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SSAT Vocabulary

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A great diaster or failure

a)

dearth

b)

debacle

c)

bewildered

d)

adorn

2.

Able to last a long time

a)

efface

b)

adversity

c)

authentic

d)

durable

3.

Medley

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Tending to make a striking display / showy / flashy

a)

Livid

b)

Merit

c)

Gaffe

d)

Flamboyant

5.

Elation

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

If a person is boisterous then they are

a)

sad

b)

happy

c)

loud

d)

calm

7.

When Jasmine writes her essays she is extremely __________.

a)

arciclate

b)

articulate

c)

arctictic

d)

arcticulit

8.

What remedy did she provide?

a)

question

b)

answer

c)

treatment

d)

blast

9.

Since the journey is perilous, be sure to bring a first-aid kit.

a)

bright

b)

dark

c)

lost

d)

dangerous

10.

The child's test scores were average.

a)

adequate

b)

amazing

c)

exceptional

d)

terrible

11.

Don't upset the old lady!

a)

adorn

b)

aggravate

c)

tarnish

d)

distract

12.

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

a)

love

b)

sadness

c)

hostility

d)

admire

13.

She was an absolute enigma!

a)

irregular

b)

astonishing

c)

abnormal

d)

puzzling

14.

If he continues with this horrible behavior, he will be expelled.

a)

removed

b)

chosen

c)

laughing

d)

lost

15.

The event was an utter fiasco.

a)

joke

b)

party

c)

job

d)

exceptional

16.

The machine was no longer being made.

a)

recurring

b)

obsolete

c)

tremendous

d)

timid

17.

a set of beliefs that influences the way you live

a)

creed

b)

truce

c)

avarice

d)

sage

18.

Choose ALL the correct options:

He left a __________ message on my answering machine, leading to confusion.

a)

garbled

b)

listless

c)

distorted

d)

detestable

19.

What word beginning with L means "having no energy over something or someone"?

(a)  

20.

The security forces used great __________ by not responding to hostile attacks and threats.

a)

hubris

b)

robustness

c)

concealment

d)

restraint

21.

The docile, yet ___________ and hardy peasants, under their foreign leaders, gained an unbroken series of successes in the first war.

a)

sage

b)

indifferent

c)

robust

d)

irrefutable

22.

to say or prove that someone is wrong

a)

proclaim

b)

yield

c)

pine

d)

refute

23.

It is hypocrisy for the West to __________ democratic slogans while demeaning and persecuting those who prefer to take a different moral high ground.

a)

refute

b)

proclaim

c)

assail

d)

detest

24.

The Ancient Greek culture placed a high value on those who had ___________ wisdom.

a)

listless

b)

deprived

c)

peripheral

d)

sage

25.

Pine (v.) away

a)

to say or prove that someone is wrong

b)

to form an agreement

c)

to become increasingly skinny because of unhappiness

d)

to sing, especially in high voice

26.

Tick all words that apply:

The victim had been __________ with repeated blows to the head and body.

a)

assembled

b)

assaulted

c)

assailed

d)

assuaged

27.

It seems that the troops deliberately ___________ the ceasefire agreement and continued attacking.

a)

legislated

b)

violated

c)

refuted

d)

formed

28.

The troops, meanwhile, stood growing ________ and dispirited so everyone cheered when the __________ was arranged and announced.

a)

weary, truce

b)

listless, annulment

c)

surly, rubble

d)

unyielding, ceasefire

29.

Silas is becoming ever more emotionally __________ and psychologically fragile.

a)

powerful

b)

robust

c)

unstable

d)

rigid

30.

After the earthquake, the whole city was covered in (a)   of damaged buildings.

31.

Write a sentence with 'detestable'

4 lines
32.

The first sign of winter arrived as she woke up to find the city __________ in a white blanket of pure snow.

a)

swooped

b)

moped

c)

galloped

d)

enveloped

33.

'Peripheral' is opposite to _______?

a)

central

b)

significant

c)

ventral

d)

dorsal

34.

Find a synonym of 'rich' or 'wealthy' (adjective)

(a)  

35.

Alex has had very varied and worthwhile experience and has become highly ___________ here.

a)

diminished

b)

esteemed

c)

elucidated

d)

contributed

36.

Who is someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity?

a)

entrepreneur

b)

opportunist

c)

charlatan

d)

pioneer

37.

