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SSAT Barrons
SSAT apocryphal to candid
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| doubtful in authenticity | apocryphal |
| passion, intense devotion, eagerness | ardor |
| to make milder; to appease; to soothe | assuage |
| marked by practical intelligence | astute |
| a cruel and oppressive dictator | autocrat |
| greed | avarice |
| like an uncle in kindness or indulgence | avuncular |
| warlike | bellicose |
| a person who helps people or institutions(esp. financially) | benefactor |
| overtaken by night or darkness; lacking enlightenment or knowledge of culture | benighted |
| having a kind disposition, gracious, favorable, propitious | benign |
| brazenly obvious, flagrant | blatant |
| 1. joyous; cheerful 2. carefree, heedless | blithe |
| a gift | boon |
| n. a break v. to break | breach |
| harsh discordance of sounds, a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds | cacophony |
| 1. frank; outspoken. 2 straightforward | candid |