PSAT Lesson 31

Question 1

alloy

Answer 1

a substance that is a mixture of metals

Question 2

altercation

Answer 2

a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy

Question 3

blighted

Answer 3

destroyed or caused by decline or decay

Question 4

charismatic

Answer 4

having special qualities or powers that are used for healing or prophecy

Question 5

chary

Answer 5

careful, cautious

Question 6

convoke

Answer 6

to summon or call together

Question 7

despicable

Answer 7

very bad, contemptible

Question 8

embed

Answer 8

to enclose firmly in some mass

Question 9

embolden

Answer 9

to encourage one to be bold or to have courage

Question 10

florid

Answer 10

flowery, flushed with color

Question 11

hiatus

Answer 11

gap, pause, interruption in time

Question 12

incurious

Answer 12

uninterested, lacking normal curiosity

Question 13

insubordination

Answer 13

disobedience to authority

Question 14

lassitude

Answer 14

feeling or weariness; fatigue

Question 15

montage

Answer 15

any combination of disparate elements that form a unified, single image

Question 16

officious

Answer 16

overly dutiful or obliging, insisting on providing a service not requested

Question 17

premature

Answer 17

occurring or existing earlier than what is notmal

Question 18

presumptuous

Answer 18

brazenly overstepping bounds, arrogant

Question 19

relegate

Answer 19

to assign to an inferior position

Question 20

rescind

Answer 20

to cancel

Question 21

saturate

Answer 21

to soak, to completely fill

Question 22

sterile

Answer 22

incapable or reproducing

Question 23

tumultuous

Answer 23

marked by disturbance and uproar; raising a great clatter and commotion

Question 24

unimpeachable

Answer 24

not to be called into question, exempt from liability

Question 25

voracious

Answer 25

having a large appetite, ravenous