SSAT200Words4 Flashcards
Optimum (noun)
best, excellent, perfect
Perplexed (adj)
confused, uncertain, puzzled
Persist (verb)
endure, continue, carry on
Plume (noun)
feather, mane, tassel
Portion (noun)
share, ration, piece
Portly (adj)
bulky, fat, stout
Postpone (verb)
put off, defer, delay
Practical (adj)
realistic, useful, factual
Precise (adj)
exact, accurate, actual
Profound (adj)
thoughtful, intellectual, intelligent
Propose (verb)
suggest, present an idea, introduce
Puzzled (adj)
confused, clueless, baffled
Pursue (verb)
chase, follow, go after
Quantity (noun)
amount, number, portion
Radiate (verb)
beam, light up, shine
Realization (noun)
awareness, understanding, recognition
Reassure (verb)
restore confidence, comfort, encourage
Reasonable (adj)
tolerable, acceptable, fair
Reconsider (verb)
think about, reexamine, rethink
Recreation (noun)
sports, games, amusements
Recur (verb)
happen again, repeat, reappear
Remote (adj)
out-of-the-way, distant, faraway
Repel (verb)
push away, chase away, confront
Resemble (verb)
look, be like, parallel
Reside (verb)
live in, inhabit, settle
Resonate (verb)
echo, vibrate, make a sound
Restrict (verb)
limit, confine, reduce
Retain (verb)
hold on to, contain, own
Robust (adj)
healthy, strong, hearty
Salvage (verb)
save, rescue, recover
Satisfy (verb)
please, amuse, entertain
Saturate (verb)
drench, douse, soak
Sensible (adj)
realistic, reasonable, logical
Scorn (verb)
look down on, ridicule, make fun of
Sedate (adj)
calm, quiet, collected
Skeptical (adj)
doubtful, disbelieving, suspicious
Simplify (verb)
make easy, reduce, shorten
Solemn (adj)
quiet, serious, glum
Sporadic (adj)
on and off, infrequent, random
Sprawl (verb)
lie down, spread out, extend
Spite (noun)
hate, contempt, grudge
Straightforward (adj)
honest, candid, sincere
Sustain (verb)
keep up, assist, maintain
Sympathy (noun)
pity, kindness, compassion
Tantrum (noun)
anger, outburst, flare-up
Temperate (adj)
calm, mild, pleasant
Temperamental (adj)
moody, angry, erratic
Thrifty (adj)
frugal, cheap, stingy
Timid (adj)
shy, bashful, modest
Tonic (noun)
medicine, pick-me-up, refresher
Tread (verb)
walk, march, step
Truce (noun)
peace, agreement, accord
Tyrant (noun)
bully dictator, oppressor
Unearth (verb)
dig up, excavate, discover
Uniform (adj)
consistent, reliable, systematic
Vengeance (noun)
revenge, wrath, retribution
Vigilance (noun)
carefulness, caution, alertness
Virtue (noun)
honor, integrity, generosity
Vital (adj)
essential, critical, basic