PSAT Lesson 11

Question 1

abet

Answer 1

to encourage or to assist (usually an offense against justice or the law)

Question 2

agile

Answer 2

characterized by ability to move quickly with suppleness and grace

Question 3

antidote

Answer 3

something that relieves the effects of poison

Question 4

ascertain

Answer 4

to find out definitely; to determine

Question 5

benevolence

Answer 5

kindness, generosity, charity

Question 6

desolate

Answer 6

deserted, without inhabitants, barren

Question 7

din

Answer 7

loud and discordant noises, cacophony

Question 8

dissuade

Answer 8

to advise against, to talk out of

Question 9

distend

Answer 9

to expand, to swell

Question 10

enervation

Answer 10

weakness

Question 11

eulogy

Answer 11

praise or tribute

Question 12

fitful

Answer 12

irregular

Question 13

indelible

Answer 13

cannot be removed, washed away, or erased

Question 14

inert

Answer 14

unable to move or to act, sluggish

Question 15

malevolence

Answer 15

ill will or evil intentions

Question 16

obliterate

Answer 16

to remove all traces of; to do away with; to destroy completely; to cancel

Question 17

ornate

Answer 17

excessively decorated

Question 18

paucity

Answer 18

scarcity, fewness of number, dearth

Question 19

piety

Answer 19

devotion and reverence to God

Question 20

precarious

Answer 20

dangerous, risky, not a secure situation

Question 21

prosaic

Answer 21

commonplace, uninspired, banal

Question 22

quiescent

Answer 22

inactive, dormant

Question 23

scintillating

Answer 23

sparkling, shining, or flashing

Question 24

squalid

Answer 24

filthy in appearance, sordid

Question 25

vexation

Answer 25

discomfort or distress