PSAT vocab
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- diligence
- hard work
- enhance
- improve; compliment; make more attractive
- futile
- worthless; unprofitable
- inclined
- apt to; likely to; angled
- levity
- silliness; lack of seriousness
- partisan
- 1. supporter; follower; 2. biased; one sided
- redundant
- reptitious; unnecessary
- discerning
- distinguishing one thing from another
- enigma
- mystery
- glutton
- overeater
- incoherent
- illogical; rambling
- lucid
- shining; easily understood
- perceptive
- full of insight; aware
- refute
- challenge; disprove
- discord
- disagreement; lack of harmony
- ephemeral
- beginning and ending in a day, momentary, fleeting
- grandiose
- flamboyant; extravagant
- incompatible
- disagreeing; disharmonious
- magnanimous
- forgiving; unselfish
- peripheral
- marginal; outer
- relegate
- to banish; to put to a lower position
- discriminating
- able to distinguish
- equivocal
- uncertain
- gravity
- seriousness
- incredulous
- unwilling to believe; skeptical
- malicious
- spiteful; vindictive
- perniciuos
- dangerous; harmful
- relevant
- of concern; significant
- disdain
- intense dislike; to look down upon; to scorn
- erratic
- unpredictable; strange
- guile
- slyness; deceit
- indifferent
- unconcerned
- marred
- damaged
- pessimism
- gloominess; hopelessness
- remorse
- guilt; sorrow
- disparage
- to belittle; to undervalue
- erroneous
- untrue; inacurate
- gullible
- easily fooled
- indolent
- lazy; inactive
- meander
- to wind on a course; to go aimlessly
- phenomenon
- 1. miracle; 2. occurence
- reprehensible
- wicked; disgraceful
- disparity
- difference in form, character, or degree
- esoteric
- incomprehensible; obscure
- hackneyed
- to make trite or commonplace
- indulgent
- lenient; patient
- melancholy
- depression; gloom
- philanthropy
- charity; unselfishness
- repudiate
- to reject; to cancel
- dispassionate
- lack of feeling; impartial
- euphony
- pleasant sound
- hamper
- to interfere with; to hinder
- inevitable
- sure to happen; unavoidable
- meticulous
- exacting; precise
- pious
- religious; devout; dedicated
- rescind
- to retract; to discard
- disperse
- to scatter; to separate
- abbreviate
- to shorten; to reduce by contraction or omission
- antagonist
- opponent; combatant; adversary
- assiduous
- devoted; attentive; unremitting
- asylum
- sanctuary; place of refuge and protection
- benevolent
- kind; generous
- censure
- to find fault with; condemn; to blame
- collaborate
- join forces; cooperate
- conformist
- one who conforms or complies
- convergence
- joining or coming together of separate elements
- deleterious
- hurtful; noxious; destructive
- demagogue
- a leader of the rabble; mob orator
- empathy
- understanding and entering into anotherÂ’s feelings
- florid
- bright in color, flushed red
- frugal
- economical in the use or appropriation of flowers
- gaudy
- ostentatiously fine but tawdry
- integrity
- honesty; free from corrupting influence or motive
- jubilation
- rejoicing, exultation
- lobbyist
- someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills they favor
- mundane
- commonplace; ordinary
- nonchalant
- indifferent; careless
- orator
- public speaker; one who is eloquent
- precocious
- mature before proper or natural times
- pretentious
- make claim to be important; tawdry or vulgar display
- prosaic
- tiresome; ordinary
- querulous
- given to quarreling
- rancorous
- showing deep-seated resentment
- renovation
- repaired; renewed
- resilient
- rebounding; recoiling
- sagacity
- shrewdness; wisdom; acuteness of senses
- spurious
- false; not genuine
- superficial
- lying on the surface; shallow; not deep
- tenacious
- holding fast; inclined to retain possession
- venerable
- deserving of honor and respect
- vindicate
- defend; avenge; to assert a right to
- wary
- cautious of danger; circumspect; careful
- abstract
- not easy to understand; theoretical
- adamant
- not yielding; firm
- advocate
- to plead in favor of; -supporter; defender
- alleviate
- to lessen or make easier
- altercation
- controversy; dispute
- amass
- to collect together; to accumulate
- ambivalent
- undecided
- amiable
- friendly
- anarchist
- one who believes that a formal government is unnecessary
- appease
- to make quiet; to calm
- arbitrary
- based on one's preference or judgment
- articulate
- 1. to speak distinctly; 2. eloquent; fluent; 3. capable of speech; 4. to hinge; to connect; 5. to convey; to express effectively
- astute
- cunning; sly; crafty
- audacious
- fearless; bold
- austere
- harsh; severe; strict
- authoritarian
- acting as a dictator; demanding obedience
- belittle
- to make small; to think lightly of
- biased
- prejudiced; influenced; not neutral
- blithe
- happy; cheery; merry
- candid
- honest; truthful; sincere
- caustic
- burning; sarcastic; harsh
- coalesce
- to combine; to come together
- compatible
- in agreement with; harmonious
- compliant
- yielding; obedient
- acclaim
- loud approval; applause
- adversary
- an enemy; foe
- aesthetic
- showing good taste; artistic
- aloof
- distant in interest; reserved; cool
- altruistic
- unselfish
