Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Ssat vocab > Words 401-500 > Flashcards

Words 401-500 Flashcards

1
Q

Rant

A

Rave, clamor, carry on, storm, declaim, speak wildly or grandiloquently

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Ratify

A

Confirm, corroborate, approve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Rationale

A

Logic, basic, grounds, explanation, justification

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Rebuttal

A

Refutation, disproof, denial, response with contrary evidence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Recant

A

Disclaim, disavow, renounce, repudiate, retract a statement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Recount

A

Tell, narrate, give a detailed account; count again, recalculate, recompute

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Rectify

A

Correct, remedy, fix

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Redundant

A

Superfluous, excessive, uneeded, unnecessary; repetitive, wordy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Reflect

A

Consider, contemplate, ponder; embody, demonstrate, exhibit; mirror; make an impression

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Refrain

A

Forgo, resist, abstain from; repeated verse in song or poem

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Refute

A

Disprove, counter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Regimen

A

Routine, rule, systematic plan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Relegate

A

Put in lesser position, assign, delegate, banish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Remorse

A

Regret, self-reproach, penitence, guilt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Renounce

A

Give up, abandon, disown, repudiate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Repel

A

Drive away, ward off, resist, discourage, repulse; disgust, revolt, nauseate, create distaste in

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Reprehensible

A

Culpable, blameworthy, disgraceful, wicked

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

rePrimand

A

Rebuke, scolding, reproof

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Reprove

A

Scold, correct, censure, rebuke

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Repudiate

A

Disown, refuse to relate to; reject as untrue, refute, gain say; refuse to pay, reject, disavow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Rescind

A

Cancel, repeal, void, retract, revoke

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Reserve

A

Backup supply, stockpile, store; auxiliary, troops not part of regular military; preserve, reservation; formal and distant, self-restraint, aloofness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Resigned

A

Unresisting, submissive, acquiescent, accepting fate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

reSolution

A

Firmness, determination, resolve, purposefulness; decision, ruling, expression of intent; settlement, solution

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Resolve

A

Determination, resolution, steadfastness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Restraint

A

Self-discipline, self-control, command, limitation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Retain

A

Keep, hold on to; hire, engage, employ; absorb, soak up, take in

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Reticent

A

Uncommunicative, reserved, taciturn, inclined to be silent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Retract

A

Disavow, take back, repudiate; withdraw, pull back

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Reverent

A

Respectful, worshipful, awed, adoring

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Rhetorical

A

Pertaining to effective communication, oratorical, bombastic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Rigid

A

Inflexible; fixed; strict

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Rigorous

A

Server, exacting

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Robust

A

Strong, hardy, hearty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Rudimentary

A

Elementary, fundamental, basic; imperfectly developed, vestigial, embryonic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Sage

A

Pundit, savant, guru, person celebrated for wisdom

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Sanction

A

Approve, ratify; penalize, punish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Satirical

A

Mocking, ironical, sardonic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Scanty

A

Limited, meager, sparse; skimpy, brief, revealing(clothing)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Scrupulous

A

Painstaking, meticulous; principled, honorable, upright

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

Scrutiny

A

Inspection, examination, search

42
Q

Skeptic

A

Doubter, disbeliever, cynic

43
Q

Soluble

A

Dissolvable; explicable, answerable

44
Q

Solution

A

Answer; infusion, fluid

45
Q

Solvent

A

Liquefying, deliquescent; debt-free, in funds, able to pay debts

46
Q

Somber

A

Dark, drab, dull; dismal, grave, melancholy

47
Q

Specious

A

False, deceptive, misleading

48
Q

Speculate

A

Theorize, conjecture, wonder; gamble

49
Q

Sporadic

A

Irregular, intermittent, random

50
Q

spurious

A

False, counterfeit, forged, fake

51
Q

Squander

A

Waste, dissipate, throw away

52
Q

Stagnant

A

Motionless, stale, dull, not flowing; inactive

53
Q

Static

A

Still, stationary

54
Q

Stem

A

Stop the flow of, staunch, check, block; originate in, arise from

55
Q

Stock

A

Available for sale, standard, staple; commonplace, formulaic, regular; stereotypical

