Primary SSAT Vocabulary

Don't upset the old lady!

• adorn

• aggravate

• tarnish

• distract

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She tried to feel happy for them, but all she could feel was animosity toward Lori.

• love

• sadness

• hostility

• admire

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She was an absolute enigma!

• irregular

• astonishing

• abnormal

• puzzling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The machine was no longer being made.

• recurring

• obsolete

• tremendous

• timid

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

That hotel went through a rather expensive renovation. It was ___________ to its former grand look.

• renewed

• restored

• reclaimed

• recharged

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

That restaurant was ordered to shut down by the government when it was found to be __________ with cockroaches.

• infected

• polluted

• infested

• populated

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Adam has made a number of __________ while on a student exchange programme to Japan.

• colleagues

• compatriots

• accomplices

• acquaintances

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The teacher's explanation was so __ that all the students understood the complex topic easily.

• A) ambiguous

• B) clear

• C) confusing

• D) vague

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the synonym of the word 'benevolent'?

• A) cruel

• B) kind

• C) selfish

• D) harsh

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: She quickly finished her homework.

• A) noun

• B) verb

• C) adjective

• D) adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D