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Selective Prep Vocab
Selective Prep Vocab Words for Selective Entry Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdicate | a position of power |
| abet | encourage |
| abhor | hate |
| abjure | reject |
| abridge | shorten |
| absolve | forgive |
| abstract | difficult to understand |
| abstemious | restraint from consumption of food or alcohol |
| abysmal | backward |
| accede | agree to |
| acquiesce | to accept |
| acrid | extremely bitter |
| acute | sharp; severe |
| adamant | stubborn |
| adept | expert |
| adhere | hold firmly |
| advocate | promotes the interests of others |
| aesthetic | attractive; beautiful |
| affable | friendly |
| agile | quick |
| agnostic | unwilling to commit to an opinion |
| altrustic | unselfish devotion to others |
| amiable | agreeable |
| amnesty | pardon |
| anarchy | disorder |
| annul | obliterate |
| anomaly | out of the ordinary |
| antithesis | opposite |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion |
| ardor | passion |
| arduous | difficult |
| aspire | hope to achieve |
| assuage | make easier |
| astute | crafty |
| augment | to make bigger |
| austere | strict |
| autocrat | a ruler with unlimited authority |
| avarice | greed |
| banal | lacking originality |
| bemuse | to dull or stun |
| benighted | overtaken by darkness |
| benign | harmless |
| blatant | offensive |
| bigoted | racial hatred |
| brevity | shortness of expression |
| cache | secure place of storage |
| cacophony | harsh sound |
| callous | showing no sympathy for others |
| candid | completely honest |
| capitulate | surrender |
| censure | to blame |
| chaff | something worthless |
| chronic | always present |
| cogent | convincing |
| coherent | consistent |
| colloquial | familiar |
| colossal | bulky |
| compatible | designed to work together |
| competent | capable |
| complacent | unconcerned |
| conciliatory | making peace |
| concur | agree |
| contempt | lack of respect |
| copious | plentiful |
| corporeal | not spiritual |
| curtail | abbreviate |
| dally | spend time doing nothing |
| deface | destroy |
| deficiency | shortage |
| delude | deceive |
| desecrate | treat disrespectfully |
| deter | inhibit |
| dexterous | clever |
| dilemma | predicament |
| diligent | persistent effort |
| diminutive | |
| discernment | |
| discord | |
| discreet | |
| discrete |
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