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PSAT S Word List
Word list for 2009-2010
Question | Answer |
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saccharine | excessively sweet or sentimental |
sagacious | shrewd |
salient | prominent or conspicuous |
sallow | sickly yellow in color |
salubrious | healthful |
salutation | greeting |
sanction (n) | permission, support; law, penalty |
sanctuary | haven, retreat |
sanguine | ruddy; cheerfully optimistic |
sardonic | cynical, scornfully mocking |
satiate | to satisfy |
saunter | to amble; walk in a leisurely manner |
savant | learned person |
savory | agreeable in taste or smell |
scale (v) | to climb to the top of |
scintilla | race amount |
scintillate | to sparkle, flash |
scoff | to deride, ridicule |
score (n) | notation for a musical composition |
score (v) | to make a notch or scratch |
scrupulous | restrained; honest; careful and precise |
scrutiny | careful observation |
scurrilous | vulgar, low, indecent |
secular | not specifically pertaining to religion |
sedentary | inactive, stationary; sluggish |
seminal | relating to the beginning or seeds of something |
senescent | aging, growing old |
sentient | aware, conscious, able to perceive |
sequester | to remove or set apart; put into seclusion |
seraphic | angelic, pure, sublime |
serpentine | serpentlike; twisting, winding |
servile | submissive, obedient |
shard | piece of broken glass or poetry |
shirk | to avoid a task due to laziness or fear |
simper | to smirk, smile foolishly |
sinecure | well-paying job or office that requires little or no work |
singe | to burn slightly, scorch |
sinuous | winding; intricate, complex |
skeptical | doubtful, questioning |
skulk | to move in a stealthy or cautious manner; sneak |
slight | to treat as unimportant; insult |
sloth | sluggishness, laziness |
slough | to discard or shed |
slovenly | untidy, messy |
sobriety | seriousness |
sodden | thoroughly soaked; saturated |
sojourn | visit, stay |
solace | comfort in distress; consolation |
solicitous | concerned, attentive; eager |
soliloquy | literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others |
soluble | capable of being solved and dissolved |
somber | dark and gloomy; melancholy, dismal |
somnolent | drowsy, sleepy; inducing sleep |
sonorous | producing a full, rich sound |
sophistry | deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
sophomoric | immature and overconfident |
soporific | sleepy or tending to cause sleep |
sordid | filthy; contemptible and corrupt |
sovereign | having supreme power |
spartan | austere, severe, grave; simple, bare |
spontaneous | on the spur of the moment, impulsive |
sporadic | infrequent |
spurious | lacking authenticity; counterfeit, false |
spurn | to reject or refuse contemptuously; scorn |
squalid | filthy; morally repulsive |
squander | to waste |
staccato | marked by abrupt, clear-cut sounds |
staid | self-restrained to the point of dullness |
stand (n) | group of trees |
stark | bare, empty, vacant |
stifle | to smother or suffocate; suppress |
stipend | allowance; fixed amount of money paid regularly |
stockade | enclosed area forming defensive wall |
stoic | indifferent to or unaffected by emotions |
stolid | having or showing little emotion |
strident | loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy |
stupefy | to dull the sense of; stun, astonish |
stymie | to block or thwart |
suave | smoothly gracious or polite; blandly ingratiating |
subjugate | to conquer, subdue; enslave |
sublime | awe-inspiring; of high spiritual or moral value |
subliminal | subconscious; imperceptible |
subterfuge | trick or tactic used to avoid something |
subterranean | hidden, secret; underground |
subtle | hard to detect or describe; perceptive |
subvert | to undermine or corrupt |
succinct | terse, brief, concise |
succulent | juicy; full of vitality or freshness |
suffragist | one who advocates extended voting rights |
sullen | brooding, gloomy |
sully | to soil, stain, tarnish, taint |
supercilious | arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condescending |
superficial | hasty; shallow and phony |
superfluous | extra, more than necessary |
supersede | to take the place of; replace |
supplicant | one who asks humbly and earnestly |
surfeit | excessive amount |
surly | rude and bad-tempered |
surmise | to make an educated guess |
surmount | to conquer, overcome |
surreptitious | characterized by secrecy |
susceptible | vulnerable, unprotected |
sybarite | person devoted to pleasure and luxury |
sycophant | self-servicing flatterer, yes-man |
syllabus | outline of a course |
symbiosis | cooperation, mutual helpfulness |
synopsis | plot summary |
synthesis | blend, combination |