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psat words 7
seventh list of psat words
Question | Answer |
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to regard with extreme repugnance, to detest utterly, to loathe | abhor |
prasie, an award | accolade |
one who leads a life of self denial and contemplation, absent of luxury | ascetic |
to hand down, to give or to leave in a will | bequeath |
one who claims to know womething that he does not, a quack | charlatan |
a large fire | conflagration |
a lack, a scarcity | dearth |
shyness, reserve, unassertiveness | diffidence |
showing high spirits | effervescent |
heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible | ethereal |
to remove, to erase | expunge |
deceitfulness, duplicity | guile |
not believable | implausible |
nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility | incongruity |
qualities of an island; narrow mindedness of poinion | insularity |
being sullen or gloomy | morose |
to appease or to pacify by making concessions | placate |
piercing, incisive, and keen | poignant |
lacking sophistication, narrow minded | provincial |
to repeat | reiterate |
having no external cause, acting on impulse | spontaneous |
combining parts into a whole | synthesis |
poisonous | toxic |
very alert, watchful | vigilant |
ability to use words easily, fluent and glib | voluble |