PSAT High-Frequency Word List Flashcards

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

1786393965	ample	abundant	0
1786393966	aristocracy	hereditary nobility; priveleged class	1
1786393967	circumspect	prudent; cautious	2
1786393968	cliché	phrase dulled in meaning by repetition	3
1786393969	condone	overlook voluntarily; forgive	4
1786393970	consolidation	unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger	5
1786393971	convention	social or moral custom; established practice	6
1786393972	curtail	shorten; reduce	7
1786393973	cynical	skeptical or distrustful of human motives	8
1786393974	dawdle	loiter; waste time	9
1786393975	demean	degrade; humiliate	10
1786393976	denounce	condemn; criticize	11
1786393977	detached	emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent	12
1786393978	didactic	teaching; instructional	13
1786393979	discernible	distinguishable; perceivable	14
1786393980	disinterested	unprejudiced	15
1786393981	disparage	belittle	16
1786393982	disparate	basically different; unrelated	17
1786393983	dispel	scatter; cause to vanish	18
1786393984	divulge	reveal	19
1786393985	docile	obedient; easily managed	20
1786393986	doctrine	teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught	21
1786393987	eclipse	darken; extinguish; surpass	22
1786393988	enigma	puzzle; mystery	23
1786393989	enumerate	list; mention one by one	24
1786393990	erratic	odd; unpredictable	25
1786393991	esoteric	hard to understand; known only to the chosen few	26
1786393992	espouse	adopt; support	27
1786393993	esteem	respect; value	28
1786393994	expedite	hasten	29
1786393995	exploit	deed or action, particularly a brave deed	30
1786393996	fallacious	efalse; misleading	31
1786393997	farce	broad comedy; mockery	32
1786393998	fastidious	difficult to please; squeamish	33
1786393999	flippant	lacking proper seriousness	34
1786394000	forthright	outspoken; frank	35
1786394001	futile	useless; hopeless; ineffectual	36
1786394002	garrulous	loquacious; wordy; talkative	37
1786394003	gluttonous	greedy for food	38
1786394004	gratify	please	39
1786394005	gregarious	sociable	40
1786394006	hamper	obstruct	41
1786394007	heed	pay attention to; consider	42
1786394008	iconoclastic	attacking cherished traditions	43
1786394009	impede	hinder; block; delay	44
1786394010	imperceptible	unnoticeable; undetectable	45
1786394011	implacable	incapable of being pacified	46
1786394012	inconsequential	insignificant; unimportant	47
1786394013	indict	charge	48
1786394014	industrious	diligent; hard-working	49
1786394015	inept	lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent	50
1786394016	ingenuous	naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated	51
1786394017	ingrate	ungrateful person	52
1786394018	inherent	firmly established by nature or habit	53
1786394019	innate	inborn	54
1786394020	innocuous	harmless	55
1786394021	inscrutable	impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious	56
1786394022	intricacy	complexity; knottiness	57
1786394023	larceny	theft	58
1786394024	meek	quiet and obedient; spiritless	59
1786394025	misrepresent	give a false or incorrect impression, usually intentionally	60
1786394026	outmoded	no longer stylish; old-fashioned	61
1786394027	pacifist	one opposed to force; antimilitarist	62
1786394028	paradox	something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct	63
1786394029	patronize	support; act superior toward; be a customer of	64
1786394030	pedantic	showing off learning; bookish	65
1786394031	perjury	false testimony while under oath	66
1786394032	perpetual	everlasting	67
1786394033	pervasive	pervading; spread throughout every part	68
1786394034	petulant	touchy; peevish	69
1786394035	phenomena	observable facts or events	70
1786394036	philanthropist	lover of mankind; doer of good	71
1786394037	potency	power; effectiveness; influence	72
1786394038	pragmatic	practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with the practical worth or impact of something	73
1786394039	premise	assumption; postulate	74
1786394040	prevail	triumph; predominate; prove superior in strength, power, or influence; be current	75
1786394041	proliferation	rapid growth; spread; multiplication	76
1786394042	prolific	abundantly fruitful	77
1786394043	provocative	arousing anger or interest; annoying	78
1786394044	prudent	cautious; careful	79
1786394045	recluse	hermit; loner	80
1786394046	relinquish	give up something with reluctance; yield	81
1786394047	repudiate	disown; disavow	82
1786394048	resolution	determination	83
1786394049	reticent	reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to be silent	84
1786394050	reverent	respectful; worshipful	85
1786394051	strategem	deceptive scheme	86
1786394052	subdued	less intense; quieter	87
1786394053	subversive	tending to overthrow or destroy	88
1786394054	superfluous	excessive; unnecessary	89
1786394055	synthesis	combining parts into a whole	90
1786394056	taciturn	habitually silent; talking little	91
1786394057	temperament	characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess	92
1786394058	thwart	baffle; frustrate	93
1786394059	trepidation	fear; nervous apprehension	94
1786394060	urbane	suave; refined; elegant	95
1786394061	utopia	ideal place, state, or society	96
1786394062	vacillate	waver; fluctuate	97
1786394063	vigor	active strength	98
1786394064	volatile	changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly	99