PSAT Words

Question 0

Abstinence

Answer 0

The act of refraining from pleasurable things

Question 1

Abbreviate

Answer 1

To shorten or abridge

Question 2

Adulation

Answer 2

High praise

Question 3

Adversity

Answer 3

Misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events

Question 4

Aesthetic

Answer 4

Pertaining beauty or the arts

Question 5

Amicable

Answer 5

Friendly; agreeable

Question 6

Anachronistic

Answer 6

Out of date, not attributed to the current time period.

Question 7

Anecdote

Answer 7

Short, usually funny account of an event

Question 8

Anonymous

Answer 8

Nameless without a disclosed identity

Question 9

Antagonist

Answer 9

Foe, opponent, adversary

Question 10

Arid

Answer 10

Extremely dry or deathly boring

Question 11

Assiduous

Answer 11

Persistent, hard working

Question 12

Asylum

Answer 12

Sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge

Question 13

Benevolent

Answer 13

Friendly and helpful

Question 14

Camaraderie

Answer 14

Trust, sociability amongst friends

Question 15

Censure

Answer 15

To criticize harshly

Question 16

Circuitous

Answer 16

Indirect, taking the longest route

Question 17

Clairvoyant

Answer 17

Exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future

Question 18

Collaborate

Answer 18

To cooperate, work together

Question 19

Compassion

Answer 19

Sympathy, helpfulness or mercy

Question 20

Compromise

Answer 20

To settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides

Question 21

Condescending

Answer 21

Possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing

Question 22

Conditional

Answer 22

Depending on a condition; or to a contract

Question 23

Conformist

Answer 23

Person who complies with accepted rules and customs

Question 24

Congregation

Answer 24

A crowd of people, an assembly

Question 25

Convergence

Answer 25

The state of separate elements joining or coming together

Question 26

Deleterious

Answer 26

Harmful, destructive, detrimental