SSAT Vocab Flashcards
banal
dull/common
bellicose
warlike
blithe
happy; without care
benighted
in the dark
adjunct
something added or conjoined
ambiguous
uncertain, open to more than one interpretation
akin
related
aloof
distant or unsympathetic attitude
anarchy
a state of lawlessness or disorder (usually from a failed government)
amorphous
without shape
abode
home/residence
allot
to distibute
apathy
absence of emotion or enthusiasm
allege
to report/to declare (especially something that hasn’t been proven
acrid
bitter
accord
agreement
ameliorate
to make better
antithesis
exact opposite
abet
to aid
adamant
stubborn
allure
to entice
agile
quick or nimble
amiss
wrong
animosity
hostile feeling
adept
skilled or proficient
adroit
skilled or dextrous
amicable
friendly when expected not to be
abdicate
fail to fulfill or undertake a responsibility/duty
abjure
to renounce or give something up
affable
sociable or friendly
abate
to reduce, become smaller, or less intense
boon
a gift
brisk
vigorous or energentic
cache
a hiding place
callous
emotionally hardened
capacious
able to hold a large amount
capricious
apt to change suddenly
chaff
the useless or unimportant part of something
chagrin
embarrassment or shame
chastise
critisize
choleric
angry
circumlocution
talking about in a round about way
clad
wearing clothes
cogent
convincing
cogitate
to think
cognizant
having awareness of something
concur
to agree
contrive
come up with a plan
copious
plentiful
cordial
friendly
covet
strongly desire
defer
to postpone
deft
skillful
deplete
to use up
deplore
strongly dissaprove
deter
prevent
diction
choice of words
dilapidated
decayed
diminutive
small
dire
dangerous
discern
perceive
disdain
dislike
disgruntled
dissatisfied
dispel
drive away
dispenseable
not essential
docile
teachable/gentle
doctrine
a teaching/belief system
dormant
resting
dross
worthless material to be thrown away
duplicitous
deceitful
egress
an exit
encroach
gradually pass the limit
engender
to produce
enigma
mysterious puzzle
enmity
hatred
eradicate
destroy
evoke
to call forth
facile
easy
fallacy
misconception
feign
to pretend
fission
a splitting
flagrant
obviously bad
formidable
impressive in strength
frivolous
not serious
frugal
thrifty
fulsome
offensively insincere
prudent
sensible/careful
raze
demolish
smite
strike/hit
staunch
dependable
taciturn
not talkative
vex
annoy
wan
pale