PSAT Vocab Quiz 6

Covet

• To act generously without expecting anything in return
• To act recklessly or without regard for one's own well-being
• To envy or desire what others have
• To act in a carefully and well-thought-out manner

Coerce

• To compel or force someone to do something
• To deceive someone in order to gain their trust
• To change someone's mind with a strong argument
• To change your mind in order to agree with someone else

Versatile

• Lacking purpose or focus
• Able to be adapted to many scenarios or situations
• Showing strong specialization in one area
• Unwilling to try new ideas

Concise

• Showing great attention to detail
• Overly detailed and repetitive
• Expressed in a poetic or artistic way
• Expressing much information with few words

Conundrum

• A confusing and difficult problem or situation
• A conflict between two opposing viewpoints
• A minor misunderstanding between two individuals
• An unserious or humorous question

To discourage or prevent from happening

• Deter
• Lenient
• Coerce
• Concise

Lacking skill or ability

• Detrimental
• Inept
• Integral
• Versatile

Essential or necessary for function or completeness

• Concise
• Lenient
• Coerce
• Integral

Demonstrating tolerance or gentleness; not strict

• Inept
• Detrimental
• Lenient
• Covet

Harmful or dangerous

• Detrimental
• Concise
• Conundrum
• Deter