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psat words 8
eighth list of psat words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to give in, to comply | acquiesce |
| a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship | affinity |
| irreverent, profane | blasphemous |
| to support or prop | buttress |
| careful to consider consequences, caustious, prudent | circumspect |
| confirmation | corroboration |
| to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value | deplete |
| ruling oppressivley and absolutely, tyrannical | despotic |
| very thin usually as a result of starvation, wasiting away | emaciated |
| based on observation or experiment and not on theory | empirical |
| not essential or vital | extraneous |
| inactive, plowed but not sowed | fallow |
| of the same kind | homogeneous |
| obvious exaggeration | byperbole |
| indisputable | incontrovertible |
| irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross | irascible |
| using a minimum of words, concise to the point of seeming rude | laconic |
| having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit | magnanimity |
| overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile | obsequious |
| an increase in number, multiplication | proliferation |
| very principled, very careful and conscientious | scrupulous |
| exalted, noble, uplifting | sublime |
| secret, clandestine, stealthy | surreptitious |
| devotion to the truth | veracity |
| enthusiasm, fervor | zeal |