SSAT UL Vocabulary List 5

Question 1

counsel (v.)

Answer 1

to give advice

Question 2

advocate (v.)

Answer 2

to argue in favour of a person or idea

Question 3

contemplation (n.)

Answer 3

long and thoughtful observation

Question 4

bias

Answer 4

prejudice, unequal favour to one side

Question 5

legilate

Answer 5

to pass a law

Question 6

ratify

Answer 6

to formally approve, sign off on

Question 7

decree

Answer 7

to order

Question 8

coerce

Answer 8

force someone to do something through threats and intimidation

Question 9

comply

Answer 9

act according to someone’s laws or commands

Question 10

censor

Answer 10

to forbid the distribution of material considered

Question 11

prohibit

Answer 11

to ban or forbid

Question 12

felon

Answer 12

some who has been convicted of a serious crime

Question 13

lethal

Answer 13

deadly

Question 14

plead

Answer 14

to humbly request help

Question 15

pardon

Answer 15

to forgive

Question 16

condone

Answer 16

forgive or excuse something bad knowingly

Question 17

thwart

Answer 17

to prevent someone from doing something

Question 18

mediate

Answer 18

to resolve differences beween conflicting slides

Question 19

righteous

Answer 19

following just and moral principles

Question 20

virtuous

Answer 20

morally excellent

Question 21

notorious

Answer 21

having a bad reputation, well-known for bad reasons

Question 22

repress

Answer 22

to put down by force or intimidation

Question 23

oppression

Answer 23

keeping down by force or authority

Question 24

authoritarian

Answer 24

requiring absolute obedience, enforcing strong or oppressive policies

Question 25

tyrant

Answer 25

a cruel and oppressive ruler

Question 26

lax

Answer 26

loose, not strict

Question 27

resign

Answer 27

to accept a hopeless situation

Question 28

endorse

Answer 28

to give support or approval

Question 29

novice

Answer 29

a beginner

Question 30

diplomacy

Answer 30

negotiations between nations or groups