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SSAT vocab3
book A
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| eulogy | encouragement; extolment |
| succinct | brief; concise; direct |
| transgress | violate |
| imperative | compulsory; mandatory |
| atone | repent; amend; expiate |
| predatory | carnivorous |
| supplant | displace |
| contend | assert; affirm; declare |
| flagrant | glaring; shameless; obvious; violation |
| enthrall | captivate |
| ostracize | exclude |
| exorbitant | excessive |
| obliterate | annihilate |
| austerity | self-discipline |
| acquiesce | agree |
| reprisal | retaliation |
| reputable | honest; known for accuracy |
| affirm | validate |
| mousy | timid |
| tenuous | flimsy |
| vie | compete |
| armada | fleet |
| drivel | saliva |
| booty | plunder |
| portal | gate |
| cagey | shrewd |
| boarder | roomer |
| leery | suspicious |
| ovation | applause |
| insensitive | uncaring |
| humus | topsoil |
| rife | widespread |
| tacit | understood |
| writ | order |
| dowdy | shabby |
| surly | unfriendly |
| asylum | sanctuary |
| valet | manservant |
| brunt | heavy part |
| limpid | clear |
| garble | confuse |
| goad | prod |
| dispensary | infirmary; medical sites; clinic; hospital |
| accrue | accumulate |
| roletariat | workers |
| limber | loose |
| delecatable | enjoyable |
| foregone | preordained; fate; inevibable |
| ottoman | footstool |
| gratuitous | unnecessary |
| interment | burial |
| sunder | separate |
| portentous | ominous |
| vault | jump |
| gouge | scoop |
| apologist | defender |
| wheedle | coax |
| unlettered | illiterate |
| sojourn | visit |
| agog | surprised |
| odious | unpleasant |
| crone | hag; old woman |
| citadel | fort |
| incorrigible | unruly |
| nosegay | bouquet |
| insolvent | bankrupt |
| cistern | water tank |
| forswear | give up |
| litigant | suer |
| marquee | canopy |
| neophyte | novice |
| bailiff | court officer |
| root | dig |
| revulsion | disgust |
| wreak | inflict |
| kiln | oven |
| nib | point |
| dell | valley |
| staid | sedate |
| purist | perfectionist |
| fetish | charm |