The rural areas provide a(n) __________ return to the past and an escape from the pressures of the competitive urban environment.

a)

rudimentary

b)

conventional

c)

nostalgic

d)

ambivalent

38.

What is 'herd immunity'?

a)

the moment when the chain of transmission of the virus is broken

b)

the event when vaccines develop antibodies to protect a human from the pathogen

c)

an extreme and dangerous allergic reaction to being vaccinated

d)

a situation in which a disease cannot spread through people because enough of them are inoculated

39.

Random new question: What's the meaning of 'circadian rhythm'?

a)

a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound in the circus

b)

natural sleep-wake cycle in 24h

c)

cyclic process that plant uses to turn gas in the air into nutrition

d)

the cycle of poverty which will persist without outside intervention

40.

Find the word with the following definition: "Having a good smell"

a)

condiment

b)

fragrant

c)

inflated

d)

blasphemous

41.

Fill in the gap with an appropriate word: "I add __________ to my French fries to enhance its flavor."

a)

resolution

b)

incentive

c)

relevant

d)

condiment

42.

Fill in the gap with an appropriate word: "The peasants who __________ the land became its owner."

a)

owned

b)

tackled

c)

cultivated

d)

penetrated

43.

What is synonymous to "traditional and ordinary"?

a)

humble

b)

conventional

c)

dull

d)

superstitious

44.

Fill in the gap with an appropriate word: "For years, the scientists have tried to find the answer to these questions but it remains as _________ as ever."

a)

perseverant

b)

superstitious

c)

incremental

d)

elusive

45.

Fill in the gap with the appropriate word: "I made a _________ to give up chocolate and eat healthy."

a)

superstition

b)

apparatus

c)

inflation

d)

resolution

46.

What's the definition of 'ambivalent'?

a)

related to nerves

b)

lasting a long time, hard to get rid of

c)

gradually stop working

d)

having opposing feelings at the same time, unsure of how you feel

47.

Fill in the gap with the correct word: "A ____ translation was available through our headphones so we can understand immediately her speech in German."

a)

simultaneous

b)

consistent

c)

cognitive

d)

consecutive

48.

Fill in the gap: "The management have introduced a productivity ________ scheme for members of staff to encourage them to work harder."

a)

inventive

b)

incentive

c)

attentive

d)

collective

49.

The definition "the instruction of a child received from its parents through their childhood" is for which of the following word?

a)

transience

b)

upbringing

c)

transmission

d)

elucidate

50.

"Ooze" is best defined as.....

a)

sleep slightly for a short time

b)

to be greater in importance

c)

flow slowly out of a small opening

d)

reduce slowly

51.

Because of the pandemic, our investment has ________ greatly in value over the last two years. It's time to sell it to minimize our loss.

a)

pierced

b)

expertised

c)

incentived

d)

diminished

52.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

CHILLY

a)

nice

b)

lazy

c)

dry

d)

cold

e)

sunny

53.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to: RIGID

a)

not flexible

b)

thorough

c)

not direct

d)

cold

e)

sympathetic

54.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

REFLEX

a)

muscular strength

b)

new abilities

c)

traditional garb

d)

food sample

e)

instinctive reaction

55.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

DENIAL

a)

river

b)

rejection

c)

lie

d)

encouragement

e)

response

56.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

MOPE

a)

polish

b)

sleep

c)

pace

d)

smile

e)

pout

57.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

EAGER

a)

thoughtful

b)

bored

c)

enthusiastic

d)

overjoyed

e)

inspired

58.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

SIMPLE

a)

boring

b)

nice

c)

silent

d)

plain

e)

pretty

59.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

QUAKE

a)

shake

b)

stake

c)

fall

d)

slam

e)

laugh

60.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

SIGNAL

a)

acknolwedge

b)

obscure

c)

indicate

d)

assail

e)

assume

61.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

AUTHORISE

a)

demand

b)

refill

c)

attempt

d)

permit

e)

decorate

62.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

LEGISLATE

a)

take control

b)

make into law

c)

select leaders

d)

read aloud

e)

vote for

63.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

YIELD

a)

surrender

b)

imply

c)

avoid

d)

announce

e)

reduce

64.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

PROCLAIM

a)

dance

b)

announce

c)

protect

d)

cheer up

e)

insult

65.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

EXCLUDE

a)

prop up

b)

destroy

c)

keep out

d)

tease

e)

slander

66.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

TRUCE

a)

pine

b)

tractor

c)

declaration

d)

trick

e)

cease-fire

67.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

DEBRIS

a)

