PSAT Lesson 16

Question 0

Amass

Answer 0

To collect, to gather, to accumulate

Question 1

Acclaim

Answer 1

Praise, approval; to salute; to hail

Question 2

Anarchist

Answer 2

One who believes in the absence of government or law

Question 3

Banter

Answer 3

To speak in a witty or teasing manner

Question 4

Blithe

Answer 4

Lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful, free of spirit

Question 5

Cacophonous

Answer 5

Harsh sounding, having dissonance

Question 6

Commensurate

Answer 6

Equal

Question 7

Complacency

Answer 7

The state of being self-satisfied

Question 8

Desiccate

Answer 8

To dry up

Question 9

Diminuition

Answer 9

Diminishment, reduction

Question 10

Elicit

Answer 10

To bring out a response, to evoke

Question 11

Incessant

Answer 11

Uninterrupted

Question 12

Jollity

Answer 12

Merriment, state of being jolly

Question 13

Kindle

Answer 13

To start a fire, to stir up

Question 14

Parsimony

Answer 14

Stinginess, frugality; excessive economy

Question 15

Penury

Answer 15

Extreme poverty

Question 16

Perspicacious

Answer 16

Having a clear insight, shrewd, very perceptive

Question 17

Pliable

Answer 17

Easily manipulated or able to be bent freely without breaking

Question 18

Quell

Answer 18

To quiet or to put down a disturbance

Question 19

Rectify

Answer 19

To set right or correct

Question 20

Rue

Answer 20

To be sorry for, to regret

Question 21

Sluggard

Answer 21

A person who is lazy

Question 22

Stealthy

Answer 22

Acting in a secret and sneaky way–this is a negative term

Question 23

Succinct

Answer 23

Brief, compact

Question 24

Voluminous

Answer 24

Marked by great volume or size