SSAT vocabulary words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 steeped | soaked, drenched, saturated |
| accost | to approach and speak to aggressively |
| reticent | silent |
| fabricate | to lie; construct |
| avid | eager |
| nuance | slight variation in meaning, tone, etc. |
| repudiate | to reject, decline, renounce |
| prevalent/prevail | common/to win or triumph |
| vacillate | to be undecided about something |
| arid | extremely dry |
| tacit | understood without stating |
| slander | to write something bad about someone |
| infallible | when your never wrong |
| insipid | lacking interest or significance |
| kiln | oven |
| impeccable | without fault or error |
| meek | submissive |
| contemplate | to ponder or be thoughtful |
| sporadic | at random intervals |
| astute | shrewd |
| corpulent | obese |
| extol | praise, honor |
| adage | a proverb, wise saying |
| austere | severely simple |
| capricious | determined by impulse |
| recalcitrant | stubbornly disobedient |
| discreet | displaying tact |
| pragmatic | sensible and practical |
| deviate | to move away from a planned course |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| mar | to spoil |
| pedestrian | ordinary, common |
| sully | to spoil or ruin |
| wily | cunning, devious |
| incumbent | one who holds an office |
| pique | sudden outburst of anger |
| inveterate | habitual, natural |
| seer | a fortune teller |
| desolate | deserted, lifeless |
| divisive | creating conflict |
| mercurial | quick and changeable in temperament |
| commodious | spacious, roomy |
| callous | harsh, cold, unfeeling |
| feign | to pretend to |
| inclination | tendency, propensity |
| profane | indecent, blasphemous |
| ascetic | practices self denial as spiritual discipline |
| circumspect | cautious |
| sorfeit | excess, surplus, overabundance |
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