PSAT 8/9 Vocabulary

Which of the following best defines the word "deplete"?

• to fill up

• to reduce amount or supply of something

• to encourage growth

• to decorate or embellish

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following is a synonym for "homogeneous"?

• Diverse

• Identical

• Inconsistent

• Dispersed

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which of the following words means to "free someone from blame"?

• Exonerate

• Estrange

• Smug

• Plagiarize

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

If a situation is "ambiguous," it is clear and easy to understand.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "a fierce or savagely intense attack"?

• surpass

• stain

• amiable

• ferocious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which of the following words is best associated with "perjury"?

• honesty

• justice

• dishonesty

• forgiveness

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A "smug" person is someone who is very humble and modest.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

His _________ attitude made it difficult for him to make any friends, as he always believed he was better than others.

• smug

• meek

• ferocious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The artist's latest masterpiece was so _________ that it left the viewers speechless.

• ferocious

• sublime

• petulant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following is the best definition of "plagiarize"?

• to create something original

• to ask for permission to use someone else's work

• to credit someone else for an idea

• to present someone else's work as your own

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D