SSAT

Abridge

shorten

Abrupt

sudden; unexpected

Abundant

plentiful

Accord

agreement

Adamant

stubborn; refusing to change

Adept

skilled

Admonish

warn or scold

Advocate

support; argue for

Affluent

wealthy

Akin

similar

Alleviate

relieve

Aloof

distant; not friendly

Ambiguous

unclear

Ameliorate

improve

Amiable

friendly

Analogous

comparable

Animosity

hatred

Antagonize

provoke anger

Apathy

lack of interest

Apprehensive

worried

Arduous

difficult

Articulate

clearly spoken

Assertive

confident

Astute

very smart; perceptive

Avarice

greed

Barren

empty; unable to produce

Belligerent

warlike; aggressive

Benevolent

kind

Benign

harmless

Bilateral

two-sided

Boisterous

loud; energetic

Bolster

support

Brittle

fragile; breaks easily

Candid

honest

Capitulate

surrender

Cathartic

emotionally cleansing

Censor

block/remove

Chagrin

embarrassment

Coerce

force

Cohesive

sticking together

Complacent

overly satisfied

Comprehend

understand

Condone

accept or forgive

Concur

agree

Conspicuous

noticeable

Contempt

disrespect

Contradict

say the opposite

Conventional

traditional

Copious

plentiful

Credible

believable

Cunning

clever in a sneaky way

Cynical

believing people are selfish

Daunt

intimidate

Debilitate

weaken

Deceit

dishonesty

Decree

an official order

Deference

respect

Deliberate

intentional

Demeanor

outward behavior

Denounce

publicly criticize

Deplete

use up

Derive

obtain from

Desolate

empty; lonely

Detrimental

harmful

Deviate

go off course

Diligent

hardworking

Diplomacy

dealing with people politely

Discord

disagreement

Discretion

careful judgment

Disdain

disrespect

Dispel

scatter; get rid of

Distort

twist or change

Diverge

separate

Docile

obedient; easy to manage

Dormant

inactive

Dubious

doubtful

Eccentric

strange

Eloquent

fluent and persuasive

Elude

escape

Embellish

decorate

Empathy

understanding others’ feelings

Emulate

imitate

Endeavor

attempt

Endorse

support

Engulf

surround

Enhance

improve

Entail

require

Erratic

unpredictable

Ethical

moral

Evade

escape

Exemplify

show; represent

Exert

apply (effort)

Exile

banish

Exonerate

clear of blame

Facet

side or aspect

Feasible

possible

Feeble

weak

Fidelity

loyalty

Formidable

intimidating

Fortify

strengthen