Comprehensive Overview of the SSAT Exam

 abase(v.) - correct answerto lower, demean, degrade  abate(v.) - correct answerto lessen, to reduce in severity  abbreviate(v.) - correct answerto shorten, reduce  abduct(v.) - correct answerto kidnap  aberration(n.) - correct answera deviation from the expected course  abhor(v.) - correct answerto hate, loathe  abide(v.) - correct answerto put up with, tolerate  abject(adj.) - correct answerof the most miserable or contemptible kind  abort(v.) - correct answerto give up unfinished  abridge(v.) - correct answerto shorten, cut down  abrogate(v.) - correct answerto abolish, often by authority  abscond(v.) - correct answerto sneak away and hide  abundant(adj.) - correct answerin great numbers  accede(v.) - correct answerto agree  accentuate(v.) - correct answerto emphasize, to highlight  accommodating(adj.) - correct answerobliging, helpful  accost(v.) - correct answerto approach or confront aggressively  acumen(n.) - correct answerkeen insight  acute(adj.) - correct answersharp, severe  affable(adj.) - correct answerfriendly, amiable  affluent(adj.) - correct answerrich, wealthy  aggrandize(v.) - correct answerto increase or make greater  aggregate(v.) - correct answerto gather, amass  aghast(adj.) - correct answerstruck by amazement or terror  agoraphobia(n.) - correct answeran abnormal fear of open or public places  akimbo(adj.) - correct answerwith hands on hips and elbows extending outward  alacrity(n.) - correct answerspeed, readiness  algid(adj.) - correct answerfrigid, cold  allay(v.) - correct answerto sooth, assuage  alleviate(v.) - correct answerto relieve  aloof(adj.) - correct answerreserved, distant  altercation(n.) - correct answeran argument, dispute  amalgamation(n.) - correct answera union, a merger  ambivalent(adj.) - correct answerhaving contradictory feelings  amble(v.) - correct answerto stroll, walk  ameliorate(v.) - correct answerto improve, to make better  amend(v.) - correct answerto change for the better, improve  amiable(adj.) - correct answerfriendly, affable  amorous(adj.) - correct answerrelating to or showing love  amorphous(adj.) - correct answerwithout shape or borders  anomaly(n.) - correct answersomething that does not fit into the normal order  antechamber(n.) - correct answera waiting room  anxiety(n.) - correct answeruneasiness  aphorism(n.) - correct answera short saying  apocalypse(n.) - correct answertotal devastation, the end of the world  apparitional(adj.) - correct answerghostly, spectral  arbitrator(n.) - correct answerone who settles controversy between two sides  ascetic(n.) - correct answerone who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious  assuage(v.) - correct answerto ease, pacify  atone(v.) - correct answerto apologize, make amends  audacious(adj.) - correct answerexcessively bold  augment(v.) - correct answerto increase or make larger  austere(adj.) - correct answervery bare, bleak, simple  baleful(adj.) - correct answerharmful, threatening  bard(n.) - correct answera poet, often a singer as well  battery(n.) - correct answeran assault or an array of similar things intended for use together  belligerent(adj.) - correct answercontentious, ready to fight  benevolent(adj.) - correct answerkind, good, caring  benign(adj.) - correct answernon-threatening, innocuous  berate(v.) - correct answerto scold severely  bereft(adj.) - correct answerwithout, devoid of  bide(v.) - correct answerto wait, or remain in a condition  bilk(v.) - correct answerto cheat, to swindle  blandish(v.) - correct answerto coax through flattery  bloated(adj.) - correct answerswollen, bigger than desired  boisterous(adj.) - correct answerloud, energetic  bourgeois(adj.) - correct answermiddle class