PSAT Vocabulary List #1 (3/24/25)

Which word best matches this definition: "Showy or pretentious display designed to impress others"?

• Ostentatious

• Precarious

• Cursory

• Jocular

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which term describes "likely to cause disagreement or argument"?

• Ambiguous

• Contentious

• Corroborate

• Daunt

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

What word means "to express disapproval or criticism"?

• Bolster

• Apathy

• Reprove

• Fracas

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Select the word that means "done hastily with little attention to detail":

• Fervent

• Cursory

• Precarious

• Caricature

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word describes "recklessly extravagant or wasteful"?

• Profligate

• Ostentatious

• Contentious

• Ambiguous

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What term means "playful or humorous"?

• Apathy

• Daunt

• Jocular

• Fracas

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Which word describes "a noisy disturbance or fight"?

• Corroborate

• Fracas

• Bolster

• Caricature

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Select the word that means "an exaggerated representation, especially for comic effect":

• Caricature

• Precarious

• Ostentatious

• Profligate

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which word means "to confirm or give support to evidence"?

• Ambiguous

• Corroborate

• Daunt

• Bolster

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What term describes "dangerously lacking in security or stability"?

• Cursory

• Fervent

• Precarious

• Contentious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4