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psat words 22
twenty second list of psat words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |