PSAT Lesson 22

Question 1

approbation

Answer 1

official approval, praise, commendation

Question 2

assent

Answer 2

to agree or to concur; to give in, to yield; agreement

Question 3

boorish

Answer 3

rude or insensitive; ill-mannered

Question 4

circumlocution

Answer 4

talking around a subject

Question 5

copious

Answer 5

abundant

Question 6

delineation

Answer 6

an outline, depiction, protrayl

Question 7

dissemble

Answer 7

to disguise, to pretend

Question 8

emulate

Answer 8

to try to equal or to be like (usually though imitation)

Question 9

fickle

Answer 9

likely to change, capricious

Question 10

gravity

Answer 10

seriousness, importance

Question 11

homely

Answer 11

plain or unattractive in appearance

Question 12

indigence

Answer 12

poverty

Question 13

jingoist

Answer 13

an extreme patriot, usually calls for a belligerent foreign policy

Question 14

migratory

Answer 14

moving from place to place, wandering, transient

Question 15

obfuscating

Answer 15

confusing, making unclear

Question 16

proclivity

Answer 16

inclination, tendency

Question 17

prostration

Answer 17

a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome

Question 18

recalcitrant

Answer 18

very stubborn, refusing to obey, unruly

Question 19

resolute

Answer 19

characterized by a decided purpose

Question 20

sectarian

Answer 20

a member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs

Question 21

stalwart

Answer 21

one who supports a cause with firm partisanship

Question 22

tacit

Answer 22

understood, silent, not spoken, implicit

Question 23

transcended

Answer 23

surpassed, exceeded

Question 24

virtuous

Answer 24

having excellent morals; righteous

Question 25

whets

Answer 25

stimulates, sharpens