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psat words 21
twenty first list of psat words
Question | Answer |
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sum total; whole amount | aggregate |
a group of islands | archipelago |
favorable; a benefit | boon |
a silly or stupid person | buffoon |
trickery | chicanery |
something that causes impurity | contaminant |
bent into folds | corrugated |
harmful | deleterious |
inclined to fight | disputatious |
to correct (ususally by a critic) | emend |
to restrict by shackling | fetter |
dizzy | giddy |
state of being dissimilar; composition from unlike elements | heterogeneity |
incapable of being conquered | indomitable |
indecisive | irresolute |
compared nonliterally | metaphorically |
remedy for all ills | panacea |
to read and examine | peruse |
one with exceptional talents or powers | prodigy |
to snub or refuse bluntly | rebuff |
ability to return to a former state | resilient |
one who takes the blame for others | scapegoat |
false or deceitful | spurious |
capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled | tractable |
full of life | vivacious |