21-40 PSAT Vocab words

Question 0

Aesthetic

Answer 0

artistic; related to a sense of beauty

Question 1

Adulation

Answer 1

worship, excessive admiration

Question 2

Affectation

Answer 2

fake behavior; a pretense to impress others

Question 3

Alacrity

Answer 3

a cheerful readiness, eagerness

Question 4

Allege

Answer 4

to assign wrongdoing yet to be proven; accuse

Question 5

Altercation

Answer 5

angry dispute; a quarrel

Question 6

Altruism

Answer 6

selfless giving; generosity

Question 7

Ameliorate

Answer 7

to ease a situation; to relief

Question 8

Amenable

Answer 8

going along with the wishes of another; agreeable

Question 9

Amenity

Answer 9

nicety; attractive feature

Question 10

Amnesty

Answer 10

official pardon for those who have broken the law

Question 11

Amorous

Answer 11

strongly moved by love (often sexual love)

Question 12

Amorphous

Answer 12

lacking a distinct shape

Question 13

Anecdote

Answer 13

a short, entertaining story about a real incident or person

Question 14

Antebellum

Answer 14

before the war (especially Civil War)

Question 15

Antecedent

Answer 15

coming before in time; preceding

Question 16

Antipathy

Answer 16

definite dislike, repulsion, aversion

Question 17

Apartheid

Answer 17

racial separation and injustice

Question 18

Apostate

Answer 18

one who deserts his faith or principles

Question 19

Appellate

Answer 19

having power to review and reverse (a court power)