SSAT Verbal Reasoning

Obese

(Adj.) Fat, rotund

Oblique

(Adj.) Slanted, tilted

Obscure

(Adj.) Dark, hidden, unclear

Obsolete

(Adj.) No longer current, out of date

Obstinate

(Adj.) Stubborn

Obvious

(Adj.) Easily seen, overt, clear

Omen

(N.) Sign, warning, prophesy

Ominous

(Adj.) Gloomy, threatening, menacing

Opponent

(N.) someone whom you compete against

Opulent

(Adj.) Wealthy, rich, prosperous

Orator

(N.) A skillful public speaker

Original

(Adj.) Unique, novel

Ostentatious

(Adj.) Showy in a tasteless manner

Overt

(Adj.) Obvious

Pacify

(V.) To calm, soothe

Pact

(N.) Agreement

Painstaking

(Adj.) Difficult, with great effort

Paradox

Something that does not follow

Pathetic

(Adj.) Poor, pitiful

Pedantic

(N.) Perfectionist, meticulous, finicky

Pedant

(N.) A hanging necklace

Peril

(N.) Danger

Perpetual

(Adj.) Everlasting, never-ending

Persevere

(V.) To be steadfast

Pertain

(V.) To relate, to be relevant

Pester

(V.) To annoy, bother

Petulant

(Adj.) Ill-tempered, irritable

Petite

(Adj.) Tiny, small

Pilfer

(V.) To steal

Pilot

(V.) To steer, to guide, to direct

(N.) Flyer, captain, airman

(V.) To manifest pain with bodily motion

Plight

(N.) A predicament, difficult position

Plausibile

(Adj.) Valid, reasonable, possible

Platoon

(N.) A group (of soldiers), a squad

Polish

(V.) To burnish, to shine

Polyglot

(N.) A person speaking in two languages

Polymorphous

(Adj.) Many different forms or shapes

Practical

(Adj.) Useful, logical

Preamble

(N.) An introduction to a formal document

Precede

(V.) To come before

Precipice

(N.) Cliff, crag, a steep rock face

Precocious

(Adj.) Advanced at a young age

Prelude

(N.) An introduction, preface

Premonition

(N.) A forewarning, hunch, omen

Era

(N.) A period of time

Erode

(V.) To wear away

Erratic

(Adj.) Unpredictable

Evacuate

(V.) To leave, to move out

Evade

(V.) To avoid

Evasion

(N.) An Avoidance

Evict

(V.) To expel, eject

Ewe

(N.) A female sheep

Exalt

(V.) To praise

Exhilarate

(V.) To excite, thrill

Exile

(V.) To banish someone from their country

Exonerate

(V.) To remove guilt or blame

Expel

(V.) To remove by force

Explore

(V.) To search

Exquisite

(Adj.) Elegant

Extol

(V.) To praise

Extract

(V.) To take out

Extravagant

(Adj.) Unnecessarily fancy

Exuberant

(Adj.) Overflowing with joy or happiness

Fabricate

(V.) Falsify, to make up

Fallacy

(N.) A mistake, error

Famine

(N.) Lack of food

Feasible

(Adj.) Possible

Feeble

(Adj.) Weak, inadequate

Feign

(V.) To pretend

Felon

(N.) A criminal

Ferocity

(N.) Fierceness

Fete

(N.) A celebration

Fiasco

(N.) A failure

Fickle

(Adj.) Moody

Fissure

(N.) A crack

Flamboyant

(Adj.) Attention-grabbing, showy

Flue

A duct

Fluent

(Adj.) Easy

Flourish

(V.) To prosper

Forbearance

(N.) Patience

Fortunate

(Adj.) Lucky

Fragile

(Adj.) Delicate

Fret

(V.) To worry

Frugal

(Adj.) Not wasteful, economical

Fulcrum

(N.)The point on which a lever rests

Futile

(Adj.) Useless

Gaffe

(N.) An Embarrassing mistake

Garrulous

(Adj.) Talkative

Gaudy

(Adj.) Showy in a tasteless manner

Gimmick

(N.) A publicity stunt

Glitch

(N.) Minor malfunction

Glutton

(N.) One who eats and drinks too much

Gobble

(V.) To eat greedily

Gregarious

(Adj.) Outgoing

Gyrate

(V.) To rotate

Habitual

(Adj.) Consistant, never0ending

Hallucination

(N.) An illusion, mirage, delusion

Hamper

(V.) To obstruct

Hangar

(N.) A large storage facility for airplanes

Haughty

(Adj.) Arrogant