HSPT and Upper Level ISEE/SSAT Set
Final Exam.
adversary - CORRECT ANSWER someone who offers oppostion
boon - CORRECT ANSWER something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
cessation - CORRECT ANSWER a stopping
depreciate - CORRECT ANSWER decline in value
indictment - CORRECT ANSWER an accusation of wrongdoing
lackluster - CORRECT ANSWER lacking brilliance or vitality
obscure - CORRECT ANSWER not clearly understood or expressed
perogative - CORRECT ANSWER a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
prevailing - CORRECT ANSWER most frequent or common
xenophobic - CORRECT ANSWER having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign
aplomb - CORRECT ANSWER great coolness and composure under strain
cognizance - CORRECT ANSWER the state or act of having knowledge of
, ember - CORRECT ANSWER a hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire
illuminate - CORRECT ANSWER make lighter or brighter
indigenous - CORRECT ANSWER originating where it is found
ingenious - CORRECT ANSWER showing inventiveness and skill
ingenuous - CORRECT ANSWER lacking in sophistication or worldliness
laconic - CORRECT ANSWER brief and to the point
ominous - CORRECT ANSWER threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
subside - CORRECT ANSWER wear off or die down
apprehensive - CORRECT ANSWER in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
diminish - CORRECT ANSWER decrease in size, extent, or range
fallacy - CORRECT ANSWER a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
impending - CORRECT ANSWER close in time; about to occur
lassitude - CORRECT ANSWER a feeling of lack of interest or energy
oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER a political system governed by a few people
outlandish - CORRECT ANSWER conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Final Exam.
adversary - CORRECT ANSWER someone who offers oppostion
boon - CORRECT ANSWER something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
cessation - CORRECT ANSWER a stopping
depreciate - CORRECT ANSWER decline in value
indictment - CORRECT ANSWER an accusation of wrongdoing
lackluster - CORRECT ANSWER lacking brilliance or vitality
obscure - CORRECT ANSWER not clearly understood or expressed
perogative - CORRECT ANSWER a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
prevailing - CORRECT ANSWER most frequent or common
xenophobic - CORRECT ANSWER having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign
aplomb - CORRECT ANSWER great coolness and composure under strain
cognizance - CORRECT ANSWER the state or act of having knowledge of
, ember - CORRECT ANSWER a hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire
illuminate - CORRECT ANSWER make lighter or brighter
indigenous - CORRECT ANSWER originating where it is found
ingenious - CORRECT ANSWER showing inventiveness and skill
ingenuous - CORRECT ANSWER lacking in sophistication or worldliness
laconic - CORRECT ANSWER brief and to the point
ominous - CORRECT ANSWER threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
subside - CORRECT ANSWER wear off or die down
apprehensive - CORRECT ANSWER in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
diminish - CORRECT ANSWER decrease in size, extent, or range
fallacy - CORRECT ANSWER a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
impending - CORRECT ANSWER close in time; about to occur
lassitude - CORRECT ANSWER a feeling of lack of interest or energy
oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER a political system governed by a few people
outlandish - CORRECT ANSWER conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
