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SSAT Group #10
For the SSAT
31
English
9th Grade
11/25/2009

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Term
confide
Definition

trust; to tell confidentially

 

co/com/con- together

fid- faith, trust

Term
convivial
Definition

enjoying companionship; easy to get along with

 

co/com/con- together

viv/vi- life

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cogent
Definition

having power to compel or constrain; convincing; tending to persuade

 

co/com/con- together

gen- birth, creation, kind

Term
concurrent
Definition

existing at the same time; happening or operating at the same time; joint and equal in authority

 

con/com/co- together

cur/cour/ to run (a course)

Term
cursory
Definition

rapidly and often superficially done; hasty; performed without regard for care or thoroughness

 

cur/cour- to run (a course)

 

Term
precursor
Definition

one that precedes and indicates the approach of another; forerunner; something whose arrival foretells another thing

 

pre-before

cur/cour- to run (a course)

Term
incur
Definition

to become liable or subject to; bring down upon oneself; to begin to suffer the consequences of (an illness, etc.)

 

in-  not

cur/cour- to run (a course)

Term
coherent
Definition

logically consistent; hanging together; not clashing

 

co/com/con- together

her/hes- to stick

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inherent
Definition

established as an essential part of something ; of the essence of a thing; prompted by instinct rather than tutelage

 

in- not

her- to stick

Term
tactile
Definition

perceptible by the sense of touch; of, relating to, or perceptible through the sense of touch 

 

tact- touch

Term
genesis
Definition

the origin or coming into existence of something; the first part of a process

 

gen- birth, creation, kind

Term
congenial
Definition

easy to get along with; having features that fit in with those if another; agreeable

 

con/com/co- together

gen- creation, birth, kind

Term
progeny
Definition

offspring; children; descendant

 

pro- forward, supporting

gen- birth, creation, kind

Term
homogeneous
Definition

being the same through out; of the same or a similar kind; uniform structure

 

homo- same

gen- birth, creation, kind

Term
homonym
Definition

same word, different meaning

 

homo- same

nym- name

Term
pseudonym
Definition

a fictitious name; an assumed name

 

nym- name

Term
misnomer
Definition

a wrong or inappropriate name or designation

 

mis- wrong, bad

nym- name

Term
ignominy
Definition

dishonorable; despicable; humiliating

 

nom- name

Term
heterogeneous
Definition

consisting of dissimilar ingredients or constituents; mixed

 

hetero- different, other

gen- birth, creation, kind

Term
heterodox
Definition

differing from an acknowledged standard; holding unorthodox opinions

 

hetero- different, other

 

Term
fidelity
Definition

the quality or state of being faithful; dedication to duty or party

 

fid- faith, trust

Term
infidel
Definition

people who are abjure orthodox religious belief; one who is not a Christian or opposes Christianity; an unbeliever especially with respect to a particular religion

 

in- not

fid- trust, faith

Term
bona fide
Definition

made in good faith; genuine; real; not fake

 

fid- trust, faith

Term
diffident
Definition

lacking confidence; reserved; not inclined to put oneself forward in social situations

 

di- apart, through, away

fid- trust, faith

Term
perfidy
Definition

violation of faith or loyalty; treachery; the act of betraying

 

fid- faith, trust

Term
fiduciary
Definition

involving a confidence or trust; held or holding in trust for another; someone to whom property is entrusted

 

fid- faith, trust

Term
vivacious
Definition

lively in spirit, temper, or conduct; full of live

 

viv- life

Term
viable
Definition

capable of living; capable of developing and growing

 

viv- life

Term
vivisection
Definition

the cutting of or operation on a living animal

 

viv- life

 

Term
vista
Definition

scenery pleasant to behold; a distant view through or along an avenue or opening

 

vi- life

Term
visage
Definition

the front of the head; the face or countenance of a person or sometimes an animal

 

vis- to see

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