SSAT Full 15 lists Vocab

apparent

obvious, evident

bucolic

pastoral, rural

civility

politeness, courtesy

conjecture

speculation, guess

corruption

dishonesty, bribery

delinquent

offender, wrongdoer

discourteous

rude, impolite

discriminate

differentiate, distinguish

doldrums

slump, stagnation

dribble

trickle, drip

elaborate

detailed, intricate

embody

personify, represent

engrossing

captivating, absorbing

euphoria

elation, ecstasy

extemporaneous

impromptu, unrehearsed

fauna

animals, wildlife

forsake

abandon, desert

genealogy

lineage, ancestry

grimy

dirty, filthy

hirsute

hairy, shaggy

hoist

lift

idiosyncratic

peculiar, distinctive

inexplicable

unexplainable, mysterious

liable

responsible, accountable

libelous

defamatory, slanderous

maelstrom

turmoil, chaos

melancholy

sad, gloomy

merrymaking

festivity, celebration

mirage

illusion, phantom

molten

melted, liquefied

obsolete

outdated, antiquated

onerous

burdensome, demanding

painstaking

meticulous, thorough

perfidious

treacherous, disloyal

perturbation

anxiety, disturbance

portfolio

collection, holdings

predicament

plight, dilemma

quandary

dilemma, predicament

quill

feather, spine

quirk

peculiarity, idiosyncrasy

redoubtable

formidable, impressive

relent

soften, yield

reminisce

recall, remember

rigid

stiff, inflexible

generic

general, common

scrupulous

conscientious, meticulous

sift

filter, screen

snobby

arrogant, pretentious

snore

sleep soundly, doze

sodden

soaked, drenched

sprint

dash, race

stake

risk, wager

stolid

impassive, unemotional

supplant

replace, supersede

swamp

marsh, bog

treachery

betrayal, treason

vestige

trace, remnant

volatile

unstable, unpredictable

yokel

rustic, bumpkin

chaff

husks, straw

coddle

pamper, spoil

commemoration

memorial, tribute

condescending

patronizing, superior

coop

cage, pen

corroborate

confirm, verify

crook

criminal, swindler

cynical

skeptical, pessimistic

deprive

strip, rob

derelict

abandoned, neglected

diatribe

tirade, rant

din

racket, uproar

disconcert

unsettle, rattle

discreet

tactful

doggerel

verse, rhyme

effervescent

bubbly, vivacious

flaunt

show off

fugitive

runaway, escapee

heckler

taunter, disrupter

hubris

arrogance, vanity

impeach

accuse, indict

incubator

brooder, hatcher

insidious

treacherous, stealthy

invalidate

nullify, void

optimum

ideal, peak

loathe

detest, abhor

macabre

gruesome, ghastly

nefarious

wicked, villainous

nullify

invalidate, annul

obstreperous

unruly, rowdy

omelet

egg dish, frittata

pallid

pale, wan

pamper

indulge, spoil

innocuous

harmless, benign

peripheral

marginal, secondary

insecure

unsteady, vulnerable

peroration

conclusion, finale

petroleum

oil, crude

poultry

fowl, domestic birds

preclude

prevent, block

precocious

advanced, mature