ISEE/SSAT UPPER LEVEL VOCAB PREP 2023

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ISEE/SSAT UPPER LEVEL VOCAB PREP Indictment - the situation of having been charged with a crime Barrage - a flood Lament - to express grief for, mourn fawn - a baby deer Mason - one who... works with stone Benign - harmless Plight - a bad situation, a predicament Counsel - to advise Jest - to joke Recalcitrant - disobedient, stubborn Itinerant - nomadic, constantly moving Writhe - to twist Extol - to praise courteous - polite Ambiguous - unclear Congenial - agreeable Animosity - hostility shroud - a covering laid on a corpse, Debilitating - weakening, harmful Placate - to appease Debunk - to prove false Jubilant - overly joyful Dubious - doubtful Brash - bold Analytical - intending to understand the nature of something Vigor - strength, energy Vend - to sell Tenacious - holding firmly, especially to a belief, stubborn Procure - to obtain Adept - very skilled Profane - to abuse or put to ill use Hovel - a shack Brig - the prison of a ship Warlock - a male witch Robust - healthy Eradicate - to erase or get rid of Objective - not influenced by personal opinion, just the facts Akin - related to or alike Kinetic - moving Amorphous - without shape Decree - an order or a command Allege - to declare that something is true w/o proof Sustain - to keep alive or going Abdicate - to give up power Belligerent - violent or warlike ambivalent - indecisive Somber - serious, dark, or gloomy Temperament - your usual mood or behavior Pedestrian - ordinary, dull Sage - wise Flag - to decrease or diminish Abominable - horrible or unpleasant Delusion - a false opinion or idea Exasperate - to make very angry or impatient Gaunt - very thin and bony Impediment - an obstacle, something in the way Laden - weighed down with a heavy load, burdened Revile - to criticize with abusive language Hackneyed - over used and old-fashioned Hoary - very old, or gray from old age Posterity - all of a person's descendents Premise - an essential fact that others are based on Absolved - freed from guilt or blame Concede - to give in or surrender Contrition - deep regret for doing something wrong Implore - to beg or ask earnestly Indignant - feeling angry or insulted from an injustice or wrongdoing Obdurate - stubborn Obstinate - stubborn Penitent - adj. feeling or expressing remorse for a wrongdoing; noun. one who repents for their sins Revere - to deeply respect or admire alleviate - provide physical relief, as from pain allure - powerful attraction or fascination aloof - distant in relations with other people altruistic - showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others amateur - someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime amend - correct; change ; generally for the better amorous - inclined toward or displaying love adversary - opponent; enemy aeronautic - Relating to aircraft affable - easy-going; friendly affectation - attempt to appear to be what one is not for the purpose of impressing others aghast - filled with great surprise or fear; horrified agility - nimbleness; ability to move quickly agitate - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused aimless - without purpose or direction Rabble - a disorderly crowd of people Rabid - Affected with rabies or hydrophobia. Rancor - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will Random - lacking order, free from order or bias Ransack - to search throughly and messily Ratify - to approve formally ravenous - wildly eager to eat, hungry for anything raze - to destroy utterly recluse - someone who lives far away from other people recur - to return; to occur again reek - givivg off a strong, offensive odor; strong smell refrain - to stop or avoid doing something, quit regal - royal, splendid reign - rule over, govern, domiate reimburse - to repay someone for their expenses reinforce - strengthen, add to reminiscence - memory or act of recalling the past renowned - well-known, famous, celebrated repartee - a witty conversation, retort repudiate - to reject what one was once associated with. repugnant - something gross, repulsive, or revolting residue - something that remains after a part is taken reveal - show, divulge, expose **********************CONTINUED 600+ Terms [Show More]

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