Answer the following questions to check your English vocabulary skill for the PSAT Exam. (The correct answers are given at the bottom of the questions) 1. What is the synonym of TENTATIVE? (A) unsettled (B) silly (C) disputable (D) abandoned (E) numeric 2. What is the antonym of TENTATIVE? (A) final (B) unable (C) awkward (D) partial (E) unenthusiastic 3. What is the synonym of SPURIOUS? (A) unrehearsed (B) movability (C) disrespectful (D) counterfeit (E) flowing 4. What is the antonym of SPURIOUS? (A) faithful (B) appreciativeness (C) confident (D) ethicalness (E) real 5. What is the synonym of SALIENT? (A) second to none (B) difficult to understand (C) standing out conspicuously (D) overbright in color (E) usual or ordinary 6. What is the antonym of SALIENT? (A) weary (B) touchable (C) perspicacious (D) insignificant (E) miscellaneous 7. What is the synonym of DAWDLE? (A) make short (B) leave behind (C) move slowly (D) lead towards (E) talk meaninglessly 8. What is the antonym of DAWDLE? (A) castigate (B) fascinate (C) hasten (D) estimate (E) defend 9. What is the synonym of PREVALENT? (A) lovable (B) gentle (C) usual (D) unfaithful (E) awful 10. What is the antonym of PREVALENT? (A) positive (B) uncommon (C) unforgettable (D) willing (E) corrective 11. What is the synonym of IMPARTIAL? (A) balanced (B) large (C) youthful (D) cubtle (E) dense 12. What is the antonym of IMPARTIAL? (A) biased (B) self-assertive (C) advanced (D) excited (E) drunk 13. What is the synonym of URBANE? (A) unmatched (B) departed (C) asocial (D) refined (E) societal 14. What is the antonym of URBANE? (A) exquisiteness (B) good (C) stained (D) boorish (E) barbarous 15. What is the synonym of EXCERPT? (A) fulfilment (B) selection (C) incitement (D) instruction (E) suggestions 16. What is the antonym of EXCERPT? (A) totality (B) steadiness (C) delectation (D) gorgeousness (E) distinctiveness 17. What is the synonym of ECSTASY? (A) quantity (B) euphoria (C) authenticity (D) hesitation (E) particularity 18. What is the antonym of ECSTASY? (A) unavailability (B) expression (C) unhappiness (D) enactment (E) frugality 19. What is the synonym of ANALOGY? (A) remotion (B) incivility (C) diminishment (D) tokens (E) resemblance 20. What is the antonym of ANALOGY? (A) ornament (B) addition (C) princess (D) tissue (E) difference ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Answers: 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. E 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. A 13. D 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. E 20. E

1. Psat Vocabulary List
Answer the following questions to check your English vocabulary skill for the PSAT Exam.
(The correct answers are given at the bottom of the questions)
1. What is the synonym of ABSOLVE?
(A) grate
(B) avoid
(C) focus
(D) tolerate
(E) excuse
2. What is the antonym of ABSOLVE?
(A) scare
(B) categorize
(C) conceal
(D) carry
(E) convict
3. What is the synonym of INSURGENT?
(A) one who rebels
(B) a small number
(C) the human species
(D) a careful examination
(E) a difficult situation
4. What is the antonym of INSURGENT?
(A) thoughtless

2. (B) popular
(C) waterless
(D) out-of-door
(E) subordinate
5. What is the synonym of EXHORT?
(A) include
(B) frustrate
(C) encourage
(D) restart
(E) intuit
6. What is the antonym of EXHORT?
(A) frustrate
(B) do
(C) pacify
(D) dissuade
(E) resist
7. What is the synonym of ACCLAIM?
(A) speak ill about
(B) embarrass and perplex
(C) look at carefully
(D) commit to memory
(E) expression of approval
8. What is the antonym of ACCLAIM?
(A) upgrade
(B) confirm

