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Practice for the PSAT

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latent
adjective
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential
undermine
verb
to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect
empathy
noun
the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another
pretentious
adjective
characterized by assumption of dignity or importance; making an exaggerated outward show
analogy
noun
a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based; similarity or comparability
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inevitable
noun
that which is unavoidable
disdain
noun
a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt or scorn
benevolent
adjective
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; desiring to help others; intended for benefits rather than profit
superficial
adjective
being at, on, or near the surface; concerned with or comprehending only what is on the surface or obvious, apparent rather than real
abate
verb
to diminish in intensity; to end or become null and void
substantive
adjective
independent, real or actual; of considerable amount or quantity
foster
verb
to promote the growth or development of or encourage; to care for or cherish
collaborate
verb
to work together or cooperate, as on a literary work; to cooperate, usually willingly, with an enemy nation, such as with an enemy occupying one's country
delusion
noun
an act or instance of misleading; a false belief or opinion
arid
adjective
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched; lacking interest or imaginativeness
devoid
verb
to deplete or strip of some quality or substance
decadence
noun
the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; moral degeneration or decay; unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence
adamant
adjective
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals and urgings; too hard to cut
complacent
adjective
pleased with oneself, often without awareness of some potential danger or defect
prudent
adjective
wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; careful in providing for the future
arrogant
adjective
making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming or insolently proud
profound
adjective
penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being
aesthetic
adjective
having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty
rhetoric
noun
use of exaggeration or display in speech or writing; the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including figures of speech
articulate
verb
to pronounce clearly each of a succession of speech sounds, syllables, or words; enunciate
manifest
adjective
readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; obvious or apparent
allusion
noun
a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
abstract
adjective
thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances; difficult to understand
aggregate
noun
a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount; a cluster of soil granules not larger than a small crumb
euphemism
noun
the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive or too blunt
elaborate
verb
to add details in writing or speaking; give additional or fuller treatment
arduous
adjective
requiring great exertion, laborious or difficult; hard to climb or hard to endure; full of hardships; severe
contrary
adverb
in opposition, counter to
crass
adjective
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross, obtuse or stupid
homogeneous
adjective
composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind, not heterogeneous; of the same kind or nature
prodigal
adjective
wastefully, recklessly extravagant; giving or yielding profusely; lavish
fallacy
noun
a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief; a misleading or unsound argument
serene
noun
tranquility, a clear or tranquil expanse of sea or sky
allude
verb
to refer casually or indirectly
cavalier
noun
a horseman such as a mounted soldier or knight, or one having the spirit or bearing of a knight; a courtly gentleman; gallant
enhance
verb
to raise to a higher degree; intensify or magnify; to raise the value or price of
consent
verb
to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield
precipitate
verb
to fall to the earth's surface as a condensed form of water; to rain, snow, hail or drizzle
sage
adjective
wise, judicious, or prudent
deter
verb
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding or to prevent
coalesce
verb
to cause to unite in one body or mass
nemesis
noun
something that a person cannot conquer; an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome
peripheral
noun
for computers, a device or unit that operates separately from the CPU but is connected to it, as a magnetic disk or a printer
paragon
verb
to compare; to be a match for or a rival
surmise
verb
to conjecture or guess
static
noun
atmospheric electricity; interference due to such electricity; formerly, for trouble
partisan
noun
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance
zenith
noun
the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer; a highest point or state
bolster
noun
a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed or sofa, or anything resembling this in form or in use as a support
abdicate
verb
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner
adversary
noun
a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; an opponent or enemy
garner
noun
a granary or grain bin; a store or supply of anything
haphazard
adjective
characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness
exhaust
verb
to pass out or escape, as spent steam from the cylinder of an engine
acrid
adjective
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; irritating to the eyes and nose; extremely bitter
diffuse
adjective
characterized by great length or discursiveness in speech or writing; wordy; widely spread or scattered; dispersed
tawdry
noun
cheap, gaudy apparel
pedestrian
noun
a person who goes or travels on foot
agrarian
adjective
relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property; composed of or pertaining to farmers
hamper
verb
to hold back or hinder; to interfere with
symmetry
noun
the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point
uniform
noun
an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank
seethe
verb
to soak or steep, to cook by boiling or simmering; boil
amass
verb
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own; to collect into a mass or pile
parley
verb
to hold an informal conference with an enemy under a truce, as between active hostilities
prattle
verb
to utter by chattering or babbling
obtrude
verb
to thrust forward unduly or intrude

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