SSAT words to know

Holistic

Viewed in the whole

Discern

Figure out

Mitigate

Lessen

Corroborate

Give support to

Exculpate

show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.

Intrinsic

Essential

Regress

return to a former or less developed state

Unerring

Always correct

Magnanimity

Generosity

Beneficence

Action done for benefit of others

Intercession

the action of intervening on behalf of another

Anachronism

a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists

Induction

the process of introducing or initiating something

Equanimity

Composure

Interlocution

conversation or dialogue between two or more people

Magisterial

Authoritative

Nomenclature

Choosing names for things especially science

Pugnacity

Inclination to fight or quarrel

Vociferous

Many

Archetype

Type of something

Interminable

Endless

Doctrinal

Relating or based on religious beliefs

Disseminate

Spread

Venerate

Revere

Abhorrent

Inspiring disgust and loathing

Reticence

Being reserved

Clemency

Mercy

Ossify

Turn into bone

Monolithic

Formed of a single block of stone

Contentious

Controversial

Credulity

Gullibility

Serendipity

Good fortune

Vindication

The action of clearing blame

Osmosis

Flow of particles from one side to another

Adulatory

Excessively praising

Dilatory

Slow to act

Fortitude

Courage

Ambivalence

Equal value

Acrimony

Bitter feeling

Brusque

To the point

Genteel

Posh

Inclement

Bad

Irascible

Someone looking for trouble

Opulent

Luxurious

Placid

Still

Recalcitrant

Uncooperative

Fetid

Rotting

Repugnant

Rotting

Listless

Lacking energy, lethargic

Writhe

Squirm

Mettle

Spirit, determination

Strife

Bitter conflict

Dissension

Bitter conflict

Insight

Understanding, perception

Inscrutable

Impossible to understand

Artless

Naive

Guile

Cunning

Elusive

Difficult to catch, find, or achieve

Animosity

Strong hostility

Convocation

A/the calling of a large formal assembly of people

Dissent

To differ in opinion

Respite

Rest, to postpone

Prevaricate

To speak in an evasive way

Spurious

False or fake

Secular

Non-religious

Parsimony

Miserliness