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SSAT Vocab
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1. (adj.) - sacred - holy
exacerbate
sacrosanct
steadfast
torrid
2. (v.) - to satisfy (an appetite) fully.
truculent
hiemal
sate
formidable
3. (n.) - a presentiment of the future
despondent
latent
sobriety
premonition
4. (n.) - someone devoted to pleasure and luxury - a voluptuary
recalibrate
ethereal
sybarite
abase
5. (v.) - to emphasize - to highlight
convalescence
accentuate
patent
tragedy
6. (adj.) - transparent - light - airy
diaphanous
vim
ethereal
mutability
7. (v.) - to lower - demean - degrade
fallacious
abase
vicissitudes
juvenile
8. (adj.) - habitual - natural
inveterate
malleable
poised
dearth
9. (n.) - one's work or professional calling
magnanimous
wane
vocation
impecunious
10. (adj.) - intelligent - viable
bide
cogent
remiss
boisterous
11. (v.) - to coax through flattery
blandish
polygamy
neonate
benign
12. (adj.) - prudent or inconspicuous
repulse
plethora
discreet
hiemal
13. (v.) - to increase gradually in size or degree
wax
chastise
conciliatory
persevere
14. (n.) - an expression of esteem or approval
compliment
fortuitous
tantamount
gregarious
15. (adj.) - enormous - immense
accede
domicile
vast
obsequious
16. (adj.) - agreeable - friendly
frenetic
polygamy
immutable
conciliatory
17. (adj.) - deserted - lifeless
desolate
cosmopolitan
exemplary
despondent
18. (v.) - to satisfy excessively
dearth
delude
camaraderie
satiate
19. (v.) - to hit or strike
diligent
disparage
mercurial
buffet
20. (adj.) - original - ground-breaking
grotto
pittance
foster
seminal
21. (n.) - a state of constant change or a flow
compliment
redress
pliable
flux
22. (v.) - to be idle - to be still
monogamy
complicit
stagnate
dictate
23. (adj.) - shrewd - showing sound judgment
bard
chastise
somnolent
sagacious
24. (adj.) - talkative
loquacious
entomology
magnanimous
ostracize
25. (adj.) - having a healthy - reddish color
confound
ruddy
baleful
whet
26. (n.) - a poet - often a singer as well
harmony
blandish
laudatory
bard
27. (v.) - to hate - loathe
linchpin
repulse
anxiety
abhor
28. (adj.) - exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic
amorphous
melodramatic
comatose
assuage
29. (v.) - to tell a story
commendable
brash
narrate
pique
30. (n.) - anger - offense - resentment
umbrage
vast
acute
austere
31. (n.) - moderation from excess - calm - tranquility
melodramatic
atone
sobriety
mandatory
32. (v.) - to urge - coax
impudent
confluence
cajole
dictate
33. (adj.) - relating to country life
quotidian
peruse
rustic
strife
34. (adj.) - critical - urgent
succinct
vim
exigent
hierarchy
35. (n.) - rhythm
lithe
cadence
placid
daft
36. (adj.) - excessively poor
steadfast
indictment
impecunious
incisive
37. (v.) - to cause disgust or distaste - or to drive back - repel
alacrity
repulse
mimic
cavort
38. (adj.) - deceptive - produced by an illusion
harrowing
illusory
abundant
ultimate
39. (v.) - to set right or remedy
abscond
savor
redress
diligent
40. (adj.) - defiant
deleterious
recalcitrant
surreptitious
variegate
41. (v.) - to lessen - to reduce in severity
lachrymose
brash
forlorn
abate
42. (adj.) - extraordinary - grand in scope
dutiful
grandiose
facile
abide
43. (n.) - bruise - injury
contusion
copious
monogamy
pacify
44. (v.) - to applaud or praise
propriety
deluge
taciturn
laud
45. (adj.) - rude - improper
impudent
irascible
exorbitant
collusion
46. (adj.) - brief to the point of being superficial
cursory
dynamic
buffet
comatose
47. (adj.) - sluggish - weary - apathetic
radiant
slander
lethargic
predestination
48. (n.) - a sleight of hand
prestidigitation
cajole
brumal
retaliation
49. (adj.) - unvarying - conforming to one principle
savor
restitution
calumny
uniform
50. (v.) - to weaken - make weary
uniform
brash
daunting
enervate