SSAT高频词

SSAT考试真题高频词汇
jeer to make fun of
jest to joke
parody a humorous imitation
recreation something done for him, a hobby or game skit a short comic scene
let’s get together
adjunct an accessory, something added on
coalesce to come together
congeal to thicken, or change from liquid to solid consensus an agreement
contiguous lying side-by-side
fission a splitting apart
fusion a joining together
integrate to bring together and make whole juxtapose to place side by side
pact a formal agreement between two countries rendezvous a meeting, usual secret
make it official
abdicate to give up power
accord to be in agreement
allege to declare that something is true without proof
assess to evaluate or determine the worth of condone to forgive or to disregard an offense conventional traditional, ordinary
counsel to advise
debunk to prove false
decree an order or command
inquiry a request for instruction
ratify to approve, usually a law
sustain to support
hard to handle
ambiguous unclear
amorphous without shape
egress exit
epoch a period of time
intangible not able to be touched or sensed
itinerant nomadic, constantly moving
kinetic moving
obscure hidden or dark, hard to see
polymorphous having many shapes
prolific fertile, very productive
remote far away, distant
scull a small rowboat or an oar for a rowboat
sporadic having no pattern or order surrogate a substitute
variegated having many parts or colors writhe to twist
the perfect mate
akin related to or alike
altruistic doing good for others amiable friendly, good-natures aspirant someone searching for something astute sharp, shrewd
benevolence goodness
congenial agreeable
equivalent equal
extol to praise
placate to quiet down, appease
you don’t want to know this guy
aloof keeping a distance
animosity hostility
banal unoriginal and boring belligerent hostile, warlike browbeat to intimate
choleric irritate
debilitating weakening, harmful
deficient lacking an essential part
garrulous overly talkative
incompetent not able to do something properly
insipid lacking interest, dull, boring
insolent disrespectful, rude
irate enraged
notorious known widely and unfavorably
ostentatious showy, pretentious
pedantic overly scholarly, boring
profane to abuse or put to ill use
pugnacious hostile
ravenous extremely hungry
recalcitrant disobedient, stubborn
sanctimonious acting morally superior, holier-than-thou warlock a male witch
a bad scene
abyss a deep narrow pit
adverse unfavorable, opposed, going against aggravate to make worse
assailable vulnerable
barrage a flood
brig the prison of a ship
corpulent excessively overweight
founder to sink
hovel a shack
impasse a deadlock, a point at which one can go no further indictment the situation of having been charges with a crime insinuation a sneaky suggestion of something bad
mar to spoil, to mark
null zero value
quiver a portable container for arrows
plight a bad situation ,a predicament
repudiate to put down, to renounce
rue to regret
ruse a clever trick
sedate to clam, especially by using of a drug
slander a false and mean-spirited statement meant to injure someone superfluous more than what is required or needed
simply perfect
benign harmless
clarity clearness
deft skillful
exquisite beautifully made or designed
immaculate perfectly clean, free from dirt or stain meticulous careful, paying attention to details
pious deeply religious
robust healthy
time to make a speech
illuminate to light up or make clear
imply to express indirectly
lament to express grief for, mourn
reminiscence a memory, the act of recalling the past just under the surface
dormant temporarily inactive, asleep
eradicate to erase or get rid of
excavate to dig up
fundamental as essential part, basic
innate possessed at birth, not learned
merge to blend together
hardworking
adept very skilled
facet an aspect of something
ingenuity innovation, creativity
inscribe to write or etch words on or into a surface
novice a beginner
procure to obtain
tenacious holding firmly, especially to a belief, stubborn toil hard work, or to work hard
vend to sell
vigor strength, energy
wane to decrease in size or strength
nice attitude
admiring regarding with approval or respect ambivalence having opposing or mixed feelings analytical intending to understand the nature of something biased favoring one side or opinion over another
brash bold
cautious careful
dubious doubtful
ironic the use of words to express an unintended or contradictory meaning
jubilant overly joyful
objective not influenced by personal opinion, just the facts sarcastic the use of witty language used to insult or show displeasure
skeptical doubtful
somber overly serious, dark or gloomy
subjective influenced by personal opinion, biased temperament your use mood or behavior。