PSAT Lesson 27

Question 1

abyss

Answer 1

bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth

Question 2

acrid

Answer 2

caustic, bitter, harsh (relates sometimes to taste and smell)

Question 3

acuity

Answer 3

sharpness of perception

Question 4

baleful

Answer 4

destructive, deadly

Question 5

cataclysm

Answer 5

an event or situation that causes a momentous change or upheaval

Question 6

catharsis

Answer 6

a purification or purging of emotions that brings about spiritual renewal

Question 7

dogma

Answer 7

a system of beliefs or pinciples

Question 8

edifice

Answer 8

a very large building

Question 9

enumerate

Answer 9

to count one by one

Question 10

grate

Answer 10

to cause irritation

Question 11

inertia

Answer 11

resistance to motion or action

Question 12

inordinate

Answer 12

exceeding reasonable limits, excessive

Question 13

luminous

Answer 13

shining, full of light

Question 14

maudlin

Answer 14

overly sentimental

Question 15

novice

Answer 15

a beginner

Question 16

pique

Answer 16

resentment, irritation

Question 17

propensity

Answer 17

preference, natural inclination

Question 18

purse

Answer 18

to pucker or to tighten one’s lips

Question 19

reture

Answer 19

to disprove, to show as erroneous

Question 20

remuneration

Answer 20

the act of paying for a service, loss or expense

Question 21

soothsayer

Answer 21

a person who is able to predict the future, seer

Question 22

supple

Answer 22

easily bent, elastic, pliable

Question 23

travail

Answer 23

difficult labot

Question 24

understate

Answer 24

to show restraint or lack of emphasis

Question 25

vibrant

Answer 25

full of life