PSAT Lesson 6

Question 1

antiquated

Answer 1

obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable

Question 2

arable

Answer 2

fir for plowing, tillable

Question 3

ascendancy

Answer 3

domination; growing power

Question 4

atrophy

Answer 4

to waste away, to wither

Question 5

clandestine

Answer 5

secret

Question 6

conciliate

Answer 6

to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship

Question 7

cursory

Answer 7

superficial, casual, hastily done

Question 8

derision

Answer 8

scoffing at, mockery, ridicule

Question 9

enmity

Answer 9

absolute hatred

Question 10

extricate

Answer 10

to free, to disentangle

Question 11

forbearance

Answer 11

patience, lenience

Question 12

frivolous

Answer 12

lacking in seriousness or importance

Question 13

garrulous

Answer 13

talkative, rambling

Question 14

impetuous

Answer 14

violent, hasty, rash, impulsive

Question 15

industrious

Answer 15

skillfully busy or occupied

Question 16

infamous

Answer 16

having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad

Question 17

insolence

Answer 17

insulting or contemptuous behavior

Question 18

levity

Answer 18

excessive frivolity, flippancy

Question 19

oblivion

Answer 19

state of being forgotten

Question 20

paradoxical

Answer 20

something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct

Question 21

perjury

Answer 21

false testimony under oath

Question 22

rancor

Answer 22

bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity

Question 23

sycophant

Answer 23

a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser

Question 24

vacillating

Answer 24

changing fluctuating

Question 25

vivid

Answer 25

bright, distinct, and clear