PSAT Lesson 18

Question 1

accord

Answer 1

agreement, state of harmony

Question 2

annulment

Answer 2

a voiding, invalidation

Question 3

arduous

Answer 3

very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding (task)

Question 4

astute

Answer 4

shred, perspicacious, perceptive

Question 5

carping

Answer 5

finding fault

Question 6

covery

Answer 6

secret, concealed

Question 7

desecrate

Answer 7

to violate the sanctity of something, to profane, to adulterate

Question 8

dilatory

Answer 8

delaying, slow

Question 9

esteem

Answer 9

estimate of value; approval and respect often blended with fondness

Question 10

expatriate

Answer 10

an exile

Question 11

fortuitous

Answer 11

something that happens by accident or chance (usually good)

Question 12

guileless

Answer 12

without deceit

Question 13

hackneyed

Answer 13

trite, banal, lacking freshness

Question 14

illustious

Answer 14

notably outstanding, famous

Question 15

insatiable

Answer 15

incapable of being satisfied

Question 16

loquacious

Answer 16

very talkative

Question 17

neurotic

Answer 17

an emotionally unstable person; emotionally unstable

Question 18

parch

Answer 18

to become dry from heat, to shrivel from heat

Question 19

porous

Answer 19

something that permits the passage of substances through pores

Question 20

rancid

Answer 20

having a foul or offensive smell or taste

Question 21

reconcile

Answer 21

to reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute

Question 22

saccharine

Answer 22

overly sweet attitude

Question 23

sonorous

Answer 23

resonant, producing a full and rich sound

Question 24

tentative

Answer 24

not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain

Question 25

utility

Answer 25

usefulness