SSAT Upper Level vocab 2

Nuisance

Inconvenience or annoyance

Itinerary

schedule or planned route

oblivious

unaware or unmindful

despicable

deserving hatred or loathsome

mandatory

required or compulsory

validate

authenticate or to check the accuracy of

candid

forthright, honest, frank

exile

banish or expel

pact

treaty or formal agreement

elongate

lengthen or make longer

ephemeral

lasting for a very short time, evanescent

throng

crowd, congregation

hubbub

commotion, outburst, ruckus

indignant

feeling anger or annoyance at unfair treatment, resentful

obsolete

outdated, no longer produced or used

tirade

long, angry speech, diatribe

encompass

enclose, to surround

akin

similar, comparable

glean

to gather, obtain

scant

barely enough or not enough. meager

taunt

jeer, mock, provoke

venerate

regard with great respect, lionize

abdicate

to give up a position, right, or power

truncate

shorten the duration or extent of, curtail

augment

increase, add to

obstinate

stubborn, intransigent

ambivalent

having mixed feelings, equivocal

amorphous

no clear defined shape, formless

contrite

feeling regret, remorseful, penitent

prudent

wise, judicious