PSAT Vocab List Flashcards by Evangeline Liauw

Superlative

of great quality

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transcendence

surpass

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loquacity

talkativeness

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verisimilitude

appearance of being true or real

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insignia

distinguishing mark

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repertoire

what a performer is prepared to perform, skills a person habitually uses

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egalitarian

people are equal and deserve equal rights

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protracted

lasting for a long time

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tenuous

weak or slight

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draconian

excessively harsh or severe

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ordeal

painful or horrific experience

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lark

something done for fun in a playful and mischievous way

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scathing

witheringly scornful, severely critical

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caustic

able to be burnt, sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way

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repast

meal

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ingratiating

intended to gain approval or favor; sycophantic

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gregarious

sociable person, (plants) growing in open clusters, (animals) in flocks

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petulant

childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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irresolute

showing or feeling hesitancy, uncertain

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aggregation

combination

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cohere

united, form a whole

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ingenuously

innocent and unsuspecting

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obstreperously

noisy and difficult to control

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scrupulously

diligent, attention to details

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averse

having a strong dislike to something

equanimity

mental calmness

histrionics

overly exaggerated, dramatic

exhibitionism

extravagant behavior to attract attention to oneself

dispassion

not influenced by emotion, rational

acquiesce

accept something reluctantly but without protest

auxiliary

providing help and support

exult

show or feel elation or jubilation

balk

unwilling to accept an idea, hesitate

demur

raise doubts or objects or show reluctance

nostalgia

sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past

acrimony

bitterness of words or manner

adverse

unfavorable; hostile

ambivalence

having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

amenable

readily managed; agreeable, submissive

antiquated

outdated

apathy

lack of caring

apprehension

fear; discernment

appropriate

acquire, take possession of, set aside for a special purpose

attain

reach or accomplish

aversion

firm dislike

blight

deteriorated condition

blithe

joyous

brittle

easily broken

buoyant

able to float; cheerful and optimistic

caricature

distortion, burlesque

charlatan

pretender of knowledge

chronicle

report; record

coalesce

combine; fuse

condone

overlook voluntarily; forgive

conformity

agreement or compliance

congenial

pleasant; friendly

consolidation

unification, becoming firmer or stronger

curtail

shorten; reduce

cynical

skeptical or distrustful

dawdle

loiter, waste time

deplete

reduce

deplore

regret strongly; express grief over

deterrent

hindrance

disclose

reveal

discord

conflict

disinterested

unprejudiced

disparate

unrelated

dissipate

squander, waste, scatter

divulge

reveal

eclipse

extinguish; surpass

elated

overjoyed

elusive

hard to grasp

enumerate

mention one by one

erratic

old, unpredictable

espouse

adopt; support

exploit

brave deed or action

facilitate

help bring about

farce

broad comedy; mockery

fastidious

difficult to please

gratify

please

gregarious

sociable

hamper

obstruct

iconoclastic

attacking cherished traditions

immutable

unchangeable

impair

injure; hurt

impede

hinder; block; delay

implacable

incapable of being pacified

inconsequential

insignificant

inept

lacking skill

ingenious

clever, resourceful

larceny

theft

monotony

sameness leading to boredom

naivete

quality of being unsophisticated, gullibility

obscure

dark, vague, unclear

obscure (v)

darken, make unclear

opaque

not transparent

outmoded

no longer stylish

pacifist

one opposed to force

pacify

soothe

patronize

support, act superior toward

pedantic

showing off learning

petulant

touchy; peevish

potency

effectiveness

serenity

calmness

subdued

less intense, quieter

taciturn

silent, talking little

temperament

characteristic of mind

thwart

baffle; frustrate

urbane

suave; refined; elegant

utopia

ideal place

versatile

having many talents

volatile

changeable; explosion

PSAT Vocab List Flashcards

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