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SSAT UL Vocabulary List 4 Flashcards

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banal (adj.)

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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

negative

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parsimonious

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excessively unwilling to spend

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feisty

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showing spirit and courage

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mirage

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optical illusion in which hot air distorts distant object

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erratic

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liable to sudden unpredictable change

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paltry

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contemptibly small in amount or size

negative

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wily

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marked by skill in deception

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brittle

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having little elasticity

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ravenous

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extremely hungry

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adamant

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very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

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barrage

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the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area

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malodorous

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having an unpleasant smell

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superfluous

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more than is needed, desired, or required

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conundrum

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a difficult problem

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innate

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present at birth but not necessarily hereditary

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sully

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make dirty or spotty

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astute

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marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

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aggrandize

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embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of

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pungent

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strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell

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ignoble

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dishonorable in character or purpose

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permeate

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spread or diffuse through

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esoteric

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understandable only by an enlightened inner circle

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replete

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filled to satisfaction with food or drink

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placate

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cause to be more favorably inclined

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auspicious

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indicating favorable circumstances and good luck

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rambunctious

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noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

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arid

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lacking sufficient water or rainfall

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quandary

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state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options

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virtuoso

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someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

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virulent

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extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

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voluble

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marked by a ready flow of speech

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whimsical

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determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity

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willful

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deliberate, stubborn

negative

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zealot

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a fervent and even militant proponent of something

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usurp

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seize and take control without authority

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venerate

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regard with feelings of respect and reverence

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verbose

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using or containing too many words

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viable

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capable of life or normal growth and development

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elegy

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a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

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thwart

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hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire

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glib

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artfully persuasive in speech

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apartheid

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a social policy of racial segregation

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pathos

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a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow

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parity

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functional equality

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disparate

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fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

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disparity

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inequality or difference in some respect

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dissuade

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turn away from by persuasion

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dissipate

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cause to separate and go in different directions

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deign

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do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity

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trifle

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a detail that is considered insignificant

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repugnant

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offensive to the mind

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mollify

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cause to be more favorably inclined

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incision

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the cutting of or into body tissues or organs

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meager

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deficient in amount or quality or extent

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timid

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showing fear and lack of courage

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iconoclast

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someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions

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buttress

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a support usually of stone or brick

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indiscriminate

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failing to make or recognize distinctions

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misanthrope

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someone who dislikes people in general

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paradigm

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a standard or typical example

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preclude

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make impossible, especially beforehand

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receptive

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able to absorb liquid (not repellent)

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occlude

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block passage through

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seclusion

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the act of isolating oneself from others

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aberrant

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markedly different from an accepted norm

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cacophonous

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having an unpleasant sound

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curtail

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terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end

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dispel

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cause to separate and go in different directions

SSAT Upper Level Vocabulary (4 decks)

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