HSPT and Upper Level ISEE/SSAT Set Final Exam.

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