PSAT Vocab

Monique D. (United States of America)
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  1. tranquil
    not agitated
    Outside Gillette House last week, students stretched out on the grass, just another tranquil afternoon on this leafy, idyllic campus.
  2. flamboyant
    tending to attract attention; marked by ostentatious display
    But the flamboyant and outspoken guard found his touch just in time for Ole Miss, and wound up hitting 6 of 21. Seattle Times (Mar 22, 2013)
  3. elephantine
    of great mass; huge and bulky
    “Mr. Pratt is doubtless better provided in these days,” Bultiwell observed with an elephantine smile. Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
  4. diminutive
    very small
    Its diminutive star is 3-year-old Oscar, unexpectedly orphaned during filming and subsequently adopted by the group’s hulking alpha male. New York Times (Apr 19, 2012)
  5. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
    They may seem rather prosaic, but they suggest major strategic shifts are underway. Forbes (Jul 3, 2013)
  6. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  7. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  8. unfettered
    not bound or restrained, as by shackles and chains
  9. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
  10. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  11. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  12. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  13. misanthropic
    hating mankind in general
  14. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  15. remedy
    a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieves pain
  16. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  17. gambit
    a chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces
  18. bellicosity
    a natural disposition to fight
  19. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  20. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  21. mishap
    an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
  22. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  23. sycophancy
    fawning obsequiousness
  24. resign
    accept as inevitable
  25. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  26. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  27. impractical
    not workable
  28. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  29. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  30. infrequent
    not occurring regularly or at short intervals
  31. dissimilar
    not alike
  32. pensive
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  33. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
  34. unreliable
    not worthy of trust
  35. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  36. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
  37. barricade
    a barrier to impede the advance of an enemy
  38. pinnacle
    a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a tower
  39. omission
    leaving out or passing over something
  40. trendsetting
    initiating or popularizing a trend
  41. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  42. compensation
    the act of making amends for service, loss, or injury
  43. generalization
    the process of abstracting common properties of instances
  44. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  45. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  46. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  47. deplorable
    of very poor quality or condition
  48. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  49. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  50. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  51. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  52. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  53. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  54. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  55. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  56. skeptical
    marked by or given to doubt
  57. agitated
    physically disturbed or set in motion
  58. imprudent
    not sensible, responsible, or wise
  59. remorseful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  60. confidential
    given in secret
  61. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  62. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
Created on Sun Oct 13 16:56:04 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Oct 20 18:42:48 EDT 2013)

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