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PSAT High-Frequency Word List Flashcards

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From the Barron's PSAT book (15th ed., 2010).

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1786393965ampleabundant0
1786393966aristocracyhereditary nobility; priveleged class1
1786393967circumspectprudent; cautious2
1786393968clichéphrase dulled in meaning by repetition3
1786393969condoneoverlook voluntarily; forgive4
1786393970consolidationunification; process of becoming firmer or stronger5
1786393971conventionsocial or moral custom; established practice6
1786393972curtailshorten; reduce7
1786393973cynicalskeptical or distrustful of human motives8
1786393974dawdleloiter; waste time9
1786393975demeandegrade; humiliate10
1786393976denouncecondemn; criticize11
1786393977detachedemotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent12
1786393978didacticteaching; instructional13
1786393979discernibledistinguishable; perceivable14
1786393980disinterestedunprejudiced15
1786393981disparagebelittle16
1786393982disparatebasically different; unrelated17
1786393983dispelscatter; cause to vanish18
1786393984divulgereveal19
1786393985docileobedient; easily managed20
1786393986doctrineteachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught21
1786393987eclipsedarken; extinguish; surpass22
1786393988enigmapuzzle; mystery23
1786393989enumeratelist; mention one by one24
1786393990erraticodd; unpredictable25
1786393991esoterichard to understand; known only to the chosen few26
1786393992espouseadopt; support27
1786393993esteemrespect; value28
1786393994expeditehasten29
1786393995exploitdeed or action, particularly a brave deed30
1786393996fallaciousefalse; misleading31
1786393997farcebroad comedy; mockery32
1786393998fastidiousdifficult to please; squeamish33
1786393999flippantlacking proper seriousness34
1786394000forthrightoutspoken; frank35
1786394001futileuseless; hopeless; ineffectual36
1786394002garrulousloquacious; wordy; talkative37
1786394003gluttonousgreedy for food38
1786394004gratifyplease39
1786394005gregarioussociable40
1786394006hamperobstruct41
1786394007heedpay attention to; consider42
1786394008iconoclasticattacking cherished traditions43
1786394009impedehinder; block; delay44
1786394010imperceptibleunnoticeable; undetectable45
1786394011implacableincapable of being pacified46
1786394012inconsequentialinsignificant; unimportant47
1786394013indictcharge48
1786394014industriousdiligent; hard-working49
1786394015ineptlacking skill; unsuited; incompetent50
1786394016ingenuousnaive and trusting; young; unsophisticated51
1786394017ingrateungrateful person52
1786394018inherentfirmly established by nature or habit53
1786394019innateinborn54
1786394020innocuousharmless55
1786394021inscrutableimpenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious56
1786394022intricacycomplexity; knottiness57
1786394023larcenytheft58
1786394024meekquiet and obedient; spiritless59
1786394025misrepresentgive a false or incorrect impression, usually intentionally60
1786394026outmodedno longer stylish; old-fashioned61
1786394027pacifistone opposed to force; antimilitarist62
1786394028paradoxsomething apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct63
1786394029patronizesupport; act superior toward; be a customer of64
1786394030pedanticshowing off learning; bookish65
1786394031perjuryfalse testimony while under oath66
1786394032perpetualeverlasting67
1786394033pervasivepervading; spread throughout every part68
1786394034petulanttouchy; peevish69
1786394035phenomenaobservable facts or events70
1786394036philanthropistlover of mankind; doer of good71
1786394037potencypower; effectiveness; influence72
1786394038pragmaticpractical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something73
1786394039premiseassumption; postulate74
1786394040prevailtriumph; predominate; prove superior in strength, power, or influence; be current75
1786394041proliferationrapid growth; spread; multiplication76
1786394042prolificabundantly fruitful77
1786394043provocativearousing anger or interest; annoying78
1786394044prudentcautious; careful79
1786394045reclusehermit; loner80
1786394046relinquishgive up something with reluctance; yield81
1786394047repudiatedisown; disavow82
1786394048resolutiondetermination83
1786394049reticentreserved; uncommunicative; inclined to be silent84
1786394050reverentrespectful; worshipful85
1786394051strategemdeceptive scheme86
1786394052subduedless intense; quieter87
1786394053subversivetending to overthrow or destroy88
1786394054superfluousexcessive; unnecessary89
1786394055synthesiscombining parts into a whole90
1786394056taciturnhabitually silent; talking little91
1786394057temperamentcharacteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess92
1786394058thwartbaffle; frustrate93
1786394059trepidationfear; nervous apprehension94
1786394060urbanesuave; refined; elegant95
1786394061utopiaideal place, state, or society96
1786394062vacillatewaver; fluctuate97
1786394063vigoractive strength98
1786394064volatilechangeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly99
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