High School Placement Test Vocabulary
competent
able; adequate
teem
abound
lavish
abundant; extravagant
feat
achievement; noticeable act
concede
admit often in a reluctant way
era
age or time period
assent
agree; climb
affable
amiable; friendly
abate
become less, end,ebb
inception
beginning
brazen
bold, unashamed
tedious
boring, dull
recurrent
returning; recurring
plaintive
sad sounding; mournful
gratify
satisfy
acumen
sharpness of mind
gloss
shininess
stench
smell, stink, reek
vindictive
spiteful
gruff
stern; harsh
curtail
stop
pungent
strong smell
marshy
swampy
diplomatic
tactful; skill dealing with people
confiscate
take away
pacify
to make calm
amplify
to make louder
defy
to resist; openly challenge
aspire
to seek or desire
usurp
to take without right
ponder
to think about
garish
too bright, gaudy, overly ornate (super fancy)
veracity
truth
aloof
unfriendly; distant
elated
very happy
devout
very religious
affluence
wealth
placid
calm
rescind
cancel, take back
divert
change path; draw attention away
emerge
come out
relevant
connected; having social signifigance
persistent
continuing despite problems
abacus
counting device
quell
crush; stop
girded
encircled; surrounded by something
ostracized
expel; kick out; banish
aerate
expose to air
fatigue
extreme mental or physical exhastion
exorbitant
extreme, unreasonable
succumb
give into
flagrant
glaring, very noticeable
gorge
greedy eating; narrow valley
detrimental
harmful
infamous
having an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful
alluded to
hint at; refer to
candor
honest; open; frank
deficient
lacking; inadequate
impair
lessen the quality
diminish
lessen; make smaller
chronic
long lasting; always present
clamor
loud noise
encounter
meeting
temerity
nerve; boldness
abstract
not concrete; expressing something intellectual only
unscrupulous
not held by moral or ethical principals
verge
on the brink; edge
intent
plan; giving attention
indigence
poverty
chastise
punish
query
question; doubt
docile
quiet, passive
hoise
raise up
zest
relish; enthusiasm
remuneration
pay; fee
remedial
a remedy; solution; helpful
accumulate
collect
discord
disagreement
consternation
dismay, feeling of discouragement
vertigo
dizzy sensation
pariah
outcast
wan
pale; sickly
sallow
pale; unnaturally yellow