exposure

b)

rubble

c)

fighters

d)

surplus

e)

platform

68.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

PROBABLE

a)

likely

b)

refutable

c)

distinct

d)

detestable

e)

soft

69.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

SEVERITY

a)

drought

b)

division

c)

wound

d)

lie

e)

harshness

70.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

LISTLESS

a)

garbled

b)

asleep

c)

tireless

d)

spread out

e)

without energy

71.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

SAGE

a)

spicy

b)

wise

c)

mossy

d)

false

e)

cold

72.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

RESTRAINT

a)

pressure

b)

repetition

c)

exhaustion

d)

reserve

e)

rescue

73.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

WARBLE

a)

trip

b)

worry

c)

sing

d)

assail

e)

fall

74.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

RECOIL

a)

escape

b)

braid

c)

withdraw

d)

unbind

e)

slither

75.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

ENVELOP

a)

entrust

b)

cut off

c)

freeze

d)

enclose

e)

inside

76.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

CREED

a)

avarice

b)

belief

c)

guilt

d)

admiration

e)

creation

77.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

VARIABLE

a)

changeable

b)

vertical

c)

capable

d)

colorful

e)

possible

78.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

ANNUL

a)

cancel

b)

record

c)

celebrate

d)

subtract

e)

conceal

79.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

SURLY

a)

bad-tempered

b)

sweet

c)

robust

d)

untidy

e)

lazy

80.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

MERCILESS

a)

passionate

b)

insecure

c)

aggressive

d)

cynical

e)

ruthless

81.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

PUNGENT

a)

unlikely

b)

peripheral

c)

wet

d)

smelly

e)

wicked

82.

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to:

HUBRIS

a)

optimism

b)

shame

c)

arrogance

d)

indifference

e)

laziness

83.

Obedient

"My dog Chester is so obedient because he always does what I say."

a)

amenable

b)

excessive

c)

ironic

d)

inhumane

84.

Contaminate

"After dropping my phone in the puddle, I was sure it was contaminated."

a)

deodorize

b)

decongest

c)

deter

d)

taint

85.

Woeful

"Oh Eeyore, you're always so woeful. Cheer up pal!"

a)

wretched

b)

bloated

c)

dim

d)

animated

86.

Practical

"Bringing an umbrella on a rainy day, is just practical."

a)

difficult to learn

b)

having great usefulness

c)

providing great support

d)

inferior in quality

87.

Scrutinize

"I scrutinized every part of my essay until I was sure there were no mistakes."

a)

announce publicly

b)

infer correctly

c)

examine carefully

d)

warn swiftly

88.

Confide

"Confide in the Lord and He will guide you. "

a)

judge

b)

entrust

c)

secret

d)

profess

89.

Initiate

"Once we initiate contact, we must make sure they know we are friendly!"

a)

bring to an end

b)

sign

c)

commence

d)

guide

90.

Crumble

"The wall had started to crumble, so we simple knocked it down."

a)

eat

b)

stumble

c)

deteriorate

d)

small

91.

Desperate

"I was so desperate to see BTS, I told my mom I'd do chores for a whole month"

a)

hungry

b)

delicate

c)

adaptable

d)

frantic

92.

I decided to put my shoes back on, for the sand felt quite __________ on my feet.

a)

candor

b)

coarse

c)

comprised

d)

compelled

93.

With great __________, she acknowledged that she was very bad at spelling.

a)

charring

b)

burden

c)

candor

d)

coax

94.

calamityMy traveling __________ goes with me on all my international excursions.

a)

burden

b)

calamity

c)

coincidence

d)

companion

95.

In my failed attempt to barbecue at the party, I ended up __________ all the meat.

a)

coarse

b)

companion

c)

burden

d)

charring

96.

Vocabulary exercises __________ a large portion of my homework assignments.

a)

comprise

b)

burden

c)

calamity

d)

coax

97.

Carrying the load of heavy books home from school was a __________ to the little boy.

a)

comprise

b)

candor

c)

burden

d)

coincidence

98.

I am hoping the we can __________ my dad into taking us to the shopping mall today

a)

calamity

b)

compel

c)

coax

d)

candor

99.

The flood that destroyed our home during the hurricane was a serious __________.

a)

burden

b)

calamity

c)

coarse

d)

comprise

100.

It was pure __________ that my friend and I wore the same outfit today.

a)

charring

b)

calamity

c)

coincidence

d)

coax