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100 vocabulary flashcards covering Lessons 1–4 of the PSAT Summer Vocabulary Packet.
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altruistic
unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others; generous
ambivalent
having contrary feelings or attitudes; undecided
angular
lean; sharp-cornered; gaunt
arrogant
overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
aversion
strong disinclination; dislike
discern
to differentiate between two or more things; perceive
disdain
intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt
disparage
to degrade or speak of in a derogatory manner
disparity
inequality; difference in age, rank, or degree
embellish
to decorate; make beautiful with ornamentation
engender
to cause; produce; create
innocuous
harmless; producing no injury
insipid
boring and stupid; lacking flavor or zest
lament
to mourn or express sorrow
laud
to praise; extol
obscure
difficult to see; vague
ostentatious
showy; pretentious; pompous
prodigal
wasteful; lavish; a person given to extravagance
repudiate
to reject; disown; disavow
reticence
restraint in speech; reluctance to speak
revere
to honor; regard with respect
serene
calm; tranquil; placid
subtle
delicate; elusive; not obvious
superfluous
beyond what is needed; excessive
taciturn
quiet; not verbose; reserved
antithesis
a direct opposite; contrast
ascend
to move upward; rise from a lower station
austere
strict; stern; unadorned; ascetic
autonomous
independent; self-contained
banal
common; ordinary; lacking freshness; hackneyed
benign
not causing harm; gentle; beneficial
capricious
changing suddenly; fickle; inconstant
dawdle
to waste time; move lackadaisically
defamation
act of harming or ruining another's reputation
esoteric
understood only by a small group; obscure
exacerbate
to aggravate; irritate; vex
extol
to praise; glorify
fastidious
meticulous; demanding; extremely critical
furtive
secret in an underhanded way; stealthy
gregarious
sociable; outgoing
hypocrite
one who is insincere or deceitful
innate
existing from birth; inborn
lethargic
sluggish; languid; lacking energy
melancholy
depression of spirits; sadness
opaque
not allowing passage of light; hard to understand
prolific
abundantly fruitful; highly productive
reprove
to scold or rebuke with kind intent
symmetry
balanced proportions
tranquil
peaceful; calm
venerate
to honor; revere
abstruse
difficult to understand; complex; recondite
affable
friendly; courteous; amiable
audacity
excessive boldness; daring
contrite
extremely apologetic; remorseful
credulous
believing on slight evidence; gullible
depravity
moral corruption; wicked act
deprecate
to disapprove or belittle
didactic
instructive; designed to teach
dormant
inactive; sleeping
enigmatic
mysterious; puzzling
erudite
scholarly; learned
exotic
foreign; unfamiliar
fuse
to mix or join by melting; blend
immutable
unchanging; permanent
incorrigible
incapable of being reformed or improved
loathe
to detest; abhor
mitigate
to make less severe; moderate
nullify
to cause not to be effective; negate
pacifistic
opposed to war or use of force
pretentious
making extravagant outward show; self-important
prologue
introductory remarks in a speech or literary work
recant
to withdraw or repudiate a statement
servile
overly submissive; slavish
trepidation
fear; trembling; agitation
vilify
to malign; defame; utter abusive statements
aesthetic
relating to beauty or art
aloof
apart; indifferent; detached
archaic
antiquated; old; out of use
assuage
to ease; make less painful; calm
belie
to contradict; give a false impression
contentious
quarrelsome; stirring controversy
daunt
to intimidate; dismay
debilitate
to weaken; enfeeble
discord
lack of agreement; tension
dissemination
the act of spreading widely
dogmatic
strongly opinionated; dictatorial
duplicity
double-dealing; hypocrisy
egocentric
self-centered; selfish
euphemism
inoffensive term substituted for an offensive one
gluttonous
greedy for food and drink
mundane
ordinary; commonplace
ominous
threatening; portentous
petulance
unreasonable touchiness; irritability
pompous
exaggerated dignity or self-importance; bombastic
precocious
exceptionally early in development
slothful
lazy; indolent
trivia
insignificant matters; trifles
verbose
wordy; very talkative
virulent
extremely poisonous; hateful
volatile
quickly changeable; unstable