- ambiguous
- not clear; uncertain; vague
- ameliorate
- to make better; to improve
- amorphous
- having no determinate form
- apathy
- lack of emotion or interest
- apprehensive
- fearful; aware; conscious
- arrogant
- acting superior to others; conceited
- assess
- to estimate the value of
- atrophy
- to waste away through lack of nutrition
- augment
- to increase or add to; to make larger
- authentic
- real; genuine; trustworthy
- banal
- common; petty; ordinary
- benefactor
- one who helps others; a donor
- benign
- mild; harmless
- blasphemous
- irreligious; away from acceptable standards
- brevity
- briefness; shortness
- capricious
- changeable; fickle
- censor
- to examine and delete objectionable material
- charlatan
- an imposter; fake
- complacent
- content; self-satisfied; smug
- comprehensive
- all-inclusive; complete; thorough
- compromise
- to settle by mutual adjustment
- concede
- 1.to acknowledge; to admit; 2. to surrender; to abandon one's position
- concise
- in few words; brief; condensed
- condescend
- to come down from one's position or dignity
- condone
- to overlook; to forgive
- conspicuous
- easy to see; noticeable
- consternation
- amazement or terror that causes confusion
- consummation
- the completion; finish
- contemporary
- living or happening at the same time; modern
- acquiesce
- to agree or consent to an opinion
- contempt
- scorn; disrespect
- contrite
- regretful; sorrowful
- conventional
- traditional; common; routine
- cower
- to crouch down in fear or shame
- defamation
- to harm a name or reputation; to slander
- deference
- yielding to the opinion of another
- deliberate
- 1. to consider carefully; to weigh in the mind; 2. intentional
- denounce
- to speak out against; to condemn
- depict
- to portray in words; to present a visual image
- deplete
- to reduce; to empty
- depravity
- moral corruption; badness
- deride
- to ridicule; to laugh at with scorn
- disseminate
- to circulate; to scatter
- haphazard
- disorganized; random
- infamous
- having a bad reputation; notorious
- minute
- extremely small; tiny
- placate
- pacify
- resignation
- 1. quitting; 2. submission
- dissent
- to disagree; to differ in opinion
- execute
- 1. to put to death; to kill; 2. to carry out; to fulfill
- hedonistic
- pleasure seeking
- infer
- to form an opinion; to conclude
- miser
- penny pincher; stingy person
- plausible
- probable; feasible
- resolution
- proposal; promise; determination
- dissonance
- harsh contradiction
- exemplary
- outstanding; serving as an example
- heed
- to obey
- initiate
- 1. to begin; to admit into a group; 2. a person who is in the process of being admitted into a group
- mitigate
- to alleviate; to lessen; to soothe
- pragmatic
- matter-of-fact; practical
- respite
- recess; rest period
- diverse
- different; dissimilar
- exhaustive
- thorough; complete
- heresy
- opinion contrary to popular belief
- innate
- natural; inborn
- morose
- moody; despondent
- preclude
- inhibit; make impossible
- reticent
- silent; reserved; shy
- document
- oficial paper containing information; to support; to substantiate; to verify
- expedient
- helpful; practical; worthwhile
- hindrance
- blockage; obstacle
- innocuous
- harmless; innocent
- negligence
- carelessness
- predecessor
- one who has occupied an office before another
- reverent
- respectful
- dogmatic
- stubborn; biased; opinionated
- expedite
- to speed up
- humility
- modesty
- innovate
- to introduce a change; to depart from the old
- neutral
- impartial; unbiased
- prodigal
- wasteful; lavish
- rhetorical
- having to do with verbal communication
- dubious
- doubtful; uncertain; skeptical; suspicious
- explicit
- specific; definite
- insipid
- uninteresting; bland
- nostalgic
- longing for the past; filled with bittersweet memories
- prodigious
- exceptional; tremendous
- rigor
- severity
- eccentric
- odd; peculiar; strange
- extol
- to praise; to commend
- hypocritical
- two faced; deceptive
- instigate
- to start; to provoke
- extraneous
- irrelevant; not related; not essential
- hypothetical
- assumed
- intangible
- incapable of being touched; immaterial
- profound
- deep; knowledgeable; thorough
- sagacious
- wise; cunning
- efface
- to wipe out; to erase
- facilitate
- to make easier
- illuminate
- to make understand
- ironic
- contradictory; inconsistent; sarcastic
- novel
- new
- fallacious
- misleading
- illusory
- unreal; false; deceptive
- irrational
- not logical
- nullify
- to cancel; to invalidate
- sanguine
- 1. optimistic; cheerful; 2. red
- effervescence
- liveliness; spirit; enthusiasm; bubbliness
- fanatic
- extremist
- immune
- protected; unthreatened by
- jeopardy
- danger
- objective
- 1. open minded; impartial; 2. goal
- profusion
- great amount; abundance
- saturate
- to soak thoroughly; to drench
- egocentric
- self-centered
- fastidious
- fussy; hard to please
- immutable
- unchangeable; permanent
- kindle
- ignite; arouse
- obscure
- not easily understood; dark
- scanty
- inadequate; sparse
- elaboration
- addition of details
- fervent
- passionate; intense
- impartial
- unbiased; fair
- languid
- weak; fatigued