PSAT Academic Vocabulary Words Set 1

hackneyed, trite, commonplace

• banal

• tactiturn

• belabor

• avid

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

• mimic

• emulate

• eschew

• mock

to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

• endulate

• verbiage

• motion

• belabor

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little; silent; not talkative

• mundane

• tactiturn

• esoteric

• tempestious

to avoid, shun, keep away from

• eschew

• escape

• exit

• esoteric

wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

• petty

• undulate

• nefarious

• notorious

capable of being held or defended; based on sound reasoning

• tenable

• tactile

• incendiary

• pliable

deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n.) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife

• usurp

• crass

• incendiary

• arsonist

An exam intended to help eighth- and ninth-grade students plan a path to college and qualify for scholarships

• EOC

• ACT

• SAT

• PSAT

to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form

• tidal

• undulate

• verbiage

• grouse