PSAT Vocabulary

Which word means greed or a desire for wealth?

• mercenary

• bastion

• avarice

• temerity

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which word means to tell or to reveal

• abet

• coerce

• divulge

• castigate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Which word means not essential?

• extraneous

• jaundiced

• meticulous

• insipid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing?

• coerce

• abet

• castigate

• extradite

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means stealthy or secretive?

• bacchanalian

• copious

• irascible

• furtive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means a professional soldier hired by a foreign army

• bastion

• temerity

• mercenary

• ignominy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means extremely thin?

• emaciated

• motley

• dogmatic

• insipid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs?

• insipid

• dogmatic

• extraneous

• meticulous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which word means to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats?

• divulge

• abet

• coerce

• ostracize

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which word means wild and drunken?

• furtive

• mercenary

• irascible

• bacchanalian

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E