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psat words 6
sixth list of psat words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable | antiquated |
| fit for plowng, tillable | arable |
| domination, growing power | ascendancy |
| to waste away, to wither | atrophy |
| secret | clandestine |
| to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship | conciliate |
| superficial, casual, hastily done | cursory |
| scoffing at, mockery, ridicule | derision |
| absolute hatred | enmity |
| to free, to disentangle | extricate |
| patience, lenience | forbearance |
| lacking in seiousness or importance | frivolous |
| talkative, rambling | garrulous |
| violent, hasty, rash, impulsive | impetuous |
| skillfully busy or occupied | industrious |
| having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad | infamous |
| insulting or contemptuous behavior | insolence |
| excessive frivolity, flippancy | levity |
| state of being forgotten | oblivion |
| something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct | paradoxical |
| false testimony under oath | perjury |
| bitter deep seated ill will, enmity | rancor |
| a self serving flatterer, a brownnoser | sycophant |
| changing, fluctuating | vacillating |
| bright, distinct, and clear | vivid |