PSAT Frequently Confused Words - Unknown

Occupy WITH something

Not: "Occupied BY" or to "occupy SOMEBODY WITH something".

Wait FOR SOMETHING

Not: "Wait for SOMEONE".

Wait ON SOMETHING

Not: "Wait on SOMETHING".

Assent

Agreement.

Accept

To receive.

Except

= Verb = To "take" or "leave out"; the preposition = "but"; the conjunction = "only" or "otherwise than".

Incidentally

Parenthetically.

A cord

A rope made of strands woven together.

Adept

Skilled.

Adverse

Unfavorable.

Averse

Opposed to.

Affect

The verb "to influence" or the noun "emotion".

Effect

The noun "result" or the verb "to accomplish".

Allude

To make an indirect reference to.

Elude

To avoid.

Allusion

An indirect reference.

Alot

NEVER the correct form (should be "a lot" or "allot").

Allot

To divide or portion out.

Ambiguous

Having more than one meaning.

Ambivalent

Undecided or uncertain.

Amoral

Not concerned with right or wrong.

Immoral

Not following accepted moral standards.

Anxious

When you await something with "UNPLEASANT" expectations.

Eager

When you await something with "PLEASANT" expectations.

Apprise

To inform someone.

Ascetic

A person who renounces material comforts.

Aesthete

One who claims great sensitivity to beauty.

Ascribe

To attribute to.

Aural

Relating to the ears or hearing.

Bate

To moderate or restrain; to lessen.

Baron

A member of the nobility; a powerful business tycoon.

Barren

Sterile or unproductive.

Bazaar

A marketplace.

Bier

A stand or frame on which a corpse or coffin is displayed.

Berth

A shelf-like sleeping space.

Boor

An unsophisticated person.

Boarder

A lodger who receives regular meals.

Borne

Past participle of "to bear" (to carry).

Borough

An incorporated municipality in certain US cities.

Burro

A small donkey.

Breech

The back part of a gun barrel.

Breeches

Trousers.

Brood

To incubate; to worry.

Bridle

Part of a harness or the verb "to restrain".

Broach

To raise a subject for discussion.

Canvass

To survey.

Capital

Seat of government.

Capitol

A government building.

Sensor

Something that interprets simulation (like a movement sensor).

Climatic

Relating to climate.

Corroborate

To support with evidence or to prove true.

Conform

To be similar to.

Connote

To imply or suggest.

Denote

To mean.

Corps

A regulated group.

Consul

A diplomat.

Crick

A sharp, painful muscle spasm.

Criterion

Singular.

Currant

A small, seedless raisin.

Decent

Respectable; adequate.

Dissent

Disagreement.

Deduction

A general principle drawn from particular facts.

Induction

The explanation of particular facts from a general principle.

Devise

To create.

Eave

The overhanging lower edge of a roof.

Elicit

To draw or bring out.

Illicit

Illegal.

Emigrate

To leave a country.

Emanant

Sending or issuing forth.

Eminent

Famous or respected.

Immanent

Inherent or intrinsic.

Imminent

About to happen.

Enervate

To weaken or destroy the vitality of.

Innervate

To supply with energy or vitality.

Feint

A movement made to deceive an adversary.

Feat

A noteworthy achievement.