PSAT Vocab Flashcard 9

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Inhibit

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To prevent, restrain, or hinder.

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Omnipotent

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Having unlimited power or authority.

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Substantiate

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To prove or support with evidence.

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Dissuade

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To persuade someone not to do something.

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Frivolous

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Lacking seriousness or importance; silly or trivial.

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Beseech

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To urgently and fervently ask someone to do something.

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Boisterous

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Loud, energetic, and cheerful; noisy.

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Embellish

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To make something more attractive by adding details or features.

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Commonplace

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Found everywhere; ordinary or unremarkable.

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Exaggerate

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To represent something as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.