56
Q

Submissive

A

Yielding, obedient, docile, meek, unassertive

57
Q

Subordinate

A

Inferior, lesser

58
Q

Subside

A

Decrease, dwindle, lessen, abate; ebb, recede, sink

59
Q

Substantiate

A

Verify, support, affirm, corroboratte

60
Q

Succinct

A

Brief, terse, compact, concise

61
Q

Superficial

A

On the surface, external, shallow; trivial, insignificant, not thorgough

62
Q

Superfluous

A

Excessive, unnecessary, un essential, extra

63
Q

Supplant

A

Displace, unseat, supersede, oust, replace anothers by force

64
Q

Surpass

A

Exceed, outdo transcend

65
Q

Surreptitious

A

Secret, furtive, sneaky, stealthy, hidden

66
Q

Susceptible

A

Impressionable, easily influenced; vulnerable, recepive(disease)

67
Q

Sustain

A

Experience; maintain, support

68
Q

Symmetry

A

Regularity, balanced, congruity; harmony, having pleasing proportions, concord

69
Q

Synthesis

A

Combination, union, amalgam, blend; chemical compound; fusion, electronic sound production

70
Q

Synthetic

A

Artificial, man made; false, insincere pretended

71
Q

Taciturn

A

Silent, laconic, reserved, uncommunicative, disinclined to talk

72
Q

Tantamount

A

Equivalent, synonymous, alike

73
Q

Temper

A

Moderate, alleviate, tone down; harden, anneal toughen

74
Q

Tenacity

A

Persistence, doggedness, stubbornness, resolve

75
Q

Tentative

A

Hesitant, cautious, unsure; provisional, not fully developed

76
Q

Terse

A

Abrupt, pithy, clipped, curt, concise

77
Q

Thesis

A

Statement as a premise to be supported, proposition, argument, claim; dissertation, treatise, long essay

78
Q

Transient

A

Momentary, fleeting, temporary

79
Q

Transparent

A

Clear, transparent; obvious, manifest, evident

80
Q

Trepidation

A

Fear, anxiety, uneasiness

81
Q

Trite

A

Unoriginal, commonplace, tired, stale, pedestrian

82
Q

Turbulent

A

Tumultuous, chaotic, unruly

83
Q

Turmoil

A

Commotion, confusion, chaos, disorder, uproar, tumult

84
Q

Undermine

A

Weaken, sap undercut, damage, chip away at

85
Q

unIformity

A

Sameness, monotony, standardization

86
Q

Unprecedented

A

Unparalleled, exceptional, extraordinary, novel, never before experienced

87
Q

Unwarranted

A

Unjustified, groundless, baseless

88
Q

Usurp

A

Take, commandeer, appropriate, seize another’s power

89
Q

Vacillate

A

Waver, hesitate in making choice, oscillate, fluctuate

90
Q

Venerate

A

Revere, worship, idolize

91
Q

Vent

A

Make known, express, utter; discharge, issue, emit, give off; unleash, give emotional release

92
Q

Verbose

A

Long-winded, wordy, talkative, redundant, containing more words than needed

93
Q

Vestigial

A

Residual, primitive, relating to traces left by something that no longer exists

94
Q

Viable

A

Feasible, practicable, workable, having a reasonable chance of success; capable of living

95
Q

Vigor

A

Strength, energy, force, vitality, drive

96
Q

Vindicate

A

Clear from blame, exonerate, exculpate; justify, defend

97
Q

Virulent

A

Severe, toxic, noxious, destructive; bitter, spitefully hostile

98
Q

Volatile

A

Evaporating rapidly, changeable, evanescente; explosive, fickle, changing unexpectedly

99
Q

warrant

A

Justify; guarantee

100
Q

Zealot

A

Person who shows Excessive religious or political fervor, fanatic, militant

Ssat vocab (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions