SSAT Upper Level Vocabulary Words
Questions with Verified Correct Answers
Abandon
Desert or leave someone/something
Antipathy
Hatred
Cascade
To fall heavily
Dawdle
Linger or waste time
Dubious
Hesitating or doubting
Flourish
To grow well or thrive
Illustrate
Explain or to decorate
Liberate
To set something free
Optimistic
Hopeful
,Recalcitrant
Uncooperative
Robust
Strong and healthy
Taper
Narrow or thin
Abbreviation
The shortened form of a word
Anxious
Worried or nervous
Cater
To provide for
Debate
To discuss something (verb) or a discussion (noun)
Duration
How long something will take
Fluctuate
An irregular rise and fall in a number or amount
Immaculate
Very clean or spotless
, Limber
To warm up
Opulent
Very rich, luxurious or lavish
Reckless
Doing something carelessly or without thinking
Rouse
To stir up or excite someone
Task
A piece of work to be done
Abdicate
To renounce someone's throne
Apprehension
Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen
Cautious
Careful
Debt
Money that is owe or due
Eager
wanting to do something very much
Questions with Verified Correct Answers
Abandon
Desert or leave someone/something
Antipathy
Hatred
Cascade
To fall heavily
Dawdle
Linger or waste time
Dubious
Hesitating or doubting
Flourish
To grow well or thrive
Illustrate
Explain or to decorate
Liberate
To set something free
Optimistic
Hopeful
,Recalcitrant
Uncooperative
Robust
Strong and healthy
Taper
Narrow or thin
Abbreviation
The shortened form of a word
Anxious
Worried or nervous
Cater
To provide for
Debate
To discuss something (verb) or a discussion (noun)
Duration
How long something will take
Fluctuate
An irregular rise and fall in a number or amount
Immaculate
Very clean or spotless
, Limber
To warm up
Opulent
Very rich, luxurious or lavish
Reckless
Doing something carelessly or without thinking
Rouse
To stir up or excite someone
Task
A piece of work to be done
Abdicate
To renounce someone's throne
Apprehension
Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen
Cautious
Careful
Debt
Money that is owe or due
Eager
wanting to do something very much