PSAT Vocab - 6th Six Weeks

Question 1

Marred

Answer 1

impair the appearance of

Question 2

Nullify

Answer 2

Invalidate

Question 3

Recalcitrant

Answer 3

Uncooperative attitude towards authority

Question 4

Brawn

Answer 4

muscular

Question 5

Divert

Answer 5

distract; change

Question 6

Rejuvenate

Answer 6

to make or feel younger

Question 7

Dearth

Answer 7

scarcity; lack of something

Question 8

Authoritarian

Answer 8

strict person

Question 9

Facilitate

Answer 9

make (an action) easier

Question 10

Parsimony

Answer 10

extreme unwillingness to spend money

Question 11

Drone

Answer 11

to speak in a monotonous tone

Question 12

Pretentious

Answer 12

“showy”

Question 13

Enthrall

Answer 13

Capture the attention of

Question 14

Tenacious

Answer 14

clinging

Question 15

Irascible

Answer 15

easily angered

Question 16

Heed

Answer 16

pay attention to

Question 17

Exemplify

Answer 17

typical example of

Question 18

Contrite

Answer 18

feeling or expressing remorse

Question 19

Diffidence

Answer 19

modesty or shyness resulting from lack of self-confidence

Question 20

Gullible

Answer 20

easily persuaded to believe something

Question 21

Authentic

Answer 21

genuine

Question 22

Hinder

Answer 22

creating difficulties

Question 23

Propriety

Answer 23

conventionally accepting standards

Question 24

Merger

Answer 24

combination of two things

Question 25

Blithe

Answer 25

carefree

Question 26

Hypothetical

Answer 26

made up situation

Question 27

Nostalgic

Answer 27

sappy

Question 28

Skeptical

Answer 28

not really trusting

Question 29

Stanza

Answer 29

a paragraph in poetry

Question 30

Saccharin

Answer 30

falsely sweet

Question 31

Ambulatory

Answer 31

able to walk in a place

Question 32

Biased

Answer 32

one sided