SSAT Vocabulary Practice: List 35

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

Vocabulary List 35: FL-GE Words

1. FlauntSSAT vocabularyTo show off boldly.
2. FloutSSAT vocabularyTo openly disregard a rule or convention.
3. FoibleSSAT vocabularyA minor weakness or eccentric habit.
4. FomentSSAT vocabularyTo stir up or encourage trouble.
5. ForbearSSAT vocabularyTo refrain from doing something; to be patient.
6. ForegoSSAT vocabularyTo go before; often used to mean give up.
7. ForsakeSSAT vocabularyTo abandon or give up.
8. FortuitousSSAT vocabularyHappening by chance, often luckily.
9. FounderSSAT vocabularyTo fail, collapse, or sink.
10. FraternalSSAT vocabularyBrotherly or related to a brotherhood.
11. FreneticSSAT vocabularyWildly energetic or frantic.
12. FrugalSSAT vocabularyCareful with money or resources.
13. FurtiveSSAT vocabularySecretive or stealthy.
14. FutileSSAT vocabularyUseless or unlikely to succeed.
15. GarrulousSSAT vocabularyExcessively talkative.
16. GaucheSSAT vocabularyAwkward, tactless, or socially clumsy.
17. MaladroitSSAT vocabularyClumsy or lacking skill.
18. DextrousSSAT vocabularySkillful and quick with the hands or mind.
19. GenreSSAT vocabularyA category or type of art, music, or literature.
20. GenteelSSAT vocabularyPolite, refined, or trying to appear upper-class.

Exercise 1: Matching

Match each word with the correct definition.

Words

  1. Flaunt _____
  2. Flout _____
  3. Foible _____
  4. Foment _____
  5. Forbear _____
  6. Forego _____
  7. Forsake _____
  8. Fortuitous _____
  9. Founder _____
  10. Fraternal _____
  11. Frenetic _____
  12. Frugal _____
  13. Furtive _____
  14. Futile _____
  15. Garrulous _____
  16. Gauche _____
  17. Maladroit _____
  18. Dextrous _____
  19. Genre _____
  20. Genteel _____
A. A minor weakness or eccentric habit.
B. To stir up or encourage trouble.
C. To openly disregard a rule or convention.
D. Clumsy or lacking skill.
E. Careful with money or resources.
F. Happening by chance, often luckily.
G. Useless or unlikely to succeed.
H. To go before; often used to mean give up.
I. Secretive or stealthy.
J. To fail, collapse, or sink.
K. To show off boldly.
L. Brotherly or related to a brotherhood.
M. Excessively talkative.
N. To abandon or give up.
O. Awkward, tactless, or socially clumsy.
P. Polite, refined, or trying to appear upper-class.
Q. A category or type of art, music, or literature.
R. To refrain from doing something; to be patient.
S. Wildly energetic or frantic.
T. Skillful and quick with the hands or mind.
Show Matching Answer Key

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

Exercise 2: Gap Filling

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

genteel, futile, dextrous, frugal, fraternal, garrulous, furtive, fortuitous, maladroit, flaunt, founder, forego, foible, frenetic, flout, gauche, forbear, forsake, foment, genre
  1. A _____ shopper compares prices before buying shoes.
  2. Our meeting at the airport was _____, but it changed everything.
  3. His first attempt at juggling was _____, but he laughed with everyone else.
  4. The host spoke in a _____ manner to every guest.
  5. The classroom became _____ five minutes before winter break.
  6. His _____ joke made the dinner table go silent.
  7. The driver chose to _____ the parking rule.
  8. One careless rumor can _____ an argument that lasts for days.
  9. The student gave a _____ glance at the hidden note.
  10. To save money, we had to _____ dessert for a week.
  11. Please _____ from talking while others are presenting.
  12. The plan began to _____ when no one remembered the supplies.
  13. It was _____ to argue after the decision had already been made.
  14. A loyal friend would not _____ you during a hard time.
  15. The pianist was so _____ that her fingers seemed to fly over the keys.
  16. Forgetting names was his harmless _____.
  17. Mystery is her favorite literary _____.
  18. He liked to _____ his new phone even during class.
  19. The _____ tour guide described every brick in the building.
  20. The teammates developed a _____ bond after months of practice.
Show Gap Filling Answer Key

1. Frugal, 2. Fortuitous, 3. Maladroit, 4. Genteel, 5. Frenetic, 6. Gauche, 7. Flout, 8. Foment, 9. Furtive, 10. Forego, 11. Forbear, 12. Founder, 13. Futile, 14. Forsake, 15. Dextrous, 16. Foible, 17. Genre, 18. Flaunt, 19. Garrulous, 20. Fraternal

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. Our meeting at the airport was Fortuitous, but it changed everything. The classroom became Frenetic five minutes before winter break. Forgetting names was his harmless Foible. A Frugal shopper compares prices before buying shoes. To save money, we had to Forego dessert for a week. The student gave a Furtive glance at the hidden note. Please Forbear from talking while others are presenting. One careless rumor can Foment an argument that lasts for days. Mystery is her favorite literary Genre. He liked to Flaunt his new phone even during class. The teammates developed a Fraternal bond after months of practice. The plan began to Founder when no one remembered the supplies. A loyal friend would not Forsake you during a hard time. The host spoke in a Genteel manner to every guest. His Gauche joke made the dinner table go silent. The driver chose to Flout the parking rule. His first attempt at juggling was Maladroit, but he laughed with everyone else. The Garrulous tour guide described every brick in the building. It was Futile to argue after the decision had already been made. The pianist was so Dextrous that her fingers seemed to fly over the keys.

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