PSAT 1-20

Question 0

Abate

Answer 0

Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to cease, subside; to reduce
Synonyms: mellow, slacken, fade
Antonyms: increase, grow, heighten, intensify

Question 1

Abash

Answer 1

Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to shame; to embarrass
Synonyms: chagrin, confuse, humiliate
Antonyms: put at ease, reassure, compose

Question 2

Abdicate

Answer 2

Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to give up a position of power
Synonyms: retire, bow out, resign, cede
Antonyms: accept, take up

Question 3

Abiding

Answer 3

Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: continuing; lasting
Synonyms: long-standing, prolonged, protracted, persistent, enduring, staying, remaining, permanent
Antonyms: short-lived, ephemeral, transient, fleeting, temporary

Question 4

Abortive

Answer 4

Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not able to be completed
Synonyms: futile, bootless, fruitless, ineffective, ineffectual, unproductive, useless, vain
Antonyms: completed, concluded, finished, consummated

Question 5

Abscond

Answer 5

Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to secretly run away with and hide
Synonyms: flee, decamp, fly, escape, make off
Antonyms: n/a

Question 6

Absolve

Answer 6

Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to free from blame, sin, or responsibility
Synonyms: exempt, acquit, excuse, pardon, release
Antonyms: oblige, convict, condemn, denounce, rebuke

Question 7

Abstain

Answer 7

Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to voluntarily hold back; to refrain from doing something
Synonyms: forbear, hold back, withhold, withdraw, go without, deny
Antonyms: partake, indulge in, treat

Question 8

Abstruse

Answer 8

Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: difficult to understand
Synonyms: mysterious, perplexing, recondite, unsolvable, obscure, complex, profound
Antonyms: fathomable, understandable, comprehensible, explicable, simple

Question 9

Abysmal

Answer 9

Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: utterly hopeless; totally and profoundly terrible
Synonyms: bottomless, fathomless, abyssal, unfathomable, dreadful, appalling
Antonyms: shallow, superb, terrific, outstanding

Question 10

Accost

Answer 10

Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to approach boldly
Synonyms: address, hail, salute, confront, face, front, challenge, hound, pester
Antonyms: ignore, overlook, slight, avoid, elude, evade, shun

Question 11

Acquiesce

Answer 11

Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to give in, surrender; to go quietly
Synonyms: assent, accede, grant, agree, consent
Antonyms: differ, veto, contest, refuse, resist

Question 12

Accrid

Answer 12

Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: harsh, sharp, offensive; pungent
Synonyms: tangy, acetic, tart, vinegary, bitter, unpleasant
Antonyms: bland, flat, insipid, tasteless

Question 13

Acrophobia

Answer 13

Part of Speech: noun
Definition: intense fear of heights
Synonyms: n/a
Antonyms: n/a

Question 14

Acumen

Answer 14

Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sharp insight; keenness of mind
Synonyms: wisdom, discernment, wit, shrewdness, expertise
Antonyms: blindness, obtuseness

Question 15

Acute

Answer 15

Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: sharp, keen; pointed; severe
Synonyms: pointy, peaked, spiky, barbed, sensitive
Antonyms: blunt, dull, undiscriminating

Question 16

Adherent

Answer 16

Part of Speech: noun
Definition: follower; believer; disciple
Synonyms: fanatic, enthusiast, partisan, devotee, apostle, supporter, advocate
Antonyms: disbeliever, skeptic, doubter

Question 17

Adjudicate

Answer 17

Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to decide by judicial procedure; to settle a case in court
Synonyms: judge, deem, arbitrate, determine
Antonyms: n/a

Question 18

Admonish

Answer 18

Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to reprimand; to scold gently; to warn strongly
Synonyms: warn, alarm, rebuke, forewarn
Antonyms: applaud, praise, compliment, commend

Question 19

Adroit

Answer 19

Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: adept (often under pressing conditions)
Synonyms: dexterous, clever, deft, handy, nimble, skillful, artful
Antonyms: maladroit, dense, phlegmatic, unskilled, artless