English PSAT vocabulary

shorten, abridge

act of refraining from

high praise

misfortune

pertaining to beauty

agreeable

out of date

short account of events

nameless

opponent

extremely dry

hard workign

sanctuary

friendly, helpful

trust among friends

to criticize harshly

indirect, roundabout

able to see the future

to work together

sympathy, mercy

to settle differences

patronizing

provisional, contingent

follower of customs

crowd of people

joining of parts

harmful

rabble rousing leader

straying from main point

hard-working

dishonor, disgrace

to regard with scorn

variant, moving apart

sharing of feelings

follow an example

tiring, weakening

improve, augment

momentary, fleeting

short-lived, as an image

irritation, frustration

outstanding

guilt diminishing

flushed, ornate

lucky

thrifty

overused, cliched

arrogant, condescending

pleasure seeker

theory requiring proof

rash, impulsive

to attribute to someone

unable to work together

trivial

unavoidable, certain

honesty, decency

fearless, adventurous

instinctive, untaught

joy, exultation

persuader of legislators

long life

ordinary, commonplace

calm, casual

beginner

wealthy

speaker

displaying wealth

dried up

disloyal

talented beyond one's age

pompous, self-important

to delay unnecessarily

run-of-the-mill

wealth, success

inflammatory

wise, careful, cautious

irritable

hateful

withdrawn, hermit-like

agreement after a quarrel

state of being renewed

quick to recover

controlled, restricted

profound respect

wisdom

to observe carefully

impulsive action

phony, false

meek

to verify, confirm

elusive, sly, ambiguous

lacking in depth

more than enough

to end an activity

secret, stealthy

diplomatic, polite

persistent, resolute

temporary, fleeting

respectable due to age

to clear from blame

watchful, alert