PSAT Lesson 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abstruse | difficult to understand, recondite, concealed (Some concepts of Einstein were so ______ that many physicists could not understand them.) |
| affable | friendly, courteous, amiable (He had a very ________ nature, always saying "Hello" to everyone.) |
| audacity | excessive boldness, rashness, daring (I was surprised that he had the ______ to approach the Queen.) |
| contrite | extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant (Her ______ tears were not enough to convince her father not to spank her for her disobedience.) |
| credulous | believing on slight evidence, gullible (Because the lady's horoscope said that she should stay inside, the _________ woman did not go to work.) |
| depravity | moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act (The _____ of his behavior shocked everyone.) |
| deprecate | to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval (Do not ________ her act unless you fully understand her situation.) |
| didactic | instructive, designed to teach (Because of the coach's ________ approach his players learned many blocking techniques.) |
| dormant | inactive, sleeping (Most flowers remain __________ in the winter and bloom in the spring.) |
| enigmatic | mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling (The disappearance of Amelia Earheart is ______ to this day.) |
| erudite | scholarly (The ____________ physics professor had spent many years studying the theory of relativity.) |
| exotic | foreign, unfamiliar (The circus features ______ animals from Africa.) |
| immutable | unchanging (Her love for her husband was _____.) |
| incorrigible | incapable of being reformed or imrpoved (He was expelled from school because of his _________ conduct.) |
| loathe | to detest (The fact that I _____ your brother does not mean that we cannot be friends.) |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe (He apologized in order to ________ her dislike for him.) |
| nullify | to cause not to be in effect, to negate (I am seeking to ______ the contract because he has not complied with it.) |
| pacifistic | opposed to war or use of force (The man refused to fight because of his ___________ beliefs.) |
| pretentious | making an extravagant outward show, self-important (Isn't it a little ________ to spend two million dollars on a wedding?) |
| prologue | introductory remarks in a speech, play, or literary work, introductory action (The play had a _________ that set the scene for the opening act.) |
| recant | to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief, revoke (The prosecutor's cause was greatly weakened when his main witness _________ his testimony.) |
| servile | overly submissive (Having complete devotion and submissiveness for the sheik, the women of the harem were very ______.) |
| trepidation | fear, trembling, agitation (Since I did not have time to study, I have a lot of __________ about this examination.) |
| fuse | to mix or join (usually by melting) (Zinc and copper can be ______ into hard, bright brass.) |
| vilify | to malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against (It is not right to ______ someone just because he disagress with you.) |
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