10th Grade PSAT Words

1
10th Grade PSAT Words
2
1. Acrimony
3
1. Acrimony

• Bitterness or resentfulness

4
2. Adverse
5
2. Adverse

• Unfavorable or undesirable

6
3. Aesthetic
7
3. Aesthetic

• Relating to the appreciation of beauty or
  appearance

8
4. Affable
9
4. Affable

• Friendly or pleasant

10
5. Affinity
11
5. Affinity

• A mutual attraction

12
6. Altruistic
13
6. Altruistic

• Describing that which is unselfishly generous or
  giving to others

14
7. Amenable
15
7. Amenable

• Willing or agreeable

16
8. Antagonism
17
8. Antagonism

• Opposition or hostility

18
9. Antiquated
19
9. Antiquated

• Old-fashioned, quaint, or obsolete

20
10. Apprehension
21
10. Apprehension

• Fear or anxiety

22
11. Apprenticeship
23
11. Apprenticeship

• The time period in which a person learns a trade
  or skill

24
12. Aristocracy
25
12. Aristocracy

• Any superior group or class

26
13. Aversion
27
13. Aversion

• An extreme dislike

28
14. Caricature
29
14. Caricature

• An exaggerated sketch or drawing

30
15. Charlatan
31
15. Charlatan

• An imposter or fake

32
16. Circumspect
33
16. Circumspect

• Cautious and watchful

34
17. Cliché
35
17. Cliché

• An overused or trite saying or idea

36
18. Coalesce
37
18. Coalesce

• To unite, grow, or come together in some way to
  form one

38
19. Contentious
39
19. Contentious

• Causing disputes or disagreements

40
20. Curtail
41
20. Curtail

• To try to stop, prevent, or cut short

42
21. Dawdle
43
21. Dawdle

• To waste time

44
22. Deplore
45
22. Deplore

• To disapprove strongly

46
23. Discernible
47
23. Discernible

• Able to be seen or recognized

48
24. Disparate
49
24. Disparate

• Very different

50
25. Dissent
51
25. Dissent

• To differ in opinion

52
26. Doctrine
53
26. Doctrine

• A particular principle, belief, or theory

54
27. Embellish
55
27. Embellish

• To add details or decoration to

56
28. Endorse
57
28. Endorse

• To give approval or support

58
29. Erratic
59
29. Erratic

• Unpredictable or unstable

60
30. Esoteric
61
30. Esoteric

• understood by or meant for only the select few
  who have special knowledge or interest

62
31. Espouse
63
31. Espouse

• to make one's own fully accept, adopt or
  embrace, as a cause to marry.

64
32. Exemplary
65
32. Exemplary

• serving as a model or pattern praiseworthy or
  commendable

66
33. Fallacious
67
33. Fallacious

• deceptive misleading

68
34. Farce
69
34. Farce

• An absurd situation or set of events

70
35. Flippant
71
35. Flippant

• Disrespectful not serious

72
36. Garrulous
73
36. Garrulous

• excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout
  manner, esp. about trivial matters.

74
37. Gluttonous
75
37. Gluttonous

• tending to eat and drink excessively

76
38. Gregarious
77
38. Gregarious

• Friendly sociable

78
39. Heed
79
39. Heed

• careful attention notice observation

80
40. Hindrance
81
40. Hindrance

• Something which stands in the way or prevents

82
41. Hypocritical
83
41. Hypocritical

• Says one thing and does another very
  contradictory in words and actions

84
42. Meticulous
85
42. Meticulous

• taking or showing extreme care about minute
  details precise thorough

86
43. Inherent
87
43. Inherent

• Coming very naturally and from within intrinsic

88
44. Perpetual
89
44. Perpetual

• continuing or enduring forever everlasting

90
45. Sever
91
45. Sever

• to become separated from each other to become
  divided into parts

92
46. Hypothetical
93
46. Hypothetical

• assumed by hypothesis supposed a possible,
  what-if situation

94
47. Innate
95
47. Innate

• existing in one from birth inborn

96
48. Pervasive

97
48. Pervasive

• Described as being very widespread or prevalent

98
49. Stratagem
99
49. Stratagem

• a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or
  deceiving an enemy

100
50. Iconoclastic
101
50. Iconoclastic

• a person who can be described as attacking
  cherished beliefs, traditional institutions
  (possibility religious in nature), etc., as being
  based on error or superstition

