SSAT考试分类词汇.docx

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SSAT考试分类词汇

1.DRIP:

GUSH

A.CRY:

LAUGH

B.CURL:

ROLL

C.STREAM:

TRIBUTARY

D.DENT:

DESTROY

E.BEND:

ANGLE

2.WALK:

LEGS

A.GLEAM:

EYES

B.CHEW:

MOUTH

C.DRESS:

HEM

D.COVER:

BOOK

E.GRIND:

NOSE

3.ENFRANCHISE:

SLAVERY

A.EQUATION:

MATHEMATICS

B.LIBERATE:

CONFINE

C.BONDAGE:

SUBJUGATION

D.APPEASEMENT:

UNREASONABLE

E.ANATOMY:

PHYSIOLOGY

4.UNIONJACK:

VEXILLOLOGY

A.TOAD:

ORNITHOLOGY

B.TURTLE:

MICROBIOLOGY

C.GYMNOSPERMS:

BOTANY

D.FRIEND:

HOMEECONOMICS

E.ALGAE:

ZOOLOGY

5.TOPAZ:

YELLOW

A.DIAMOND:

CARAT

B.JEWELER:

CLARITY

C.SAPPHIRE:

RED

D.AMETHYST:

PURPLE

E.AMBER:

BLUE

6.LUMEN:

BRIGHTNESS

A.CANDLE:

LIGHT

B.DENSITY:

DARKNESS

C.NICKEL:

METAL

D.INCHES:

LENGTH

E.COLOR:

HUE

7.MACERATION:

LIQUID

A.SUBLIMATION:

GAS

B.EVAPORATION:

HUMIDITY

C.TRAIL:

PATH

D.EROSION:

WEATHER

E.DECISION:

DISTRACTION

8.CLUMSY:

BOTCH

A.WICKED:

INSINUATE

B.STRICT:

PAMPER

C.WILLFUL:

HEED

D.CLEVER:

ERADICATE

E.LAZY:

SHIRK

9.FUGITIVE:

FLEE

A.PARASITE:

FOSTER

B.BRAGGART:

BOAST

C.SAGE:

STIFLE

D.BYSTANDER:

PROCURE

E.FIREBRAND:

QUIBBLE

10.CHRONOLOGICAL:

TIME

A.VIRTUAL:

TRUTH

B.ABNORMAL:

VALUE

C.MARGINAL:

KNOWLEDGE

D.ORDINAL:

PLACE

E.COINCIDENTAL:

HEALTH

11.SOOT:

GRIMY

A.FROST:

TRANSPARENT

B.SUNSHINE:

FRUITLESS

C.RAIN:

SODDEN

D.PALL:

GAUDY

E.DUST:

RADIANT

12.MORBID:

UNFAVORABLE

A.REPUTABLE:

FAVORABLE

B.MATERNAL:

UNFAVORABLE

C.DISPUTATIOUS:

FAVORABLE

D.VIGILANT:

UNFAVORABLE

E.LAX:

FAVORABLE

13.SULLEN:

BROOD

A.LETHARGIC:

CAVORT

B.REGAL:

CRINGE

C.DOCILE:

OBEY

D.POISED:

BLUNDER

E.DESPONDENT:

LAUGH

14.AUTHOR:

LITERATE

A.CYNIC:

GULLIBLE

B.HOTHEAD:

PRUDENT

C.SAINT:

NOTORIOUS

D.JUDGE:

IMPARTIAL

E.DOCTOR:

FALLIBLE

15.MASSIVE:

BULK

A.ULTIMATE:

MAGNITUDE

B.TRIVIAL:

IMPORTANCE

C.ANONYMOUS:

LUSTER

D.INTERMINABLE:

LEGACY

E.GIGANTIC:

SIZE

16.ENTICE:

REPEL

A.GERMINATE:

SPROUT

B.FLOURISH:

FADE

C.OFFICIATE:

PRESIDE

D.LUBRICATE:

GREASE

E.IMPLORE:

ENTREAT

17.HUMDRUM:

BORE

A.GRIM:

AMUSE

B.NUTRITIOUS:

SICKEN

C.STODGY:

EXCITE

D.HEARTRENDING:

MOVE

E.PENDING:

WORRY

18.HOSPITABLE:

COURTESY

A.MORBID:

CHEERFULNESS

B.VINDICTIVE:

SPITE

C.LEISURELY:

HASTE

D.INFAMOUS:

