SSAT Vocabulary Words

Question 1

Affirm

Answer 1

(v) to declare to be true

Question 2

Agitate

Answer 2

(v) to disturb emotionally; to excite

Question 3

Allegiance

Answer 3

(n) loyalty

Question 4

Alliance

Answer 4

(n) a union, an agreement to cooperate

Question 5

Alternative

Answer 5

(n) option, choice

Question 6

Appropriate

Answer 6

(adj) fitting, proper

Question 7

Aroma

Answer 7

(n) fragrance, agreeable odor

Question 8

Array

Answer 8

(n) a variety, wide range

Question 9

Assert

Answer 9

(v) to claim, state confidently

Question 10

Attire

Answer 10

(n) clothing

Question 11

Aura

Answer 11

(n.) an atmosphere or feeling surrounding a person, place, or Thing

Question 12

Benefit (N)

Answer 12

(n.) advantage, good result

Question 13

Benefit (V)

Answer 13

v.) to help

Question 14

Blunt

Answer 14

(adj.) harsh, direct, insensitive; dull

Question 15

Candidate

Answer 15

(n.) one who seeks a position or honor

Question 16

Caress

Answer 16

(v.) to touch affectionately

Question 17

Cherish

Answer 17

(v.) to value, hold dear

Question 18

Chronological

Answer 18

(adj.) relating to time

Question 19

Clarify

Answer 19

(v.) to explain; to purify

Question 20

Collaborate

Answer 20

(v.) to work together

Question 21

Compatible

Answer 21

(adj.) working or going well together

Question 22

Consequence

Answer 22

(n.) effect, result

Question 23

Consist

Answer 23

(v.) to be made of

Question 24

Context

Answer 24

(n.) the surrounding facts or conditions

Question 25

Crumple

Answer 25

(v.) to crush out of shape; to collapse

Question 26

Dangle

Answer 26

(v.) to hang loosely

Question 27

Dilemma

Answer 27

(n.) a difficult choice between two things

Question 28

Distinguish

Answer 28

(v.) to recognize as different; to divide up into categories

Question 29

Distort

Answer 29

(v.) to twist out of shape

Question 30

Diverse

Answer 30

(adj.) varied