SSAT-Kaplan- word set #8
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31 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
Articulate | well spoken, eloquent |
Artifice | trick, ploy, stratagem |
Ascertain | determine, unearth, find out |
Assailable | vulnerable, expose |
Astound | amaze, stun |
Astute | keen, discerning, crafty |
Atrocity | horror, outrage |
Audacity | boldness, daring, impudence |
Authoritative | masterful |
Contentious | feisty, meet, quarrelsome |
Convene | gather, meet, assemble |
Conventional | customary, habitual |
Copious | profuse, plentiful |
Countenance | air, bless, favor, face aspect, approve |
Couplet | unit of poetry with two rhyming lines |
Courier | messenger, runner, carrier |
Cue | hint, prompt |
Curvature | arc, bow, arch |
Delude | deceive, dupe, hoax |
Deluge | flood, overflow, inundation |
Demote | downgrade, reduce to a lower |
Tactful | discreet, politic, delicate, judicious |
Tamper | tinker, manipulate |
Tangible | material, palpable, concrete |
Taut | tight, stretched, tense |
Tenacious | persistent, persevering, untiring |
Terminate | cease, finish, conclude |
Terse | concise, succinct |
Tether | tie, fasten |
Torrid | hot, parched, sizzling |
Zealous | fervent, fervid, intense, passionate, enthusiastic, eager |
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