1-50 SSAT Reading words

hubris

exaggerated pride or self-confidence

aloof

not friendly or interested in other people

upbeat

positive and enthusiastic

opinionated

firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived

notions

compassionate

feeling or showing sympathy for people or animals who are suffering

impassive

giving no sign of feeling or emotion

unresponsive

not reacting to somebody/something

impersonal

having no personal reference or connection

indifferent

marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something

emotional 

connected with people’s feelings, causing people to feel strong emotions

unemotional 

not showing your feelings

apathetic

having or showing little or no feeling or emotion

emphatic

uttered with or marked by emphasis

empathetic

able to understand how somebody else feels because you can imagine

what it is like to be that person

disappointed

upset because something you hoped for has not happened or been as

good, successful, etc. as you expected

ambivalent

having or showing both positive and negative feelings about

somebody/something

despondent

feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression

dignified

calm and serious and deserving respect

spontaneous

proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external

constraint

satisfied

pleased or content with what has been experienced or received

amused

pleasantly entertained or diverted (as by something funny)

joyous

very happy; causing people to be happy

lighthearted

free from care, anxiety, or seriousness; cheerfully optimistic and

hopeful

pleased

feeling happy about sth

fascinated

very interested

humorous

funny; showing a sense of humour

ridiculous

extremely silly or unreasonable

sarcastic

showing or expressing sarcasm

ironic

showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying;

expressing irony

satiric 

expressing satire (a way of criticizing a person, an idea or an institution in which you use humour to show their faults or weaknesses)

ironical

ironical

cynical

believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than

for good or honest reasons; not believing that sth good will happen or

that sth is important

dispassionate

objective

appreciative 

feeling or showing that you are grateful for sth; showing pleasure or

enjoyment

admiration 

a feeling of respect and approval

outraged

anger or resentment aroused usually by some grave offense

exasperation 

he feeling of being extremely annoyed, especially because you

cannot do anything to improve a situation

jealous 

feeling angry or unhappy because sb you like or love is showing

interest in sb else

envious 

jealous; wanting to be in the same situation as sb else

pious 

having or showing a deep respect for God and religion

respectable 

worthy of respect; decent or correct in character or behavior

respectful 

showing respect or deference

facetious 

joking or jesting often inappropriately

adamant 

unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or

opinion

dour 

gloomy; sullen

hesitant 

slow to act or proceed (as from fear, indecision, or unwillingness)

understanding

showing sympathy for other people's problems and being willing to

forgive them when they do sth wrong

mysterious

difficult to understand or explain; strange

conceited

having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself

boastful

expressing excessive self-pride

informative

imparting knowledge