SSAT Vocabulary Practice: List 31

Twenty-word practice set from the Ubiquitous Essentials SSAT/SAT academic glossary.

Vocabulary List 31: DO-EM Words

1. DocileSSAT vocabularyEasily taught, led, or managed.
2. DoctrinaireSSAT vocabularyStubbornly devoted to a theory regardless of practicality.
3. DogmaticSSAT vocabularyAssertive of opinions as if they were unquestionable facts.
4. DomesticSSAT vocabularyRelated to home, family, or one's own country.
5. DormantSSAT vocabularyInactive but capable of becoming active.
6. DubiousSSAT vocabularyDoubtful or uncertain.
7. DuplicitySSAT vocabularyDeceitfulness or double-dealing.
8. EbullientSSAT vocabularyCheerful, enthusiastic, and full of energy.
9. EccentricSSAT vocabularyUnconventional or oddly different.
10. EclecticSSAT vocabularyDrawn from a variety of sources or styles.
11. EdifySSAT vocabularyTo instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
12. EffaceSSAT vocabularyTo erase, wipe out, or make less noticeable.
13. EffusionSSAT vocabularyAn unrestrained expression of feeling.
14. EgalitarianSSAT vocabularyBelieving in equal rights and opportunities.
15. EgocentricSSAT vocabularySelf-centered; seeing everything from one's own view.
16. EgregiousSSAT vocabularyOutstandingly bad or shocking.
17. ElicitSSAT vocabularyTo draw out a response or information.
18. EllipticalSSAT vocabularyIndirect, obscure, or leaving words out.
19. ElusiveSSAT vocabularyHard to catch, find, or understand.
20. EmigrateSSAT vocabularyTo leave one's country to live elsewhere.

Exercise 1: Matching

Match each word with the correct definition.

Words

  1. Docile _____
  2. Doctrinaire _____
  3. Dogmatic _____
  4. Domestic _____
  5. Dormant _____
  6. Dubious _____
  7. Duplicity _____
  8. Ebullient _____
  9. Eccentric _____
  10. Eclectic _____
  11. Edify _____
  12. Efface _____
  13. Effusion _____
  14. Egalitarian _____
  15. Egocentric _____
  16. Egregious _____
  17. Elicit _____
  18. Elliptical _____
  19. Elusive _____
  20. Emigrate _____
A. Cheerful, enthusiastic, and full of energy.
B. Drawn from a variety of sources or styles.
C. Hard to catch, find, or understand.
D. To erase, wipe out, or make less noticeable.
E. Deceitfulness or double-dealing.
F. Believing in equal rights and opportunities.
G. Doubtful or uncertain.
H. Self-centered; seeing everything from one's own view.
I. To draw out a response or information.
J. Indirect, obscure, or leaving words out.
K. Unconventional or oddly different.
L. Stubbornly devoted to a theory regardless of practicality.
M. Assertive of opinions as if they were unquestionable facts.
N. To leave one's country to live elsewhere.
O. To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
P. Inactive but capable of becoming active.
Q. An unrestrained expression of feeling.
R. Related to home, family, or one's own country.
S. Outstandingly bad or shocking.
T. Easily taught, led, or managed.
Show Matching Answer Key

1-T, 2-L, 3-M, 4-R, 5-P, 6-G, 7-E, 8-A, 9-K, 10-B, 11-O, 12-D, 13-Q, 14-F, 15-H, 16-S, 17-I, 18-J, 19-C, 20-N

Exercise 2: Gap Filling

Choose the best word from the word bank to complete each sentence.

duplicity, egregious, efface, elusive, ebullient, dogmatic, docile, elliptical, edify, effusion, domestic, dubious, emigrate, eclectic, dormant, egalitarian, elicit, egocentric, eccentric, doctrinaire
  1. The lab report had an _____ error: it listed the wrong chemical.
  2. The leader sounded _____ when he ignored every practical objection.
  3. Her thank-you note was an _____ of relief and joy.
  4. The playlist was _____, mixing jazz, opera, and hip-hop.
  5. The club adopted an _____ rule so every member had one vote.
  6. The _____ host made every nervous guest feel welcome.
  7. The article compared foreign policy with _____ issues such as schools and roads.
  8. The _____ narrator described every event as if it revolved around him.
  9. The volcano looked quiet but remained _____ beneath the snow.
  10. The solution remained _____ until the last clue appeared.
  11. The teacher asked an open question to _____ thoughtful answers.
  12. Her _____ was exposed when both versions of the story reached the teacher.
  13. The calm puppy was _____ during training class.
  14. The speaker became _____, refusing to admit that others might be right.
  15. The rain began to _____ the chalk notes on the sidewalk.
  16. The coach used the mistake to _____ the whole team.
  17. His reply was so _____ that nobody knew whether he agreed.
  18. His grandparents decided to _____ during a time of political unrest.
  19. His _____ study method involved drawing cartoons for every history term.
  20. The excuse sounded _____ because no one could confirm it.
Show Gap Filling Answer Key

1. Egregious, 2. Doctrinaire, 3. Effusion, 4. Eclectic, 5. Egalitarian, 6. Ebullient, 7. Domestic, 8. Egocentric, 9. Dormant, 10. Elusive, 11. Elicit, 12. Duplicity, 13. Docile, 14. Dogmatic, 15. Efface, 16. Edify, 17. Elliptical, 18. Emigrate, 19. Eccentric, 20. Dubious

Exercise 3: Paragraph Using All Words

Read the paragraph and notice how each vocabulary word is used in context.

In one busy school week, every conversation seemed to introduce a new vocabulary word. The solution remained Elusive until the last clue appeared. The excuse sounded Dubious because no one could confirm it. The volcano looked quiet but remained Dormant beneath the snow. The playlist was Eclectic, mixing jazz, opera, and hip-hop. Her Duplicity was exposed when both versions of the story reached the teacher. The article compared foreign policy with Domestic issues such as schools and roads. Her thank-you note was an Effusion of relief and joy. The coach used the mistake to Edify the whole team. The club adopted an Egalitarian rule so every member had one vote. The lab report had an Egregious error: it listed the wrong chemical. His Eccentric study method involved drawing cartoons for every history term. The teacher asked an open question to Elicit thoughtful answers. The Egocentric narrator described every event as if it revolved around him. The leader sounded Doctrinaire when he ignored every practical objection. The Ebullient host made every nervous guest feel welcome. The rain began to Efface the chalk notes on the sidewalk. His grandparents decided to Emigrate during a time of political unrest. The speaker became Dogmatic, refusing to admit that others might be right. The calm puppy was Docile during training class. His reply was so Elliptical that nobody knew whether he agreed.

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