PSAT Lesson 17

Question 0

Admonish

Answer 0

To caution, to advise, or to counsel against something

Question 1

Abstemious

Answer 1

Sparing (usually in eating or drinking); temperate

Question 2

Amity

Answer 2

Friendship

Question 4

Bastion

Answer 4

A fortification, a stronghold

Question 5

callous

Answer 5

hardened; insensitive, indifferent, unsympathetic

Question 6

clemecy

Answer 6

leniency

Question 7

debunk

Answer 7

to expose the falseness or hypocrisy of something

Question 8

diffse

Answer 8

to spread in all directions

Question 9

dupe

Answer 9

to trick, to fool, to deceive, or to cheat; to bilk

Question 10

exorcise

Answer 10

to expel an evil spirit, to get rid of something troublesome

Question 11

finesse

Answer 11

delicate skill

Question 12

humility

Answer 12

the quality or state of being humble in spirit

Question 13

imperious

Answer 13

extremely overbearing

Question 14

larceny

Answer 14

the act of stealing another’s property

Question 15

mirth

Answer 15

gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter

Question 16

mollify

Answer 16

to soothe or to appease, to assuage

Question 17

neologism

Answer 17

a newly coined word or phrase; new use of a word (often disapproved of)

Question 18

orthodox

Answer 18

conforming to established standards, conventional

Question 19

plight

Answer 19

difficult or adverse situation

Question 20

repertoire

Answer 20

a list of works of music or readings that are ready for performance

Question 21

rupture

Answer 21

to break apart, to burst

Question 22

solicitous

Answer 22

worried, concerned

Question 23

stolid

Answer 23

showing little emotion

Question 24

tempestuous

Answer 24

turbulent, stormy

Question 25

untenable

Answer 25

not able to be defended