PSAT high frequency

Question 1

acrimony

Answer 1

bitterness

Question 2

adverse

Answer 2

unfavorable

“adverse effect”

Question 3

affinity

Answer 3

attraction

electron affinity: ability to attract e-

Question 4

affable

Answer 4

approachable

Question 5

altruistic

Answer 5

generous and unselfish

Question 6

amenable

Answer 6

willing to give in, submissive

he was amenable to suggestions

Question 7

apprehension

Answer 7

fear

Question 8

banal

Answer 8

hackneyed, commonplace, trite

Question 9

candor/candid

Answer 9

frankness, openly honest

Question 10

coalesce

Answer 10

combine / fuse

co - together

Question 11

absolve

Answer 11

pardon of an offense

ex) absolved from sins

Question 12

consolidation

Answer 12

unification

Question 13

contentious

Answer 13

quarrelsome

Question 14

dawdle

Answer 14

loiter / waste time

Question 15

dearth

Answer 15

scarcity

dearth of resources

Question 16

decorous

Answer 16

proper

prudent

Question 17

decry

Answer 17

express strong disapproval

he decries the lack of

Question 18

deference

Answer 18

regard for someone else

indefferent - doesn’t care

Question 19

deplore

Answer 19

regret strongly

Question 20

derision

Answer 20

ridicule

with derision

Question 21

deterrent

Answer 21

discouraging

do you think capital punishment is deterrent to potential criminals

Question 22

didactic

Answer 22

instructional

the book was to didactic and not interesting

Question 23

diffident

Answer 23

seeming reserved from a lack or confidence

Question 24

discernible

Answer 24

distinguishable

the fog made the ships discernible