade

Answer 31

Railing at the side of the staircase

Question 32

Forlorn

Answer 32

Sad and lonely

Question 33

Bastion

Answer 33

A fortified place

Question 34

Cauterize

Answer 34

To burn the skin of a wound

Question 35

Condone

Answer 35

To accept

Question 36

Condemn

Answer 36

Express disproval of

Question 37

Desolate

Answer 37

A place deserted of people

Question 38

Extol

Answer 38

To praise

Question 39

Feasible

Answer 39

Possible to do easily

Question 40

Germane

Answer 40

Relevant to a subject

Question 41

Glean

Answer 41

To extract

Question 42

Lenient

Answer 42

Mood of punishment, merciful, tolerant

Question 43

Mundane

Answer 43

Lacking interest

Question 44

Novel

Answer 44

A fictional book

Question 45

Obtuse

Answer 45

Difficult to understand

Question 46

Onerous

Answer 46

Task involving effort

Question 47

Paradigm

Answer 47

A typical example of something

Question 48

Permeate

Answer 48

Spread throughout something

Question 49

Prevalent

Answer 49

Widespread in a particular area in a particular time

Question 50

Reprimand

Answer 50

A rebuke

Question 51

Succinct

Answer 51

Briefly and clearly

Question 52

Thwart

Answer 52

To prevent something

Question 53

Versatile

Answer 53

Able to adapt

Question 54

Wane

Answer 54

Smaller part of the moon visible