SSAT Middle Level Vocabulary Exam
Questions and Answers
abhor - ANS-Hate
abyss - ANS-an extremely deep hole
adapt - ANS-(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to
varying conditions (as of light)
affiliation - ANS-An association with a group or organization
aggregate - ANS-Gathered into a whole; total
akin - ANS-related to or alike
ambiguous - ANS-doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
amorphous - ANS-(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or
character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
anguish - ANS-(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to be deeply tormented
by pain or sorrow
animosity - ANS-(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility
annex - ANS-(v.) To add to, attach: to incorporate;(n.) An attachment or addition
arbitrary - ANS-determined by chance or impulse
aspiration - ANS-Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
assent - ANS-Agreement
assert - ANS-(v.) To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
assess - ANS-An evaluation technique for technology that requires analyzing benefits
and risks, understanding the trade-offs, and then determining the best action to take in
order to ensure that the desired positive outcomes outweigh the negative
consequences.
, barrage - ANS-A flood
barren - ANS-(adj.) not productive, bare
bashful - ANS-Shy
bastion - ANS-(n.) a fortified place, stronghold
brash - ANS-Bold
brazen - ANS-(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass
candid - ANS-Completely honest, straightforward
coerce - ANS-To compel, force
commodities - ANS-economic goods or products before they are processed and/or
given a brand name, such as a product of agriculture
compassion - ANS-From the Latin meaning "to suffer together with." It is the love,
kindness, mercy, or forbearance shown to a neighbor who is suffering in some way.
comprehensive - ANS-covering or including everything
condone - ANS-(v.) to pardon or overlook
confer - ANS-Consult, compare views; bestow or give
congenial - ANS-Agreeable
consensus - ANS-General agreement
contemplation - ANS-thoughtful observation
controversal - ANS-causing argument
conundrm - ANS-problem; dillemma
conniving - ANS-acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
conventional - ANS-(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
creed - ANS-A formal statement of religious belief or confession of faith.
dwadle - ANS-to waste time
Questions and Answers
abhor - ANS-Hate
abyss - ANS-an extremely deep hole
adapt - ANS-(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to
varying conditions (as of light)
affiliation - ANS-An association with a group or organization
aggregate - ANS-Gathered into a whole; total
akin - ANS-related to or alike
ambiguous - ANS-doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
amorphous - ANS-(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or
character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
anguish - ANS-(n.) great mental suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to be deeply tormented
by pain or sorrow
animosity - ANS-(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility
annex - ANS-(v.) To add to, attach: to incorporate;(n.) An attachment or addition
arbitrary - ANS-determined by chance or impulse
aspiration - ANS-Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs
assent - ANS-Agreement
assert - ANS-(v.) To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
assess - ANS-An evaluation technique for technology that requires analyzing benefits
and risks, understanding the trade-offs, and then determining the best action to take in
order to ensure that the desired positive outcomes outweigh the negative
consequences.
, barrage - ANS-A flood
barren - ANS-(adj.) not productive, bare
bashful - ANS-Shy
bastion - ANS-(n.) a fortified place, stronghold
brash - ANS-Bold
brazen - ANS-(adj.) shameless, impudent; made of brass
candid - ANS-Completely honest, straightforward
coerce - ANS-To compel, force
commodities - ANS-economic goods or products before they are processed and/or
given a brand name, such as a product of agriculture
compassion - ANS-From the Latin meaning "to suffer together with." It is the love,
kindness, mercy, or forbearance shown to a neighbor who is suffering in some way.
comprehensive - ANS-covering or including everything
condone - ANS-(v.) to pardon or overlook
confer - ANS-Consult, compare views; bestow or give
congenial - ANS-Agreeable
consensus - ANS-General agreement
contemplation - ANS-thoughtful observation
controversal - ANS-causing argument
conundrm - ANS-problem; dillemma
conniving - ANS-acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
conventional - ANS-(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
creed - ANS-A formal statement of religious belief or confession of faith.
dwadle - ANS-to waste time
