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psat words 10
tenth list of psat words
Question | Answer |
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removed in thought fromt he immediate situation, lost in one's own mind | abstracted |
extreme praise or admiration | adulation |
misfortune, unfavorable happening | adversity |
to sprout, to newly emerge | burgeon |
a fantasy, a horrible creature of the imagination | chimera |
deserving blame, guilty | culpable |
decaying | dacadent |
a plea, an earnest request | entreaty |
foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane | fatuous |
kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate | humane |
lenient, especially toward oneself | indulgent |
lack of competence or judgement | ineptness |
an ungrateful person | ingrate |
to flood, to overflow | inundate |
one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money | miser |
extrememly wicked, evil, vicious | nefarious |
meaningless sounds, babble | prattle |
preference | predilection |
to defer action, to delay | procrastinate |
a person who shows no passion or feeling, indifference, impassive | stoic |
right to vote | suffrage |
to call together, to send for or to request to appear | summon |
quality of being able to be seen through, clear | transparent |
wild or disturbing activity | turbulence |
capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately | viable |