SSAT Middle Level Vocabulary
abhor - answer Hate
abyss - answering extremely deep hole
adapt - answer(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to
varying conditions (as of light)
affiliation - answer An association with a group or organization
aggregate - answerGathered into a whole; total
akin - answerrelated to or alike
ambiguous - answerdoubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
amorphous - answer(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or
character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
anguish - answer(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to be deeply
tormented by pain or sorrow
animosity - answer(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility
annex - answer(v.) To add to, attach: to incorporate;(n.) An attachment or addition
arbitrary - answerdetermined by chance or impulse
aspiration - answerBreathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
assent - answerAgreement
assert - answer(v.) To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward
forcefully
assess - answerAn evaluation technique for technology that requires analyzing benefits
and risks, understanding the trade-offs, and then determining the best action to take in
order to ensure that the desired positive outcomes outweigh the negative
consequences.
barrage - answerA flood
, barren - answer(adj.) not productive, bare
bashful - answerShy
bastion - answer(n.) a fortified place, stronghold
brash - answerBold
brazen - answer(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass
candid - answerCompletely honest, straightforward
coerce - answerTo compel, force
commodities - answereconomic goods or products before they are processed and/or
given a brand name, such as a product of agriculture
compassion - answerFrom the Latin meaning "to suffer together with." It is the love,
kindness, mercy, or forbearance shown to a neighbor who is suffering in some way.
comprehensive - answercovering or including everything
condone - answer(v.) to pardon or overlook
confer - answerConsult, compare views; bestow or give
congenial - answerAgreeable
consensus - answerGeneral agreement
contemplation - answerthoughtful observation
controversal - answercausing argument
conundrm - answerproblem; dillemma
conniving - answeracting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
conventional - answer(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
creed - answerA formal statement of religious belief or confession of faith.
dwadle - answerto waste time
decree - answerAn order having the force of law
abhor - answer Hate
abyss - answering extremely deep hole
adapt - answer(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to
varying conditions (as of light)
affiliation - answer An association with a group or organization
aggregate - answerGathered into a whole; total
akin - answerrelated to or alike
ambiguous - answerdoubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
amorphous - answer(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or
character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
anguish - answer(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to be deeply
tormented by pain or sorrow
animosity - answer(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility
annex - answer(v.) To add to, attach: to incorporate;(n.) An attachment or addition
arbitrary - answerdetermined by chance or impulse
aspiration - answerBreathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
assent - answerAgreement
assert - answer(v.) To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward
forcefully
assess - answerAn evaluation technique for technology that requires analyzing benefits
and risks, understanding the trade-offs, and then determining the best action to take in
order to ensure that the desired positive outcomes outweigh the negative
consequences.
barrage - answerA flood
, barren - answer(adj.) not productive, bare
bashful - answerShy
bastion - answer(n.) a fortified place, stronghold
brash - answerBold
brazen - answer(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass
candid - answerCompletely honest, straightforward
coerce - answerTo compel, force
commodities - answereconomic goods or products before they are processed and/or
given a brand name, such as a product of agriculture
compassion - answerFrom the Latin meaning "to suffer together with." It is the love,
kindness, mercy, or forbearance shown to a neighbor who is suffering in some way.
comprehensive - answercovering or including everything
condone - answer(v.) to pardon or overlook
confer - answerConsult, compare views; bestow or give
congenial - answerAgreeable
consensus - answerGeneral agreement
contemplation - answerthoughtful observation
controversal - answercausing argument
conundrm - answerproblem; dillemma
conniving - answeracting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
conventional - answer(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
creed - answerA formal statement of religious belief or confession of faith.
dwadle - answerto waste time
decree - answerAn order having the force of law
