PSAT 8/9 Vocabulary Set #3

Abhorrent

adjective very hateful

Illicit

adjective illegal

Conflagration

noun great fire

Demeanor

noun behavior

Swine

noun pig

Despotic

adjective tyrannical

Asphalt

noun a tar-like material used to pave the streets

Matrimony

noun state of being married

Culmination

noun the highest or climatic point of something

Delineate

verb to describe accurately

Brash

adjective prone to act in a harsh manner

Ambivalent

noun having mixed feelings

Pessimistic

adjective no hope

Attest

verb to bear witness

Spur

verb to stimulate

Aesthetic

adjective pertaining to beauty

Diligence

noun care and persistent work or effort

Sedentary

adjective somewhat inactive

Confine

verb to restrict

Archaic

adjective ancient; old-fashioned

Captor

noun someone who takes another captive

Acolyte

noun an assistant or follower

Subordinate

adjective lower in rank or position

Caper

verb to skip

Toiling

verb working hard