SSAT words UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

SSAT words UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
abase(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to lower, demean, degrade



abate(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to lessen, to reduce in severity



abbreviate(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to shorten, reduce



abduct(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to kidnap



aberration(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - a deviation from the expected course



abhor(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to hate, loathe



abide(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to put up with, tolerate



abject(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - of the most miserable or contemptible kind



abort(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to give up unfinished



abridge(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to shorten, cut down



abrogate(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to abolish, often by authority



abscond(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to sneak away and hide

,abundant(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - in great numbers



accede(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to agree



accentuate(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to emphasize, to highlight



accommodating(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - obliging, helpful



accost(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to approach or confront aggressively



acumen(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - keen insight



acute(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - sharp, severe



affable(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - friendly, amiable



affluent(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - rich, wealthy



aggrandize(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to increase or make greater



aggregate(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to gather, amass



aghast(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - struck by amazement or terror



agoraphobia(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - an abnormal fear of open or public places



akimbo(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward

,alacrity(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - speed, readiness



algid(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - frigid, cold



allay(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to sooth, assuage



alleviate(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to relieve



aloof(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - reserved, distant



altercation(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - an argument, dispute



amalgamation(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - a union, a merger



ambivalent(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - having contradictory feelings



amble(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to stroll, walk



ameliorate(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to improve, to make better



amend(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to change for the better, improve



amiable(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - friendly, affable



amorous(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - relating to or showing love

, amorphous(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - without shape or borders



anomaly(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - something that does not fit into the normal order



antechamber(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - a waiting room



anxiety(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - uneasiness



aphorism(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - a short saying



apocalypse(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - total devastation, the end of the world



apparitional(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - ghostly, spectral



arbitrator(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - one who settles controversy between two sides



ascetic(n.) - CORRECT ANSWER - one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline,
usually religious


assuage(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to ease, pacify



atone(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to apologize, make amends



audacious(adj.) - CORRECT ANSWER - excessively bold



augment(v.) - CORRECT ANSWER - to increase or make larger