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PSAT 12345
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| N. acrimony | bitterness of words or manner "acrimonious" |
| ADJ. affable | easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| ADJ. amenable | readily managed; willing to give in; agreeable; submissive |
| V. assert | state strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc) "assertion" |
| N. aversion | firm dislike |
| ADJ. brittle | easily broken; difficult |
| ADJ. circumspect | prudent; cautious |
| V. cite | quote; refer to; commend "citation" |
| N. conformity | agreement or compliance; actions in agreement with prevailing social customs |
| ADJ. conscientious | controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; careful and painstaking; meticulous; scrupulous |
| ADJ. contentious | quarrelsome |
| V. curtail | shorten; reduce |
| N. dearth | scarcity |
| ADJ. decorous | proper "decorum" |
| N. deference | courteous regard for another's wish |
| V. deplore | regret strongly; express grief over |
| ADJ. didactic | teaching; instructional |
| ADJ. diffident | shy; lacking confidence; reserved |
| N. digression | wandering away from the subject "digress" |
| N. discord | lack of harmony; conflict |
| ADJ. disparate | basically different; unrelated |
| V/N. dissent | disagree |
| V. dissipate | squander; waste; scatter |
| ADJ. obnoxious | offensive; objectionable |
| ADJ. obscure | dark; vague; unclear "obscurity" |
| V. obscure | darken; make unclear |
| ADJ. opaque | not transparent; impenetrable to light |
| ADJ. ostentatious | showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention |
| V. patronize | support; act superior toward; be a customer of |
| ADJ. pedantic | showing off learning; bookish "pedant" |
| ADJ. pervasive | pervading; spread throughout every part "pervade" |
| ADJ. petulant | touchy; peevish |
| N. philanthropist | lover of mankind; doer of good |
| N. potency | power; effectiveness; influence "potent" |
| ADJ. pragmatic | practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something |
| N. precedent | something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action |
| N. predator | creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others |
| N. premise | assumption; postulate |
| ADJ. presumptuous | taking liberties; overstepping bounds; nervy |
| ADJ. profound | deep; not superficial; complete "profundity" |
| N. proliferation | rapid growth; spread; multiplication "proliferate" |
| ADJ. prolific | abundantly fruitful |
| N. prosperity | good fortune; financial success; physical well-being |
| ADJ. provocative | arousing anger or interest; anooying |
| V/N. ramble | wander aimlessly (physically or mentally) |
| V. refute | disprove |
| V. relinquish | vie up something with reluctance; yield |
| ADJ. reprehensible | deserving blame |
| V. repudiate | disown; disavow |
| N. resignation | patient submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job |
| N. restraint | moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction |
| V. retain | keep; employ |
| ADJ. reticent | reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to be silent |
| V. scrutinize | examine closely and critically |
| ADJ. steadfast | loyal; unswerving |
| N. stratagem | deceptive scheme |
| ADJ. subversive | tending to overthrow or destroy |
| ADJ. superfluous | excessive; unnecessary "superfluity" |
| V. sustain | experience; support; nourish |
| N. synthesis | combining parts into a whole "synthesize" |
| ADJ. tedious | boring; tiring "tedium" |
| V. temper | moderate; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) |
| N. temperament | characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess |
| ADJ. transcendent | surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior |
| ADJ. transparent | easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely |
| N. trepidation | fear; nervous apprehension |
| V. vacillate | waver; fluctuate "vacillation" |
| ADJ. versatile | having many talents; capable of working in many fields |
| ADJ. volatile | changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly |
| V. elicit | draw out (by discussion); call forth |
| ADJ. erratic | odd; unpredictable |
| ADJ. erroneous | mistaken; wrong |
| V. exonerate | acquit; exculpate |
| ADJ. feasible | practical |
| ADJ. flippant | lacking proper seriousness "flippancy" |
| ADJ. frivolous | lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant "frivolity" |
| ADJ. gregarious | sociable |
| V. hamper | obstruct |
| ADJ. hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed "hypotheses" |
| ADJ. iconoclastic | attacking cherished traditions |
| V. impede | hinder; block; delay |
| V. incarcerate | imprison |
| ADJ. inconsequential | insignificant; unimportant |
| N. inconsistency | state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness "inconsistent" |
| ADJ. indifferent | unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre |
| V. induce | persuade; bring about "inducement" |
| ADJ. inept | lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent "ineptitude, ineptness" |
| ADJ. ingenuous | naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
| ADJ. inherent | firmly established by nature or habit |
| ADJ. innate | inborn |
| ADJ. intangible | not able to be perceived by touch; vague |
| ADJ. introspective | looking within oneself |
| ADJ. languid | weary;feeble; listless; apathetic "languor, languish" |
| ADJ. meticulous | excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous |
| V. mock | ridicule; imitate, often in derision "mockery" |
| N. naivete | quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility "naive" |
| N. nonchalance | indifference; lack of concern; composure |
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