PSAT Lesson 21 Flashcards
1
Q
aggregate
A
sum total, whole amount
2
Q
archipelago
A
a group of islands
3
Q
boon
A
favorable; a blessing, a benefit
4
Q
buffoon
A
a clown, a silly or stupid person
5
Q
chicanery
A
unethical methods, trickery
6
Q
contaminant
A
something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes
7
Q
corrugated
A
bent into folds
8
Q
deleterious
A
harmful; dangerous; injurious
9
Q
disputatious
A
inclined to fight, to argue, or to debate
10
Q
emend
A
to correct (usually by a critic)
11
Q
fetter
A
to restrict by shackling or chaining
12
Q
giddy
A
dizzy
13
Q
heterogeneity
A
state of being dissimilar, composition from unlike elements
14
Q
indomitable
A
incapable of being conquered
15
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irresolute
A
indecisive, unsure of how to proceed
