10th Grade PSAT Words

1. Acrimony
 1. Acrimony
• Bi9erness or resen:ulness;
2. Adverse
 2. Adverse
• Unfavorable or undesirable;
3. AestheDc
 3. AestheDc
• RelaDng to the appreciaDon of beauty or
appearance;
4. Affable
 4. Affable
• Friendly or pleasant;
5. Affinity
 5. Affinity
• A mutual a9racDon;
6. AltruisDc
 6. AltruisDc
• Describing that which is unselfishly generous
or giving to others;
7. Amenable
 7. Amenable
• Willing or agreeable;
8. Antagonism
 8. Antagonism
• OpposiDon or hosDlity;
9. AnDquated
 9. AnDquated
• Old-fashioned, quaint, or obsolete;
10. Apprehension
 10. Apprehension
• Fear or anxiety;
11. ApprenDceship
 11. ApprenDceship
• The Dme period in which a person learns a
trade or skill;
12. Aristocracy
 12. Aristocracy
• Any superior group or class;
13. Aversion
 13. Aversion
• An extreme dislike;
14. Caricature
 14. Caricature
• An exaggerated sketch or drawing;
15. Charlatan
 15. Charlatan
• An imposter or fake;
16. Circumspect
 16. Circumspect
• CauDous and watchful;
17. Cliché
 17. Cliché
• An overused or trite saying or idea;
18. Coalesce
 18. Coalesce
• To unite, grow, or come together in some way
to form one;
19. ContenDous
 19. ContenDous
• Causing disputes or disagreements;
20. Curtail
 20. Curtail
• To try to stop, prevent, or cut short;
21. Dawdle
 21. Dawdle
• To waste Dme;
22. Deplore
 22. Deplore
• To disapprove strongly;
23. Discernible
 23. Discernible
• Able to be seen or recognized;
24. Disparate
 24. Disparate
• Very different;
25. Dissent
 25. Dissent
• To differ in opinion;
26. Doctrine
 26. Doctrine
• A parDcular principle, belief, or theory;
27. Embellish
 27. Embellish
• To add details or decoraDon to;
28. Endorse
 28. Endorse
• To give approval or support;
29. ErraDc
 29. ErraDc
• Unpredictable or unstable;
30. Esoteric
 30. Esoteric
• understood by or meant for only the select
few who have special knowledge or interest;
31. Espouse
 31. Espouse
• to make one's own; fully accept, adopt or
embrace, as a cause; to marry.
32. Exemplary
 32. Exemplary
• serving as a model or pa9ern; praiseworthy or
commendable;
33. Fallacious
 33. Fallacious
• decepDve; misleading;
34. Farce
 34. Farce
• An absurd situaDon or set of events;
35. Flippant
 35. Flippant
• Disrespec:ul; not serious;
36. Garrulous
 36. Garrulous
• excessively talkaDve in a rambling, roundabout
manner, esp. about trivial ma9ers.
