PSAT Vocab - 5th Six Weeks

Question 1

Emulate

Answer 1

imitate

Question 2

Amity

Answer 2

friendship

Question 3

Assuage

Answer 3

mitigate

Question 4

Fortuitous

Answer 4

lucky chance

Question 5

Innocuous

Answer 5

harmless in other ways

Question 6

Benign

Answer 6

harmless (used medically)

Question 7

Compliant

Answer 7

inclined to agree

Question 8

Zeal

Answer 8

passion; zeal

Question 9

Stringent

Answer 9

strict; precise

Question 10

Willful

Answer 10

stubborn

Question 11

Trepidation

Answer 11

fear; apprehension

Question 12

Desecrate

Answer 12

be disrespectful to a place

Question 13

Vehement

Answer 13

passionately

Question 14

Furtive

Answer 14

secretive

Question 15

Paucity

Answer 15

scarcity; a lack of

Question 16

Fickle

Answer 16

changeable; not constant

Question 17

Voluminous

Answer 17

occupying or containing much space

Question 18

Auspicious

Answer 18

favorable

Question 19

Amass

Answer 19

gather together (large # of valuable things) over a period of time

Question 20

Bastion

Answer 20

stronghold

Question 21

Prodigious

Answer 21

remarkably great in extent, size or degree

Question 22

Verbose

Answer 22

expressed in more words than needed

Question 23

Fanatic

Answer 23

person filled with single minded zeal

Question 24

Enhance

Answer 24

further improve quality

Question 25

Innumerable

Answer 25

too many to be counted

Question 26

Hackneyed

Answer 26

unoriginal; cliche

Question 27

Lethargic

Answer 27

tired

Question 28

Torpid

Answer 28

mentally/physically inactive

Question 29

Supercilious

Answer 29

arrogantly superior

Question 30

Pedestrian

Answer 30

dull

Question 31

Retract

Answer 31

Draw or to be drawn back or back in

Question 32

Rescind

Answer 32

revoke, cancel or repeal

Question 33

Meander

Answer 33

follow a winding course