10th Grade PSAT Words

1. Acrimony

• Bitterness or resentfulness;

2. Adverse

• Unfavorable or undesirable;

3. Aesthetic

• Relating to the appreciation of beauty or appearance;

4. Affable

• Friendly or pleasant;

5. Affinity

• A mutual attraction;

6. Altruistic

• Describing that which is unselfishly generous or giving to others;

7. Amenable

• Willing or agreeable;

8. Antagonism

• Opposition or hostility;

9. Antiquated

• Old-fashioned, quaint, or obsolete;

10. Apprehension

• Fear or anxiety;

11. Apprenticeship

• The time period in which a person learns a trade or skill;

12. Aristocracy

• Any superior group or class;

13. Aversion

• An extreme dislike;

14. Caricature

• An exaggerated sketch or drawing;

15. Charlatan

• An imposter or fake;

16. Circumspect

• Cautious and watchful;

17. Cliché

• An overused or trite saying or idea;

18. Coalesce

• To unite, grow, or come together in some way to form one;

19. Contentious

• Causing disputes or disagreements;

20. Curtail

• To try to stop, prevent, or cut short;