37. Glu9onous
 37. Glu9onous
• tending to eat and drink excessively;
38. Gregarious
 38. Gregarious
• Friendly; sociable;
39. Heed
 39. Heed
• careful a9enDon; noDce; observaDon;
40. Hindrance
 40. Hindrance
• Something which stands in the way or
prevents;
41. HypocriDcal
 41. HypocriDcal
• Says one thing and does another; very
contradictory in words and acDons;
42. MeDculous
 42. MeDculous
• taking or showing extreme care about minute
details; precise; thorough;
43. Inherent
 43. Inherent
• Coming very naturally and from within;
intrinsic;
44. Perpetual
 44. Perpetual
• conDnuing or enduring forever; everlasDng;
45. Sever
 45. Sever
• to become separated from each other; to
become divided into parts;
46. HypotheDcal
 46. HypotheDcal
• assumed by hypothesis; supposed; a possible,
what-if situaDon;
47. Innate
 47. Innate
• exisDng in one from birth; inborn;
48. Pervasive
 48. Pervasive
• Described as being very widespread or
prevalent;
49. Stratagem
 49. Stratagem
• a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or
deceiving an enemy;
50. IconoclasDc
 50. IconoclasDc
• a person who can be described as a9acking
cherished beliefs, tradiDonal insDtuDons
(possibility religious in nature), etc., as being
based on error or supersDDon;
51. Innocuous
 51. Innocuous
• not harmful or injurious; harmless;
52. Petulant
 52. Petulant
• moved to or showing sudden, impaDent
irritaDon, esp. over some trifling annoyance;
53. Subdued
 53. Subdued
• quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled;
54. Immutable
 54. Immutable
• Unchangeable;
55. Inscrutable
 55. Inscrutable
• incapable of being invesDgated, analyzed, or
scruDnized; impenetrable;
56. Phenomena
 56. Phenomena
• facts, occurrences, or circumstances worthy of
observaDon and discussion; --plural of
phenomenon;
57. Subversive
 57. Subversive
• traitorous, treacherous, or destrucDve;
58. ImpercepDble
 58. ImpercepDble
• something not capable of being perceived by
the senses; subtle or hidden;
59. Intricacy
 59. Intricacy
• A very detailed or decoraDve element or part;
noted for its complexity;
60. ProliferaDon
 60. ProliferaDon
• rapid growth or increase in numbers,
especially in relaDon to cell growth;
61. Implacable
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 61. Implacable
• Unable to be pleased or made to feel be9er;
62. Mutability
 62. Mutability
• The ability to change;
63. Prominent
 63. Prominent
• standing out so as to be seen easily;
64. Suppress
 64. Suppress
• to keep in or repress;
65. Industrious
 65. Industrious
• hard-working; diligent;
66. Naiveté
 66. Naiveté
• The state of being unsophisDcated or lacking
criDcal judgment or worldly experience or
knowledge;
67. PropheDc
 67. PropheDc
• having the funcDon or powers of a prophet;
predicDve or ominous;
68. Thwart
 68. Thwart
• To prevent from accomplishing a purpose;
69. Inept
 69. Inept
• without skill or apDtude for a parDcular task or
assignment;
70. Nostalgia
 70. Nostalgia
• a senDmental yearning for the happiness of a
former place or Dme;
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71. ProvocaDve
 71. ProvocaDve
• tending or serving to provoke; inciDng,
sDmulaDng, irritaDng, or causing, usually in
relaDon to anger or desire;
72. Urbane
 72. Urbane
• reflecDng elegance, sophisDcaDon, etc., esp. in
expression; having the polish and suavity
regarded as characterisDc of sophisDcated
social life in major ciDes;
73. Ingenious
 73. Ingenious
• cleverly invenDve or resourceful;
74. Ingenuous
 74. Ingenuous
• Very candid, frank, or straigh:orward;
75. Nurture
 75. Nurture
• to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring;
to support and encourage, as during the
period of training or development;
76. Vacillate
 76. Vacillate
• to fluctuate in one's opinions; to be indecisive;
77. Opaque
 77. Opaque
• not transparent or translucent; impenetrable
to light; not allowing light to pass through;
78. Relinquish
 78. Relinquish
• to release or surrender (a possession, right,
power, etc.); to give up or put aside;
79. Pacifist
 79. Pacifist
• a person who believes in pacifism or is
opposed to war or to violence of any kind;
80. Repudiate
 80. Repudiate
• to reject as having no authority or binding
force; to reject with disapproval or
condemnaDon;
81. PedanDc
 81. PedanDc
• Very showy in one's learning; overly
concerned with minute details, esp. in
teaching;
82. Reverent
 82. Reverent
• deeply respec:ul; godly or worshipful;
83. Outmoded
 83. Outmoded
• gone out of style; no longer fashionable;
84. SaDrize
 84. SaDrize
• To ridicule or make fun of in a humorous
manner (someDmes the purpose of saDre is to
try to bring about a social / cultural change);