ssat words 1-5

Adulterate

to lower the quality of something by adding something

Affinity

a natural liking or connection to something

Deter

to discourage someone from doing something

Abdicate

to formally give up a position of power or responsibility, often implying neglect or abandonment of duty

Aggravate

to make worse or annoy

Ambiguous

unclear or open to many meanings

Ambivalence towards

having mixed or conflicting feelings

Amenable

willing to go along with something/open to ideas

Animosities towards

strong hostility or resentment

Anomaly

something unusual or out of the ordinary

Arbitrary

based on a random choice or whim

Atypical

not usual or expected

Avaricious

greedy or overly focused on gaining wealth

Beneficia

helpful or good for something

Buttress

to support or strengthen

Candid

truthful or straightforward

Catastrophic

extremely harmful or disastrous

Circumvents

avoids or gets around something cleverly

Clarify

to make something clear or easier to understand 

Collaboration

working together to achieve a goal

Compelling

powerfully interesting or convincing

Complementary

things that go well together

Comprises

includes or consists of

Concealed

hidden or kept out of sight

Concede

to admit something is true or allow the other side to win

Conform to

to follow rules or fit in

Construe

to interpret in a particular way

Contrived

artificial or forced