SSAT Vocabulary (Upper Level) Exam
Questions with Solutions
abandon - -To give up completely; to desert; careless disregard for
consequences; leave behind, relinquish; leave in troubled state; careless,
often reckless disregard for consequences
- affiliation - -An association with a group or organization
- annoy - -badger
- aversion - -A strong dislike
- breach - -(n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to
create an opening, break through
- assault - -(v.) to make a physical attack on someone
(n.) a physical attack
- abort - -To end before completion.
- afflict - -a cause of great suffering and distress
- abase - -(v) to humiliate, degrade
- anonymous - -Nameless
- abash - -to make ashamed; to embarrass
- affluence - -(n.) wealth, riches, prosperity; great abudance, plenty
- awkward - -(adj.) hard to deal with, causing or feeling embarrassment, not
smooth or graceful
- brig - -(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
- ally - -A nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as
winning a war.
- brevity - -Briefness
, - avoidance - -A reaction to conflict that involves ignoring the problem by
doing nothing at all, or deemphasizing the disagreement
- abbreviate - -Shorten
- aggrandizement - -An increase in rank or wealth; growth in power.
- antidote - -a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
- badger - -To pester, nag, annoy persistently
- broach - -Start to discuss; approach
- babble - -(v.) Chatter idly.
- brittle - -(adj) hard yet fragile
- abate - -(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become
less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
- anticipation - -Appraisal principle that holds that value can increase or
decrease based on the expectation that some future event may or may not
occur
- agenda - -(n.) the program for a meeting; a list, outline, or plan of things
to be considered or done
- aberration - -(n.) something that differs from the norm
- apathy - -(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
- aplomb - -(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
- buffoon - -(n.) a clown; a coarse, stupid person
- apostate - -(n, adj) person who deserts a party, cause, religion, etc.
- bargain - -(n) cheap purchase; agreement between two groups or people;
(v) to negotiate the terms of the transaction (to bargain with sb over sth);
- burden - -A heavy load that is difficult to carry
, - buffet - -(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with
blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap or blow.
- bulletin - -A brief announcement of public interest; a small publication
published regularly
- baleful - -Expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous.
- anxious - -afraid or nervous especially about what may happen : feeling
anxiety.
- banal - -predictable; cliched; boring
- apparatus - -equipment designed to serve a specific function
- barrage - -A flood
- burgeon - -to grow and flourish
- ban - -(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace
- aghast - -(adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror
- banish - -(v.) to expel from, to send away
- bulwalk - -(n.) bastion
- abridge - -(v.) to condense, shorten
- alacrity - -(n.) briskness, quickness
- approve - -(v.) to accept, or ratify
- beguile - -(v.) to deceive
- calamity - -(n.) serious event causing distress
- abode - -Home
- apologist - -(v.) A person who makes an argument to support someone or
something
- agitate - -To disturb or upset
, - aggravate - -To make worse. To anger or annoy. A source of annoyance or
aggravation.
- agile - -(adj.) To be able to move fast
- abolish - -To bring to an end; to do away with.
- apparition - -(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual
appearance.
- burnish - -(v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss,
brightness, luster.
- barren - -(adj.) not productive, bare.
- ailment - -a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic
nature.
- abhor - -Hate
- abide - -(v.) to remain, to stay
- aimless - -Without purpose
- abound - -(v.) To be plentiful, Be filled
- apprehensive - -(adj.) fearful or anxious, especially about the future
- cache - -A hiding place
- barter - -(n.) an exchange in trade; (v.) to exchange goods
- akin - -(adj.) related by blood; having similar qualities or character
- battery - -an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
- cajole - -(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with
soothing thoughts or false promises
- appribation - -an expression of approval
- abrasive - -(adj.) causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down; (n.) a
substance used to smooth or polish
- ajar - -partially open
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