SSAT Vocabulary Practice: List 41

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

Vocabulary List 41: IR-SU Words

1. IrrevocableSSAT vocabularyImpossible to take back or change.
2. ItinerantSSAT vocabularyTraveling from place to place.
3. ItinerarySSAT vocabularyA planned route or schedule for travel.
4. JudiciousSSAT vocabularyShowing good judgment.
5. JuxtaposeSSAT vocabularyTo place side by side for comparison.
6. KineticSSAT vocabularyRelated to motion.
7. LabyrinthSSAT vocabularyA complicated maze or confusing situation.
8. LaconicSSAT vocabularyUsing very few words.
9. LamentSSAT vocabularyTo mourn or express sorrow.
10. LampoonSSAT vocabularyTo publicly mock or satirize.
11. LanguishSSAT vocabularyTo become weak, neglected, or depressed.
12. LargessSSAT vocabularyGenerous giving of money or gifts.
13. LatentSSAT vocabularyPresent but hidden or inactive.
14. LaudSSAT vocabularyTo praise.
15. LegacySSAT vocabularySomething handed down from the past.
16. LethargySSAT vocabularyLack of energy or sluggishness.
17. LevitySSAT vocabularyLightness or inappropriate humor.
18. LibelSSAT vocabularyA written false statement damaging reputation.
19. LitigateSSAT vocabularyTo take a dispute to court.
20. SueSSAT vocabularyTo bring a legal case against someone.

Exercise 1: Matching

Match each word with the correct definition.

Words

  1. Irrevocable _____
  2. Itinerant _____
  3. Itinerary _____
  4. Judicious _____
  5. Juxtapose _____
  6. Kinetic _____
  7. Labyrinth _____
  8. Laconic _____
  9. Lament _____
  10. Lampoon _____
  11. Languish _____
  12. Largess _____
  13. Latent _____
  14. Laud _____
  15. Legacy _____
  16. Lethargy _____
  17. Levity _____
  18. Libel _____
  19. Litigate _____
  20. Sue _____
A. A planned route or schedule for travel.
B. To take a dispute to court.
C. Something handed down from the past.
D. Traveling from place to place.
E. A written false statement damaging reputation.
F. To praise.
G. Lightness or inappropriate humor.
H. Showing good judgment.
I. Impossible to take back or change.
J. A complicated maze or confusing situation.
K. Lack of energy or sluggishness.
L. To mourn or express sorrow.
M. To place side by side for comparison.
N. Generous giving of money or gifts.
O. To publicly mock or satirize.
P. To bring a legal case against someone.
Q. Related to motion.
R. Using very few words.
S. To become weak, neglected, or depressed.
T. Present but hidden or inactive.
Show Matching Answer Key

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

Exercise 2: Gap Filling

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

libel, juxtapose, levity, sue, largess, litigate, itinerary, lethargy, kinetic, labyrinth, judicious, laud, itinerant, languish, latent, irrevocable, lament, laconic, legacy, lampoon
  1. After lunch, a wave of _____ settled over the class.
  2. The newspaper avoided _____ by checking every accusation.
  3. Rather than argue online, the company decided to _____ the contract dispute.
  4. The _____ choice was to save money before buying new equipment.
  5. The library was built through the donor's _____.
  6. The cartoon tried to _____ the mayor's clumsy speech.
  7. Once the ballot was submitted, the vote was _____.
  8. His _____ reply was simply, "I agree."
  9. The old market felt like a _____ of narrow streets.
  10. Her _____ talent for singing appeared during the school musical.
  11. A little _____ helped the nervous group relax before the contest.
  12. The town gathered to _____ the loss of the old theater.
  13. The _____ musician performed in a new city every week.
  14. Our vacation _____ included museums, hikes, and one free afternoon.
  15. The physics class studied _____ energy during the skateboard experiment.
  16. The principal paused to _____ the students for helping younger readers.
  17. The family chose to _____ after the company refused to pay for the damage.
  18. The teacher asked us to _____ the two poems and compare their images.
  19. The neglected plant began to _____ on the windowsill.
  20. The coach's _____ was a tradition of teamwork.
Show Gap Filling Answer Key

1. Lethargy, 2. Libel, 3. Litigate, 4. Judicious, 5. Largess, 6. Lampoon, 7. Irrevocable, 8. Laconic, 9. Labyrinth, 10. Latent, 11. Levity, 12. Lament, 13. Itinerant, 14. Itinerary, 15. Kinetic, 16. Laud, 17. Sue, 18. Juxtapose, 19. Languish, 20. Legacy

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 library was built through the donor's Largess. Rather than argue online, the company decided to Litigate the contract dispute. The newspaper avoided Libel by checking every accusation. The cartoon tried to Lampoon the mayor's clumsy speech. The Itinerant musician performed in a new city every week. A little Levity helped the nervous group relax before the contest. The teacher asked us to Juxtapose the two poems and compare their images. After lunch, a wave of Lethargy settled over the class. The neglected plant began to Languish on the windowsill. The old market felt like a Labyrinth of narrow streets. Our vacation Itinerary included museums, hikes, and one free afternoon. The coach's Legacy was a tradition of teamwork. The physics class studied Kinetic energy during the skateboard experiment. Once the ballot was submitted, the vote was Irrevocable. His Laconic reply was simply, "I agree." The principal paused to Laud the students for helping younger readers. The family chose to Sue after the company refused to pay for the damage. Her Latent talent for singing appeared during the school musical. The town gathered to Lament the loss of the old theater. The Judicious choice was to save money before buying new equipment.

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