3. (C) censure
(D) perish
(E) hypothecate
9. What is the synonym of EXPURGATE?
(A) state in a court of law that one is guilty or not guilty
(B) make a request to someone about the specific price or fee of something
(C) admit or accept that something is true after first denying or resisting it
(D) make changes to the words, text or other material which is considered objectionable
(E) throw goods overboard from a sinking vessel in order to lighten its weight
10. What is the antonym of EXPURGATE?
(A) misstate
(B) separate
(C) dominate
(D) squeeze
(E) allow
11. What is the synonym of DAUNT?
(A) reach or come to
(B) roam around without aim
(C) cause to lose courage
(D) give away secret information
(E) declare free from guilt
12. What is the antonym of DAUNT?
(A) save
(B) socialize
(C) assist

4. (D) adhere
(E) cover
13. What is the synonym of DISCLOSE?
(A) unveil
(B) arriving
(C) wrap
(D) quip
(E) bemire
14. What is the antonym of DISCLOSE?
(A) devote
(B) knit
(C) moderate
(D) hide
(E) chop
15. What is the synonym of ABASH?
(A) indiscipline
(B) collector
(C) gullibility
(D) summation
(E) shame
16. What is the antonym of ABASH?
(A) service
(B) disaster
(C) plentifulness
(D) morals

5. (E) comfort
17. What is the synonym of INADVERTENT?
(A) involuntary
(B) unreadable
(C) unbelievable
(D) nasty
(E) whimsy
18. What is the antonym of INADVERTENT?
(A) gutty
(B) intentional
(C) sensible
(D) luscious
(E) cranky
19. What is the synonym of UNITY?
(A) misbehavior
(B) oneness
(C) consumption
(D) vendor
(E) insanity
20. What is the antonym of UNITY?
(A) recrimination
(B) fitness
(C) opposition
(D) exertion
(E) columnist

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Answers: 1. E 2. E 3. A 4. E 5. C 6. D 7. E 8. C 9. D 10. E 11. C 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. E 16. E 17. A 18. B 19. B
20. C
The above questions are created from the following synonyms and antonyms:
1. ABSOLVE
Synonyms: acquit; declare free from guilt; excuse; forgive or free from blame; free from duty or a
promise; grant remission of a sin to; pardon (an offense)
Antonyms: accuse; charge; convict
2. INSURGENT
Synonyms: a person who rises up against (political) authority; a rebel or revolutionary; in opposition to a
civil authority or government; mutinous; one who rebels; rebellious
Antonyms: obedient; subordinate
3. EXHORT

7. Synonyms: encourage; impel someone strongly and sincerely to perform something; incite; spur;
suggest very very strongly; urge strongly
Antonyms: deter; discourage; dissuade; hold back
4. ACCLAIM
Synonyms: admire; announce with great approval; appreciate; appreciation; expression of approval;
greet with loud applause; highly praise
Antonyms: berate; censure; criticize
5. EXPURGATE
Synonyms: censor; cleanse; decontaminate; make changes to the words, text or other material which is
considered objectionable; purge; purify; remove offensive parts of a book
Antonyms: allow; endorse; permit
6. DAUNT
Synonyms: become afraid; cause to lose courage; frighten; intimidate; make afraid or discouraged;
subdue; thwart
Antonyms: assist; embolden; encourage
7. DISCLOSE
Synonyms: expose; make public; make something known publicly; publish; reveal or uncover; show
something that was hidden; unveil
Antonyms: conceal; hide; suppress
8. ABASH
Synonyms: disconcert; embarrass; humiliate; make embarrassed and ill at ease; shame
Antonyms: calm; comfort; console; relieve; soothe
9. INADVERTENT
Synonyms: accidental; heedless; involuntary; not attentive or observant; not intentional; not on
purpose; unplanned

8. Antonyms: deliberate; intentional; planned
10. UNITY
Synonyms: accord; consensus; harmony; oneness; singleness; solidarity; unanimity
Antonyms: difference; disarray; opposition
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