Princeton Review SSAT Vocabulary
abolish - answer cancel; put an end to
adhesive - answerable to stick fast to a surface or object; sticky.
approximate - answer close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact
blunt - answer honest to the point of rudeness; plainly spoken; direct or straightforward
burrow - answer(verb)
To dig a hole or to tunnel into or under something
(noun)
A tunnel or hole in the ground
capable - answerable and prepared to do something; fit or skilled
conceal - answer to hide or keep secret, to place out of sight
contradiction - answer a statement that is the opposite of another statement
debate - answerdiscuss the pros and cons of an issue; to argue
decline - answerrefuse to accept; grow worse; decrease
detrimental - answerharmful; damaging
envy - answerjealousy
evacuate - answervacate; empty; abandon; to move out or away
fragile - answereasily broken or damaged
furious - answervery angry
generous - answerwilling to give and share unstintingly
guardian - answera defender, protector, or keeper.
hardship - answersomething that causes suffering or difficulty; a condition that is hard to
bear
, hazard - answerA danger or risk.
idealism - answerthe practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically;
forming or trying to achieve a high, often unrealistic, standard of perfection
illuminate - answerto light up or make clear
jagged - answerhaving a sharp, pointed edge or outline
jubilation - answera feeling of extreme joy
kin - answerone's family and relations
liberate - answerto set free
luxurious - answervery comfortable and expensive; rich and superior in quality
moral - answerA practical lesson about right and wrong; (plural) one's sense of what is
right and wrong
myth - answera traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that
help explain natural events
nonchalant - answercool and confident, unconcerned
novel - answernew and different; original
obsolete - answerout-of-date, no longer in use
orchard - answera place where fruit trees grow
petrify - answerscare, frighten; to freeze; to turn to stone
plentiful - answerin great supply, easily available; more than enough; abundant;
bountiful
protagonist - answermain character in a story
queasy - answersick to one's stomach; nauseated
restore - answerto bring back to an original state
reveal - answerto make known or to show
route - answerthe path that must be followed to get to a place
abolish - answer cancel; put an end to
adhesive - answerable to stick fast to a surface or object; sticky.
approximate - answer close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact
blunt - answer honest to the point of rudeness; plainly spoken; direct or straightforward
burrow - answer(verb)
To dig a hole or to tunnel into or under something
(noun)
A tunnel or hole in the ground
capable - answerable and prepared to do something; fit or skilled
conceal - answer to hide or keep secret, to place out of sight
contradiction - answer a statement that is the opposite of another statement
debate - answerdiscuss the pros and cons of an issue; to argue
decline - answerrefuse to accept; grow worse; decrease
detrimental - answerharmful; damaging
envy - answerjealousy
evacuate - answervacate; empty; abandon; to move out or away
fragile - answereasily broken or damaged
furious - answervery angry
generous - answerwilling to give and share unstintingly
guardian - answera defender, protector, or keeper.
hardship - answersomething that causes suffering or difficulty; a condition that is hard to
bear
, hazard - answerA danger or risk.
idealism - answerthe practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically;
forming or trying to achieve a high, often unrealistic, standard of perfection
illuminate - answerto light up or make clear
jagged - answerhaving a sharp, pointed edge or outline
jubilation - answera feeling of extreme joy
kin - answerone's family and relations
liberate - answerto set free
luxurious - answervery comfortable and expensive; rich and superior in quality
moral - answerA practical lesson about right and wrong; (plural) one's sense of what is
right and wrong
myth - answera traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that
help explain natural events
nonchalant - answercool and confident, unconcerned
novel - answernew and different; original
obsolete - answerout-of-date, no longer in use
orchard - answera place where fruit trees grow
petrify - answerscare, frighten; to freeze; to turn to stone
plentiful - answerin great supply, easily available; more than enough; abundant;
bountiful
protagonist - answermain character in a story
queasy - answersick to one's stomach; nauseated
restore - answerto bring back to an original state
reveal - answerto make known or to show
route - answerthe path that must be followed to get to a place
