10th Grade PSAT Words
1. Acrimony
• Bitterness or resentfulness;
2. Adverse
• Unfavorable or undesirable;
3. Aesthetic
• Relating to the appreciation of beauty or appearance;
4. Affable
• Friendly or pleasant;
5. Affinity
• A mutual attraction;
6. Altruistic
• Describing that which is unselfishly generous or giving to others;
7. Amenable
• Willing or agreeable;
8. Antagonism
• Opposition or hostility;
9. Antiquated
• Old-fashioned, quaint, or obsolete;
10. Apprehension
• Fear or anxiety;
11. Apprenticeship
• The time period in which a person learns a trade or skill;
12. Aristocracy
• Any superior group or class;
13. Aversion
• An extreme dislike;
14. Caricature
• An exaggerated sketch or drawing;
15. Charlatan
• An imposter or fake;
16. Circumspect
• Cautious and watchful;
17. Cliché
• An overused or trite saying or idea;
18. Coalesce
• To unite, grow, or come together in some way to form one;
19. Contentious
• Causing disputes or disagreements;
20. Curtail
• To try to stop, prevent, or cut short;