HONOR

E.DESPONDENT:

GLEE

19.REINFORCE:

STRONGER

A.ABOUND:

LESSER

B.DISMANTLE:

LONGER

C.WILT:

HIGHER

D.SHIRK:

GREATER

E.ERODE:

WEAKER

20.BRAGGART:

MODESTY

A.FLEDGLING:

EXPERIENCE

B.EMBEZZLER:

GREED

C.WALLFLOWER:

TIMIDITY

D.INVALID:

MALADY

E.CANDIDATE:

AMBITITON

AnswersandExplanations

1.D:

Dentingisminordamageanddestroyingismajor;drippingisminorliquidflowandgushingismajor.Cryandlaugh（A）areantonyms.Curlandroll（B）,streamandtributary（C）,andbendandangle（E）areallpairsofsynonyms.

2.B:

Walkingisamovementofthelegsandchewingisamovementofthemouth.Eyesmaygleam（A）,butthisisnotamovement.Dress（C）isawhole,ofwhichhemispart;Cover（D）ispartofthewhole,book.Thereisanexpression,"Keepyournosetothegrindstone;"butgrindisnotamovementof/uponthenose（E）.

3.B:

Enfranchiseistosetfree/liberate,andslaveryistheopposite-i.e.toenslave/confine.Bothsetsareantonyms.Equationispartofmathematics（A）.Bondageandsubjugation（C）aresynonyms（foreachotherandslavery）.Appeasementandunreasonable（D）areunrelated.Anatomyandphysiology（E）arerelatedsubjects.

4.C:

TheUnionJack（Britishflag）ispartofvexillology,thestudyofflags;gymnospermsarepartofbotany,thestudyofplants.Toadisnotpartofornithology（A）,thestudyofbirds.Turtleisnotpartofmicrobiology（B）,thestudyofmicroscopicorganisms.Friendisnotpartofhomeeconomics（D）,thestudyofcooking,sewing,andotherhomeskills.Algae,plants,arenotpartofzoology（E）,thestudyofanimals.

5.D:

Topazesareyellowandamethystsarepurple.Carats（A）aremeasuresoftheweightofdiamonds,nottheircolor.Jewelers（B）inspectgemsforclarity,aqualityotherthancolor.Sapphires（C）areblue,notred.Amberandblue（E）aretwodifferentcolors;neitherisagem.

6.D:

Lumensmeasurebrightnessandinchesmeasurelength.Candlesdonotmeasurelight（A）butemitit.Densitydoesnotmeasuredarkness（B）butmaycreateit.Nickeldoesnotmeasuremetal（C）butisatypeofmetal.Colordoesnotmeasurehue（E）;thesearesynonyms.

7.D:

Liquidcausesmacerationasweathercauseserosion:

bothbreakthingsdown.Gasdoesnotcausesublimation（A）butissubjecttoit,ashumidityissubjecttoevaporation（B）.Trailandpath（C）aresynonyms.Distractioninterfereswithadecision（E）,ratherthancausingit.

8.E:

Onewhoisclumsymaybotchajob;onewhoislazymayshirkwork.Onewhoiswickedmayormaynotnecessarilyinsinuate（A）;abetteradjectiveforinsinuatingsomethingmightbeslyorsubtle.Onewhoisstrictdoesnotpamper（B）,buttheopposite.Onewhoiswillfuldoesnotheed（C）warnings/directions.Clever,i.e.ingeniousorsmart,isunrelatedtoeradicate（D）,toeliminate.

9.B:

Afugitiveflees;abraggartboasts/brags.Aparasitedoesnotfoster（A）orpromoteanything,butlivesoffanother.Asageisonewhoiswise,notonewhostifles（C）,i.e.suppresses,anything.Abystanderdoesnotprocure（D）orobtainanything,butstandsbyandmayobserveanevent.Afirebrandincitesotherstoactionbutdoesnotquibble（E）,i.e.dispute,anything.

10.D:

Chronologicalmeansinorderoftime,asordinalmeansinorderinplace.Virtualmeansessential,implicit,practical,oralmost;notinorderoftruth（A）.Abnormalmeansnotnormalandnotinorderofvalue（B）.Marginalmeansminimalorperipheral,notinorderofknowledge（C）.Coincidentalmeansbychance/occurringtogether,notinorderofhealth（E）.

