Psat Vocabulary (A)

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Abate

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To decrease; diminish; put an end to

Verb

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Abolish

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To do away with; annul

Verb

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Abridge

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To shorten in duration

Verb

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Abscond

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To depart secretly

Noun

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Absolve

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To free from blam or ppenaalty; to pardon

Verb

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand; recondite

Adj

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Accent

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To emphasize; distinctive manner of pronunciation

Noun

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Accolade

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A honor; a praise; or an award

Noun

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Acerbic

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Sour or bitter tasting; acid

Adj

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Acuiescent

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Agree; accept an agreement silently

Adj

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Acrimony

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Bitterness of speech or manner; ill feeling

Noun

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Adamant

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Resistant to change; firm in purpose

Adj

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Adorn

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Add beauty or ornament to something

Verb

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Adroit

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Clever; skillful

Adj

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Adversary

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An opponent; a foe; an enemy

Noun

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Affable

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Easy to take to; kind and polite

Adj

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Aggregate

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Formed into a mass; a college or group

Adj

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Allusion

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Illusion (misleading visual image such as in magic tricks)

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Aloof

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Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

adj

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Altruistic

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Concerned the well being and happiness of other

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Amass

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Accumulate; pile up

verb

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Ambidextrous

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Able to use both hands well with equal skill

adj

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Ambivalence

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Presence of two opposing at the same time; contradicting values

noun

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Ameliorate

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To make or become better

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Amicable

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Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly

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Amity

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Peaceful or friendly relations

noun

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Amorphous

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Formless and shapeless

adj

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Anarchy

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Absense of government; disorder

noun

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Animosity

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Hostility; enmity; strong dislike

noun

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Anonymous

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Nameles, without a disclosed identity

adj

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Antagonistic

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Hostile; acting against each other

adj

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Antiquated

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Out-of-date; old-fashioned

adj

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Antithesis

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Exact opposite; contrast of ideas

noun

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Apathy

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Absence of sympathy or interest

noun

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Apex

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Highest point; a high point of achievement; a climax

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Appease

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Calm, pacify

verb

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Apprise

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To inform, to tell

verb

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Arcane

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Mysterious; understood by few

adj

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Archaic

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Of ancient time; old; obsolete

adj

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Ardor

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Warmth of feeling

noun

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Arrogant

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Behaving in a proud, superior manner, overestimating one's importance or ability

adj

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Articulate

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Speak clearly and effectively

adj

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Ascendancy

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Having power; moving upward

noun

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Ascetic

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A person who practices self-denial

noun

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Asperity

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Roughness or unevenness of surface; sharpness of temper

adj

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Assail

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Attack violently with force or words

verbs

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Assiduous

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Persistent; persevering; hard-working

adj

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Assuage

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To lessen suffering or pain

verb

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Astute

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Shrewd; cunning; craft; clever

adj

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Atrophy

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Cause to waste

verb

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Audacious

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Daring; foolishly bold; impudent

adj

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Augment

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Make larger; increase

verb

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Auspicious

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Showing signs or promise of future success

adj

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Austere

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Rigidly strict in manner of living or thinking; severely simple; stern

adj

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Avarice

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The passion for hoarding wealth or possession

noun

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Averse

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Unwilling; reluctant; resistant

adj

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Aversion

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Strong dislike

adj