PSAT: Challenging Words: List 1

We've identified 200 challenging words you may see on the PSAT. Rely on your knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to guess the meaning of each word as you practice and master each list.
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  1. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  2. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  3. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  4. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  5. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  6. scrupulous
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  7. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  8. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  9. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  10. incarnate
    possessing or existing in bodily form
  11. evince
    give expression to
  12. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  13. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  14. supplicate
    ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
  15. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
Created on Thu Jun 05 15:33:33 EDT 2025 (updated Thu Jun 05 15:33:50 EDT 2025)

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