PSAT High Frequency Word List 2017
- absolve
grant remission of a sin to - acrimony
a rough and bitter manner - amenable
disposed or willing to comply - banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse - candor
the quality of being honest and straightforward - caricature
a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect - circumspect
heedful of potential consequences - coalesce
fuse or cause to come together - corroborate
give evidence for - congenial
suitable to your needs - curtail
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end - dearth
an insufficient quantity or number - debilitate
make weak - decorous
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste - decry
express strong disapproval of - deference
courteous regard for people's feelings - demean
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally - deplore
express strong disapproval of - derision
the act of treating with contempt - derivative
a compound obtained from another compound - didactic
instructive, especially excessively - diffident
showing modest reserve - discord
lack of agreement or harmony - disparage
express a negative opinion of - dissipate
cause to separate and go in different directions - docile
easily handled or managed - eclectic
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas - ephemeral
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day - espouse
choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc. - exonerate
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges - fallacious
containing or based on incorrect reasoning - farce
a comedy characterized by broad satire - fastidious
giving careful attention to detail - fawning
attempting to win favor by flattery - flippant
showing inappropriate levity - garrulous
full of trivial conversation - frivolous
not serious in content or attitude or behavior - gluttonous
given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink - hackneyed
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse - iconoclastic
characterized by attack on established beliefs - immutable
not subject or susceptible to change or variation - incongruity
the quality of disagreeing - innate
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary - ingrate
a person who shows no gratitude - ingenuous
lacking in sophistication or worldliness - languid
lacking spirit or liveliness - larceny
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully - meek
humble in spirit or manner - mutability
the quality of being capable of mutation - nonchalance
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care - outmoded
out of fashion - pedantic
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning - perjury
criminal offense of making false statements under oath - pervasive
spreading or spread throughout - perpetual
continuing forever or indefinitely - petulant
easily irritated or annoyed - potency
the power or right to give orders or make decisions - premonition
an early warning about a future event - premise
a statement that is held to be true - presumptuous
going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous - prudent
marked by sound judgment - recluse
one who lives in solitude - refute
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof - relinquish
turn away from; give up - reprehensible
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure - repudiate
refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid - resolution
a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner - reticent
reluctant to draw attention to yourself - reverent
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration - serenity
the absence of mental stress or anxiety - stratagem
an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade - subdued
restrained in style or quality - subversive
in opposition to an established system or government - superfluous
more than is needed, desired, or required - taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative - temper
a characteristic state of feeling - temperament
your usual mood - thwart
hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire - transcendent
exceeding or surpassing usual limits - trepidation
a feeling of alarm or dread - turbulence
instability in the atmosphere - urbane
showing a high degree of refinement - vacillate
be undecided about something - voracious
devouring or craving food in great quantities - wary
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence - absolve
excuse or free from blame - serenity
the absence of mental stress or anxiety