SSAT vocab words
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madlagan66 on July 23, 2010
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72 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 jeer | to make fun of |
| jest | to joke |
| parody | a humorous imitation |
| recreation | something done for fun; a hobby or game |
| skit | a short comic scene |
| adjunct | an accessory, something added on |
| coalesce | to come together |
| congeal | to thicken, or chance from liquid to solid |
| consensus | an agreement |
| contiguous | lying side by side |
| fission | a splitting apart |
| fusion | a joining together |
| integrate | to bring together and make whole |
| juxtapose | to place side by side |
| pact | a formal agreement between two countries; a bargain |
| rendezvous | a meeting, usually secret |
| abdicate | to give up power |
| accord | to be in agreement |
| allege | to declare that something is true without proof |
| assess | to evaluate or determine the worth of |
| condone | to forgive or disregard an offense |
| conventional | traditional, ordinary |
| counsel | to advise |
| debunk | to prove false |
| decree | an order or a command |
| inquiry | a request for information |
| ratify | to approve, usually a law |
| sustain | to support |
| ambiguous | unclear |
| amorphous | without shape |
| itinerant | nomadic, constantly moving |
| kinetic | moving |
| obscure | hidden or dark, hard to see; to hide |
| remote | far away, distant |
| writhe | to twist |
| egress | exit |
| epoch | a period of time |
| intangible | not able to be touched or sensed |
| polymorphous | having many shapes |
| prolific | fertile, very productive |
| scull | a small rowboat or an oar for a rowboat |
| sporadic | having no pattern or order |
| surrogate | a substitute |
| variegated | having many parts or colors |
| akin | related to or alike |
| amiable | friendly, good-natured |
| congenial | agreeable |
| equivalent | equal |
| extol | to praise |
| placate | to quiet down, appease |
| altruistic | doing good for others |
| aspirant | someone reaching for something |
| astute | sharp, shrewd |
| benevolence | goodness |
| jaunty | self-confident and lively; showy |
| jovial | jolly and cheerful |
| tepid | without enthusiasm lukewarm |
| tedious | boring |
| virtuous | possessing moral excellence; ethical |
| ambivalent | unable to decide |
| alluring | tempting |
| adroit | skillful |
| impudent | disrespectful |
| renounce | to give something up; to reject |
| refute | to prove false or deny the truth |
| rectify | to set right; to correct |
| lucid | easily understood sane |
| benign | kind, gentle; not harmful |
| belligerent | hostile; war-like |
| pragmatic | practical |
| miserly | very cheap; penny-pinching |
| verbose | long-winded; talkative |
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