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psat words 6
sixth list of psat words
Question | Answer |
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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 |