PSAT: High Frequency Words: List 7

For PSAT exam, we've gathered a collection of high-frequency vocabulary lists that will likely appear in reading passages and questions. Knowing these terms will boost comprehension and help you answer more confidently and accurately.
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  1. obstruct
    block passage through
  2. severity
    excessive sternness
  3. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  4. orator
    a person who delivers a speech
  5. spontaneous
    said or done without having been planned in advance
  6. withhold
    hold back; refuse to hand over or share
  7. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  8. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  9. integrity
    an undivided or unbroken completeness with nothing wanting
  10. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  11. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  12. depict
    give a description of
  13. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  14. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  15. futile
    producing no result or effect
Created on Thu Jun 05 15:15:27 EDT 2025

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