SSAT Vocabulary Practice: List 52

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

Vocabulary List 52: QU-RE Words

1. QuantitativeSSAT vocabularyRelated to numbers or amounts.
2. QuerulousSSAT vocabularyComplaining in a whining way.
3. QuixoticSSAT vocabularyIdealistic in an impractical way.
4. RamificationSSAT vocabularyA consequence or resulting complication.
5. RancorSSAT vocabularyBitter resentment.
6. RapaciousSSAT vocabularyGreedy and grasping.
7. RebukeSSAT vocabularyTo criticize sharply.
8. RebutSSAT vocabularyTo argue against or disprove.
9. RecalcitrantSSAT vocabularyStubbornly resistant to authority.
10. RecantSSAT vocabularyTo withdraw a former belief or statement.
11. ReciprocalSSAT vocabularyMutual or given in return.
12. ReclusiveSSAT vocabularyAvoiding other people.
13. ReconditeSSAT vocabularyDifficult to understand; obscure.
14. RecriminationSSAT vocabularyAn accusation made in return.
15. RedolentSSAT vocabularyStrongly suggestive or fragrant.
16. RedundantSSAT vocabularyUnnecessarily repeated.
17. RefuteSSAT vocabularyTo prove wrong.
18. ReiterateSSAT vocabularyTo say again.
19. RelegateSSAT vocabularyTo assign to a lower position.
20. RelentlessSSAT vocabularyPersistent and unyielding.

Exercise 1: Matching

Match each word with the correct definition.

Words

  1. Quantitative _____
  2. Querulous _____
  3. Quixotic _____
  4. Ramification _____
  5. Rancor _____
  6. Rapacious _____
  7. Rebuke _____
  8. Rebut _____
  9. Recalcitrant _____
  10. Recant _____
  11. Reciprocal _____
  12. Reclusive _____
  13. Recondite _____
  14. Recrimination _____
  15. Redolent _____
  16. Redundant _____
  17. Refute _____
  18. Reiterate _____
  19. Relegate _____
  20. Relentless _____
A. To withdraw a former belief or statement.
B. Bitter resentment.
C. To assign to a lower position.
D. A consequence or resulting complication.
E. Mutual or given in return.
F. An accusation made in return.
G. Persistent and unyielding.
H. To argue against or disprove.
I. Greedy and grasping.
J. To say again.
K. Strongly suggestive or fragrant.
L. Difficult to understand; obscure.
M. Idealistic in an impractical way.
N. Related to numbers or amounts.
O. To criticize sharply.
P. Avoiding other people.
Q. Unnecessarily repeated.
R. To prove wrong.
S. Complaining in a whining way.
T. Stubbornly resistant to authority.
Show Matching Answer Key

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

Exercise 2: Gap Filling

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

recrimination, reciprocal, reiterate, relentless, refute, rebuke, rancor, querulous, relegate, quixotic, rapacious, rebut, quantitative, recondite, redundant, recalcitrant, recant, ramification, reclusive, redolent
  1. After seeing stronger evidence, the witness had to _____ his earlier statement.
  2. The article was so _____ that only specialists enjoyed it.
  3. The report included _____ data, like scores and attendance totals.
  4. The scientist used new evidence to _____ the false claim.
  5. The argument turned into _____, with each side blaming the other.
  6. Years of unfair treatment filled him with _____.
  7. The _____ writer lived alone in the mountains.
  8. The two schools made a _____ agreement to share the gym.
  9. The _____ rain cancelled outdoor practice for a week.
  10. The teacher had to _____ the class for cheating.
  11. The _____ customer objected to every small detail.
  12. One _____ of missing practice was losing a starting position.
  13. The _____ student refused to put away his phone.
  14. The plan to finish a month of work overnight was _____.
  15. In debate club, Maya used statistics to _____ the opposing team's claim.
  16. The coach had to _____ the rule before every game.
  17. The manager decided to _____ the careless assistant to a smaller role.
  18. The _____ landlord raised rent again and again.
  19. The kitchen was _____ of cinnamon and fresh bread.
  20. The final paragraph was _____ because it said the same point twice.
Show Gap Filling Answer Key

1. Recant, 2. Recondite, 3. Quantitative, 4. Refute, 5. Recrimination, 6. Rancor, 7. Reclusive, 8. Reciprocal, 9. Relentless, 10. Rebuke, 11. Querulous, 12. Ramification, 13. Recalcitrant, 14. Quixotic, 15. Rebut, 16. Reiterate, 17. Relegate, 18. Rapacious, 19. Redolent, 20. Redundant

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 two schools made a Reciprocal agreement to share the gym. The teacher had to Rebuke the class for cheating. The final paragraph was Redundant because it said the same point twice. The article was so Recondite that only specialists enjoyed it. The Rapacious landlord raised rent again and again. One Ramification of missing practice was losing a starting position. The argument turned into Recrimination, with each side blaming the other. The manager decided to Relegate the careless assistant to a smaller role. The scientist used new evidence to Refute the false claim. The Recalcitrant student refused to put away his phone. The kitchen was Redolent of cinnamon and fresh bread. The coach had to Reiterate the rule before every game. Years of unfair treatment filled him with Rancor. After seeing stronger evidence, the witness had to Recant his earlier statement. The Reclusive writer lived alone in the mountains. The plan to finish a month of work overnight was Quixotic. The report included Quantitative data, like scores and attendance totals. The Querulous customer objected to every small detail. The Relentless rain cancelled outdoor practice for a week. In debate club, Maya used statistics to Rebut the opposing team's claim.

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