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SSAT Vocab

Subjects : ssat, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. (n.) - a teller of fables; a liar






2. (adj.) - spacious - roomy






3. (adj.) - formidable - commanding respect






4. (v.) - to frustrate






5. (adj.) - graceful - flexible - supple






6. (adj.) - having a healthy - reddish color






7. (adj.) - flexible - bendable






8. (n.) - a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance - façade






9. (n.) - the art of judging human character from facial features






10. (adj.) - excessively dramatic or emotional






11. (adj.) - intricate - maze-like






12. (adj.) - abrupt - short - brief






13. (adj.) - extraordinary - grand in scope






14. (adj.) - very bare - bleak - simple






15. (v.) - to put next to each other






16. (adj.) - harmless






17. (adj.) - having intent to harm others






18. (adj.) - delicious - luscious






19. (adj.) - deserted - lifeless






20. (n.) - irritability - impoliteness






21. (v.) - to soothe - appease






22. (n.) - and energy - vigor.






23. (v.) - to come from






24. (adj.) - young or immature






25. (n.) - a great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood






26. (adj.) - relating to or showing love






27. (adj.) - cautious - careful






28. (n.) - infamy - known in bad regard






29. (adj.) - overused - hackneyed






30. (adj.) - easy






31. (adj.) - wordy






32. (adj.) - marked by compact precision






33. (adj.) - no longer used or existing






34. (adj.) - daily - everyday






35. (v.) - to increase or make larger






36. (adj.) - mistaken - incorrect






37. (v.) - to agree






38. (v.) - to make up or invent






39. (adj.) - frigid - cold






40. (adj.) - stubbornly persistent - holding to a belief or position






41. (v.) - to stimulate - promote - encourage






42. (adj.) - relating to the sense of smell






43. (adj.) - non-threatening - innocuous






44. (adj.) - short - abrupt - dismissive






45. (adj.) - gloomy or sullen






46. (adj.) - capable of reading minds






47. (adj.) - ghostly






48. (n.) - the spirit of the time






49. (v.) - to weaken - make weary






50. (adj.) - varied