SSAT Vocabulary 2 2
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- countenance
- appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.
- sentiment
- an attitude toward something; regard; opinion.
- eminent
- high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished: eminent statesmen.
- austere
- severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
- heresy
- opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, esp. of a church or religious system.
- apothecary
- a druggist; a pharmacist.
- discourse
- communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- catholicity
- broad-mindedness or liberality, as of tastes, interests, or views.
- emulous
- desirous of equaling or excelling; filled with emulation: boys emulous of their fathers.
- thoroughfare
- a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
- florid
- reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
- distained
- to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile.
- scanty
- scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
- abreast
- side by side; beside each other in a line: They walked two abreast down the street.
- procession
- the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.
- juggernaut
- (often lowercase) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.
- hallo
- (used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)
- underook
- to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
- liberty
- The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing.
- apocryphal
- of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
- damnable
- worthy of condemnation.
- propriety
- conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
- scarce
- insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- sullen
- showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
- pedantic
- overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching.
- beacon
- A signaling or guiding device, such as a lighthouse, located on a coast.
- quaint
- having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque: a quaint old house.
- reputable
- held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- apt
- likely: Am I apt to find him at home?
- somber
- gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.