SSAT Vocabulary - Essential - Set 1
abase - answer humble, humiliate, belittle, demean, lower, degrade
abdicate - answer1. resign, demit, relinquish, renounce
2. disown, spurn, reject, renounce
aboriginal - answer indigenous, native, original, primeval, primordial
abstract - answer1. theoretical, conceptual, intellectual
2. nonrealistic, nonpictorial, symbolic, impressionistic
3. extract, pump, tap, withdraw, remove
4. summary, synopsis, outline
abstruse - answer obscure, arcane, esoteric, little known
accommodate - answer1. lodge, house, quarter, board
2. help, assist, aid, oblige
acoustic - answer audio, auditory, hearing, phonic
acumen - answerastuteness, awareness, shrewdness, acuity
adage - answersaying, maxim, proverb, motto, phrase, expression
adept - answer1. expert, proficient, masterly, virtuoso, consummate
2. expert, doyen, professional, grandmaster
adhere - answerstick, cling, hold fast, cohere, bond, attach
admirable - answercommendable, praiseworthy, laudable, meritorious, exemplary
afflict - answertrouble, bother, irritate, oppress, annoy
agenda - answerlist, schedule, program, lineup, listing
aggregate - answer1. collection, mass, cluster, lump, clump, pile, heap
2. total, combined, whole, gross, accumulated, added
aghast - answerhorrified, appalled, astounded, dismayed
agile - answernimble, lithe, spry, limber, sprightly
abase - answer humble, humiliate, belittle, demean, lower, degrade
abdicate - answer1. resign, demit, relinquish, renounce
2. disown, spurn, reject, renounce
aboriginal - answer indigenous, native, original, primeval, primordial
abstract - answer1. theoretical, conceptual, intellectual
2. nonrealistic, nonpictorial, symbolic, impressionistic
3. extract, pump, tap, withdraw, remove
4. summary, synopsis, outline
abstruse - answer obscure, arcane, esoteric, little known
accommodate - answer1. lodge, house, quarter, board
2. help, assist, aid, oblige
acoustic - answer audio, auditory, hearing, phonic
acumen - answerastuteness, awareness, shrewdness, acuity
adage - answersaying, maxim, proverb, motto, phrase, expression
adept - answer1. expert, proficient, masterly, virtuoso, consummate
2. expert, doyen, professional, grandmaster
adhere - answerstick, cling, hold fast, cohere, bond, attach
admirable - answercommendable, praiseworthy, laudable, meritorious, exemplary
afflict - answertrouble, bother, irritate, oppress, annoy
agenda - answerlist, schedule, program, lineup, listing
aggregate - answer1. collection, mass, cluster, lump, clump, pile, heap
2. total, combined, whole, gross, accumulated, added
aghast - answerhorrified, appalled, astounded, dismayed
agile - answernimble, lithe, spry, limber, sprightly
