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psat words 22
twenty second list of psat words
Question | Answer |
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official approval; praise | approbation |
to agree; to concur | assent |
rude or insensitive | boorish |
talking around a subject | cirumlocution |
abundant | copious |
an outline, depiction, or portrayal | delineation |
to disguise or pretend | dissemble |
to try to equal; to imitate | emulate |
likely to change; capricious | fickle |
seriousness; importance | gravity |
plain or unattractive in appearance | homely |
poverty | indigence |
an extreme patriot who ususally calls for a belligerent foreign policy | jingoist |
moving from place to place; wandering; transient | migratory |
confusing | obfuscating |
inclination; tendency | proclivity |
a stretching out due to lacking vitality; being completely overcome | prostration |
very stubborn | recalcitrant |
characterized by a decided purpose | resolute |
a member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs | sectarian |
one who supports a cause with firm partisanship | stalwart |
understood; silent; not spoken; implicit | tacit |
surpassed | transcended |
having excellent morals; righteous | virtuous |
stimulates; sharpens | whets |