click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
psat words 21
twenty first list of psat words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |