SSAT Week 2 Flashcards
Robust
Adjective
Strength, tough, vigorous
Mercurial
Adjective
Moody, lively
Quibble
Verb
To bicker
Revel
1 Verb
To deeply indulge
2 noun
A time of festivity
Adjunct
1 noun
Something extra added on to something else
2 adjective
Added to so,etching else
Laden
1 Adjective
carrying a burden
2 verb
To load a burden onto
Botanist
Noun
A person who studies plant life
Repartee
Noun
A swift/clever reply
Vivacious
Adjective
Energetic
Meager
Adjective
Lacking in value
Magnanimous
Adjective
Dignified
Null
Adjective
Invalid, lacking value
Scrupulous
Adjective
Righteousness
Adamant
Adjective
Passionate in support of something
Cumulative
Adjective
Constructed of accumulated parts
Fervent
Adjective
Burning in intensity
Fringe
1 noun
An edge, something or someone of marginal importance
2 verb
To border something
Correlation
Noun
A relationship between things that consistently appear
Futile
Adjective
Useless
Obdurate
Adjective
Immune to influence
Acute
Adjective
Sharp
Dubious
Adjective
Leading to uncertainty
Ignite
Verb
To light up, to burn
Perjury
Noun
Intentional violation of a promise of oath by lying or failing to fulfill a promise
Quench
Adjective
To extinguish, to cool
Patch
Verb
To become dry
Whimsical
Adjective
Erratic
Usurp
Verb
To use wrongfully
Reek
1Verb
To give off smoke, to fill with a strong harsh odor
2Noun
Smoke, gas, an offensive odor
Decree
Noun
An order often backed by the law
Impediment
Noun
Something that hinders or holds back
Garrulous
Adjective
Unnecessarily talkative, rambling
Brig
Noun
A naval ship 2 masts, each mast squared-rigged
A place on a ship for temporary imprisonment
Preamble
Noun
A beginning statement
Caprice
Noun
An abrupt and unexpected change
Deft
Adjective
Marked by skill
Allege
Verb
To declare with certainty, to affirm without proof
Debilitating
Adjective
Inhibiting the strength of
Capricious
Adjective
Erratic
Grotesque
Adjective
Abnormal
Synopsis
Noun
A brief summary
Squalid
Adjective
Vile in condition
Entourage
Noun
Someone’s associates or assistants, background
Competent
Adjective
Qualified
Limber
Adjective
Flexible, able to be molded
Formidable
Adjective
Intimidating
Spurn
Verb
Harshly rejected
Polymorphous
Taking many forms
Jubilant
Adjective
Overjoyed
Tether
1 noun
The maximum limit of ones strength, something that fastens an animal
2 verb
To attach with a tether