PSAT: Challenging Words: List 14

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. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  2. jejune
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  3. desalinate
    remove salt from
  4. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  5. recidivism
    habitual relapse into crime
  6. neologism
    a newly invented word or phrase
  7. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  8. odometer
    instrument in a vehicle that measures the distance traveled
  9. smidgen
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  10. jingoist
    an extreme bellicose nationalist
Created on Thu Jun 05 15:37:46 EDT 2025 (updated Thu Nov 20 13:28:19 EST 2025)

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