Vocabulary list for high school admissions tests

This list is derived from HSPT, COOP, SSAT, etc. practice tests

Best practices for memorizing vocabulary[edit | edit source]

human memory works through connections
one-to-one memorization requires repetitive "encoding"
more effective than brute-memorization is memorization through connections
- visual (imagery, visualization)
- spatial (in relation to something else)
- experiential (memory or personal experience)
- emotional (attachment to a positive or negative experience or memory)

notes
- italicized word origins are Latin or Greek
- PIE = proto-Indo-European language
  - = the common origin language for modern Indo-European languages

Words to Know from high school admissions practice tests
Word	Part of Speech / Definition	Word Origin	Connection/ Other
conceited	adj. exaggerated view of oneself; thinking highly of oneself	past participle of conceit (v) “to conceit” = to flatter, so conceited = to flatter oneself	conceive = capere = con- “with” + PIE kap- “to grasp” = “w/ understanding” click Expand for words related to PIE kap-** `<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">`accept; anticipate; anticipation; behave; behoof; behoove; cable; cacciatore; caitiff; capable; capacious; capacity; capias; capiche; capstan; caption; captious; captivate; captive; captor; capture; case (n.2) "receptacle;" catch; catchpoll; cater; chase (n.1) "a hunt;" chase (v.) "to run after, hunt;" chasse; chasseur; conceive; cop (v.) "to seize, catch;" copper (n.2) "policeman;" deceive; emancipate; except; forceps; gaffe; haft; have; hawk (n.); heave; heavy; heft; incapacity; inception; incipient; intercept; intussusception; manciple; municipal; occupy; participation; perceive; precept; prince; purchase; receive; recipe; recover; recuperate; sashay; susceptible. `</div>`