PSAT Reading Vocabulary

My dad thinks golf is a nice ___________ from his stressful corporate job.

• hiatus

• respite

• terse

• debunk

Napoleon's army was _________ until it reached Moscow, where it first met defeat.

• Lithe

• Misanthrope

• Insuperable

• pitfall

Do lots of streatching and stay away from fast food if you want to be as _______ as a willow.

• Lithe

• Insuperable

• Misanthrope

• Pitfall

an adjective meaning skillful

• adept

• jovial

• ravenous

• unruly

• verbose

an adjective meaning extremely hungry

• adept

• jovial

• ravenous

• unruly

• verbose

an adjective meaning long winded or using more words than needed

• adept

• jovial

• ravenous

• unruly

• verbose

an adjective meaning cheerful

• adept

• jovial

• ravenous

• unruly

• verbose

a noun meaning a marsh or a swamp

• bog

• dupe

• ratify

• waning

• vying

an adjective meaning disorderly, not a rule follower

• adept

• jovial

• ravenous

• unruly

• verbose

Be careful on April Fool's Day; you wouldn't want anyone to ______ you.

• adept

• dupe

• ratify

• unruly

• waning