PSAT Vocab Flashcards by Anna C

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Absolve

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Pardon, free from blame

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Affluence

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Wealth, prosperity

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Abstract

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Theoretical, not concrete

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Accommodate

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To provide lodgings

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Acrimony

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Bitterness in words or manner

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Aesthetic

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Artistic, capable of dealing I appreciation

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Acrimony

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Bitterness of words or manner

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Affable

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Easily approachable

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Affinity

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Kinship, attraction to

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly generous

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Amenable

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Easily give in, submissive

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Apathy

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Not caring, indifference

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Aversion

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Firm dislike

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Banal

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Lacking originality

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Benign

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Kindly, favorable

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Circumspect

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Prudent, cautious

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Condone

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Forgive

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Congenial

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Pleasant, friendly

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Conscientious

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Careful

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome

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Convention

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Social or moral custom

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Curtail

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Shorten, reduce

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Dearth

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Scarcity

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Debilitate

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Weaken

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Decry

Express strong disapproval of

Defamation

Harming a persons reputation

Derision

Ridicule or mockery

Didactic

Instructional

Diffident

Shy

Discernible

Distinguishable

Disparage

Belittle

Disparate

Basically different

Dissent

Disagree

Dogmatic

Opinionated or doctrinal

Elicit

Draw out

Enigma

Puzzle, mystery

Enumerate

List

Ephemeral

Short lived or fleeting

Esoteric

Hard to understand

Exonerate

Acquit

Fallacious

False

Farce

Broad comedy mockery

Fastidious

Difficult to please

Flippant

Lacking proper seriousness

Iconoclastic

Attacking cherished traditions

Immutable

Unchangeable

Impede

Hinder or delay

Impromptu

Without previous preparation

Indict

Charge

Industrious

Hard working

Inept

Lacking skill

Infallible

Faultless

Innate

Inborn

Innocuous

Harmless

Lethargic

Drowsy, dull

Ostentatious

Showy

Pacify

Sooth, make calm

Paradox

Contradictory in nature

Pedantic

Showing off learning

Petulant

Touchy or peevish

Pracmatic

Practical

Premise

Assumption

Proliferation

Rapid growth

Prolific

Fruitful

Prudent

Careful

Refute

Disapprove

Repudiate

Disown

Reprehensible

Deserving blame

Reticent

Reserved

Satirize

Mock

Stoic

Impassive

Stratagem

Deceptive scheme

Subversive

Tending to destroy

Susceptible

Impressionable

Taciturn

Talking little

Trepidation

Fear

Urbane

Refined, elegant

Vacillate

Waver or fluctuate

Versatile

Having many talents

Volatile

Changeable or explosive

Voracious

Ravenous