PSAT Lesson 28

Question 1

abeyance

Answer 1

suspension of action

Question 2

burly

Answer 2

great in bodily size, sturdy; brusque

Question 3

cavalier

Answer 3

an armed horseman, a knight; treating important matters lightly

Question 4

chagrin

Answer 4

vexation through humiliation, hurt pride, or disappointment

Question 5

coagulate

Answer 5

to gather together in a mass, to clot; to congeal

Question 6

compilation

Answer 6

an accumulation of many things

Question 7

contest

Answer 7

to compete, to attempt to disprove

Question 8

deoliate

Answer 8

to deprive of leaves

Question 9

effigy

Answer 9

a dummy or image of a person (usually one who is not liked)

Question 10

eon

Answer 10

a long period of time

Question 11

fervent

Answer 11

ardent, showing great emotion, impassioned

Question 12

ingenuity

Answer 12

cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness

Question 13

insidious

Answer 13

treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way

Question 14

myopic

Answer 14

unable to discern, unable to think clearly or objectively; shortsighted

Question 15

plethora

Answer 15

superabundance, excessive amount

Question 16

propitious

Answer 16

favorably disposed, graciously inclined

Question 17

protrustion

Answer 17

something sticking out

Question 18

quack

Answer 18

an unqualified or fake doctor, charlatan

Question 19

querulous

Answer 19

constantly complaining, whining

Question 20

rustic

Answer 20

relating to the country

Question 21

sovereign

Answer 21

possessed of controlling power

Question 22

temperance

Answer 22

moderation of self-restraint in action or statement

Question 23

truncate

Answer 23

to shorten by cutting

Question 24

undulant

Answer 24

moving with or resembling a wavelike motion

Question 25

viscosity

Answer 25

property of having a high resistance to flow