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psat words 5
fifth list of psat words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| caustic | acrimoneous |
| to make better, to relieve, to improve | ameliorate |
| open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable | amenable |
| shapeless, having no definite form | amorphous |
| capable of floating, cheerful | buoyant |
| to persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle | cajole |
| a serious event causing distress or misfortune | calamity |
| to reduce in dignity or quality | debase |
| to erase, to wear away | efface |
| to make clear, to explain | elucidate |
| lasting a short period of time, fleeting | ephemeral |
| savagery | ferocity |
| to thrive, to grow well | flourish |
| arrogant, excessively proud and vain | haughty |
| incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged | impervious |
| lacking significance, meaning, or point, silly, insipid | inane |
| laziness | indolance |
| incapable of error | infallible |
| difficult to understand, mysterious | inscrutable |
| slow, sluggish, listless, weak | languid |
| desire to harm others | malice |
| slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading | oblique |
| wealth, affluence, abundance | opulence |
| showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant | penitent |
| acting routinely with little interest or care | perfunctory |