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SSAT vocab III
Notorious Confusables
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English
9th Grade
03/12/2008

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Term
morbid
Definition

suggestin gan unhealthy mental state or attitude

 

unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme

 

ex: _____ interest in death

 sickly, corrupted, vitiated, diseased

Term
moribund
Definition

1. in dying state, near death

 

on the verge of extinction or termination or becoming obsolete

 

2. not progressing or advancing; stagnant

 

approaching death,

Term
entomology
Definition
the branch of zoology dealing with insects
Term
etymology
Definition
study of history
Term
reticent
Definition

inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself

 

silent, reserved

taciturn, quiet, uncommunicative

 

ANT: talkative, voluble

Term
indite
Definition

to compose or write, as a poem

 

Term
indict
Definition

to accuse of wrongdoing, charge

 

ex: the grand jury _______ him for murder

Term
eminent
Definition

high in station, rank or repute

 

prominent, celebrate, renowned

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imminent

Definition

likely to occur at any moment

 about to occur

 

impending

 

ex: her death is ________

Term
gibe
Definition

to utter mocking or scoffint words

 

mock, sneer, gird

 

making taunting, heckling or jeering remarks

Term
jibe
Definition
to be in harmony or accord; agree
Term
prophesy
Definition
to fortell or predict
Term
censure
Definition

an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism

 

to criticize severely

 

condemn, rebuke, reprimand

Term
adjure
Definition

to command earnestly and solemnly, ofrten under oath or the threat of a penalty

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abjure
Definition

to renounce, repudiate or retract, esp. with formal solemnity

 

 

ex: to _______ one's errors

Term
averse
Definition

having a strong feeling or opposition, antipathy, repugnance

having feeling of opposition, distaaste, or aversion

opposed, unwilling, loath, relunctant

 

ANT: eager

Term
ameliorate
Definition

to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate

 

amend, better, improve

 

 

Term
allude
Definition

to make an indirect reference

 

make an allusion

 

hint, intimate, suggest

Term
ambivalence
Definition

uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when caused by inability to make a choice or by simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things

 

uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

Term
amicable
Definition

showing goodwill

friendly

peaceable; agreeable

 

 ex: ______ settlement

Term
anecdote
Definition
a short account of an interesting or humorous incident
Term
appraise
Definition

estimate the monetary value of;

determine the worth of

 

to estimate the nature, quality, importance, etc...

ex: we had an expert _____ the house before we bought it

Term
apprise
Definition

to give notice to; inform; advise

 

to be _____ of the death of an old friend

Term
liable
Definition

1. legally responsible

 

ex: you are _____ for the damage caused by your action

2. likely or apt

 

ex: he's ______ to get angry

Term
coalesce
Definition

to come together

Term
congeal
Definition
to thicken, or change from liquid to solid
Term
perennial
Definition
perpetual
Term
negate
Definition

nullify

Term
gregarious
Definition
socialable
Term
interminable
Definition
endless
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conundrum
Definition
predicament
Term
impeccable
Definition
flawless
Term
corrborate
Definition
threaten
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mayhem
Definition
havoc
Term
paucity
Definition
vivacity
Term
upbraid
Definition
reproach
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insipid
Definition
finesse
Term
consummate
Definition
replenish
Term
daunting
Definition
discouraging
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culpable
Definition
deserving blame
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raucous
Definition
boisterous
Term
convoluted
Definition
revolution
Term
pristine
Definition

original

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garrulous
Definition
talkative
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