11.C:

Soot（ash/carbon）makesthingsgrimy（dirty）asrainmakesthingssodden（soaked）.Frostdoesnotmakethingstransparent（A）orclear.Sunshinedoesnotmakethingsfruitless（B）oruseless/unproductive.Apallorcloudofgloomdoesnotmakethingsgaudy（D）orbright.Dustdoesnotmakethingsradiant（E）orglowing.

12.A:

Morbidandunfavorableare"bad"synonyms,asreputableandfavorableare"good"synonyms.Maternalreferstomotherhoodandisnotunfavorable（B）.Disputatiousmeansargumentativeandisnotfavorable（C）.Vigilantmeanswatchfulandisnotunfavorable.Laxmeansslackorremissandisnotfavorable（E）.

13.C:

Onewhoissullen（morose）willbrood（mope）,asonewhoisdocile（compliant）willobey.Onewhoislethargic（A）lacksenergy/motivationandwillnotcavort（frolic）.Onewhoisregal（royal/noble）isproudandwillnotcringe（B）,i.e.cower/recoil.Onewhoispoisedisself-assuredandsociallyadroit,henceunlikelytoblunder（D）,i.e.commitasocialerror/fauxpas.Onewhoisdespondentisdepressed/despairingandunlikelytolaugh（E）.

14.D:

Anauthorisexpectedtobeliterate,i.e.well-read,asajudgeisexpectedtobeimpartial,i.e.objective.AcynicisNOTexpectedtobegullible（A）,i.e.easilyfooled.Ahotheadactsrashly,notprudently（B）orjudiciously.Asaintishighlyreputable,notnotorious（C）,i.e.disreputable.Adoctorisnotexpectedtobeespeciallyfallible（E）,i.e.pronetoerror.

15.E:

Assomethingmassivehasgreatbulk,somethinggigantichasgreatsize.Ultimatemeansfinalorextreme;magnitudemeanslargeamountorimportance.Trivialmeansunimportant/havingtheoppositeofimportance（B）.Anonymousmeansunknown,whilelustermeansshineorbrilliance.Interminablemeansunending;legacymeansinheritanceorheritage（D）.

16.B:

Entice,meaningattractorallure,isanantonymofrepel,meaningrejectorrepulse;flourish,meaningthriveorbeplentiful,isanantonymoffade,meaningdeteriorateordiminish.Germinateandsprout（A）,officiateandpreside（C）,lubricateandgrease（D）,andimploreandentreat（E）areallpairsofsynonyms.

17.D:

Humdrummeansboring,fromtheverbtobore;heartrendingmeans（emotionally）moving,fromtheverbtomove.Bothadjectivescomefromsynonymousverbs.Grim,meaninggloomyorterrible,wouldnotamuse（A）.Nutritiousorwholesomefoods/thingswouldnotsicken（B）.Someone/somethingstodgy,i.e.dull,wouldnotexcite（C）.Somethingpendingisupcoming;itmightworryorgladdenone,ordoneither,butwouldnotnecessarilyworryone（E）.

18.B:

Hospitableisasynonymofcourteous（noun=courtesy）;morbid,i.e.unhealthy,disease-related,gloomy,orgruesome,isanantonymofcheerful（noun=cheerfulness）（A）.Avindictiveactismotivatedbyspite（synonymous）.Leisurelymeansnotdoneinhaste（C）（antonymous）.Someone/somethinginfamousisnotorious,theopposite/antonymof[receiving]honor（D）.Onewhoisdespondentisexperiencingdepressionordespair,notitsopposite/antonymglee,i.e.joyordelight.

19.E:

Toreinforceistomakestronger;toerodeistomakeweaker.Toaboundistobeplentiful,whilelessermeansasmalleramountornumber（A）.Todismantlemeanstotakeapart;longermeansalargerdistanceortime（B）.Towiltmeanstodroop,fade,orwither;highermeansatagreaterphysicalelevationorfigurativelevel（C）.Toshirkistoevade;greatermeansmoreorlarger（D）.

20.A:

Abraggartlacksmodesty;afledgling（neophyteorinexperiencedindividual）lacksexperience.Anembezzler,whostealsmoneyfromanemployerorclient,doesnotlackgreed（B）.Awallflowerorshypersondoesnotlacktimidity（fearfulnessorshyness）.Aninvalidorillpersondoesnotlackamalady,i.e.illness.Acandidateorcompetitordoesnotlackambition（E）.

1.HAVOC:

DEVASTATION

A.CLARIFICATION:

MYSTIFICATION

B.SURPLUS:

SHORTAG