102
51. Innocuous
103
51. Innocuous

• not harmful or injurious harmless

104
52. Petulant
105
52. Petulant

• moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation,
  esp. over some trifling annoyance

106
53. Subdued
107
53. Subdued

• quiet inhibited repressed controlled

108
54. Immutable
109
54. Immutable

• Unchangeable

110
55. Inscrutable
111
55. Inscrutable

• incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or
  scrutinized impenetrable

112
56. Phenomena
113
56. Phenomena

• facts, occurrences, or circumstances worthy of
  observation and discussion --plural of
  phenomenon

114
57. Subversive
115
57. Subversive

•  traitorous, treacherous, or destructive

116
58. Imperceptible
117
58. Imperceptible

• something not capable of being perceived by the
  senses subtle or hidden

118
59. Intricacy
119
59. Intricacy

• A very detailed or decorative element or part
  noted for its complexity

120
60. Proliferation
121
60. Proliferation

• rapid growth or increase in numbers, especially
  in relation to cell growth

122
61. Implacable
123
61. Implacable

• Unable to be pleased or made to feel better

124
62. Mutability
125
62. Mutability

• The ability to change

126
63. Prominent
127
63. Prominent

• standing out so as to be seen easily

128
64. Suppress
129
64. Suppress

• to keep in or repress

130
65. Industrious
131
65. Industrious

• hard-working diligent

132
66. Naiveté
133
66. Naiveté

• The state of being unsophisticated or lacking
  critical judgment or worldly experience or
  knowledge

134
67. Prophetic
135
67. Prophetic

• having the function or powers of a prophet
  predictive or ominous

136
68. Thwart
137
68. Thwart

• To prevent from accomplishing a purpose

138
69. Inept
139
69. Inept

• without skill or aptitude for a particular task
  or assignment

140
70. Nostalgia
141
70. Nostalgia

• a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a
  former place or time

142
71. Provocative
143
71. Provocative

• tending or serving to provoke inciting,
  stimulating, irritating, or causing, usually in
  relation to anger or desire

144
72. Urbane
145
72. Urbane

• reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., esp.
  in expression having the polish and suavity
  regarded as characteristic of sophisticated
  social life in major cities

146
73. Ingenious
147
73. Ingenious

• cleverly inventive or resourceful

148
74. Ingenuous
149
74. Ingenuous

• Very candid, frank, or straightforward

150
75. Nurture
151
75. Nurture

• to feed and protect to nurture one's offspring
  to support and encourage, as during the period of
  training or development

152
76. Vacillate
153
76. Vacillate

• to fluctuate in one's opinions to be indecisive

154
77. Opaque
155
77. Opaque

• not transparent or translucent impenetrable to
  light not allowing light to pass through

156
78. Relinquish
157
78. Relinquish

• to release or surrender (a possession, right,
  power, etc.) to give up or put aside

158
79. Pacifist
159
79. Pacifist

• a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed
  to war or to violence of any kind

160
80. Repudiate
161
80. Repudiate

• to reject as having no authority or binding
  force to reject with disapproval or
  condemnation

162
81. Pedantic
163
81. Pedantic

• Very showy in one's learning overly concerned
  with minute details, esp. in teaching

164
82. Reverent
165
82. Reverent

• deeply respectful godly or worshipful

166
83. Outmoded
167
83. Outmoded

• gone out of style no longer fashionable

168
84. Satirize
169
84. Satirize

• To ridicule or make fun of in a humorous manner
  (sometimes the purpose of satire is to try to
  bring about a social / cultural change)

170
(No Transcript)
171
(No Transcript)