PSAT Vocabulary Wordlists 1 - 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 www.CrosswordWeaver.com ACROSS DOWN 1 3 5 7 9 12 13 14 15 16 1 applaud; announce with great approval 2 unfavorable; hostile 4 oblige or help some; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt 5 artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful 6 kinship; attraction to 8 easy to approach, obtainable 10 unselfishly generous; concerned for others 11 theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational 12 readily managed; willing to give in; agreeable; submissive relieve; lessen recognize; admit opponent bitterness of words or manner pardon an offense; free from blame unclear or doubtful in meaning having contradictory or conflicting emotions attitudes easily approachable; warmly friendly abundant provide lodgings WORD BANK: Absolve, abstract, accessible, acclaim, accommodate, acknowledge, acrimony, adversary, adverse, aesthetic, affable, affinity, alleviate, altruistic, ambiguous, ambivalence, amenable, ample. PSAT Vocabulary Wordlists 4-6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ACROSS 1 3 5 6 9 12 13 14 helpful; advantageous; useful genuine fear; discernment; capture hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality firm dislike hereditary nobility; privileged class unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly seek to attain; long for 14 DOWN 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 self-governing lack of caring; indifference hostility; active resistance time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker something taken for granted; taking over or taking possession of fitting or suitable; pertinent kindly; favorable; not malignant state strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of rights or claim WORD BANK: Antagonism, apathy, apprehension, apprenticeship, appropriate, aristocracy, aspire, assert, assumption, authentic, autonomous, aversion, banal, beneficial, benign, betray. PSAT Vocabulary Wordlists 7-9 Name: ________________ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Mixed letters a t y u d n a g i e t t c e a c n l o v r i o f e c e n a e m n s o o e r a c l t e b e n o t y c t n c n d a c d a f m a d w o m c u d n a i d e c n h l c o a l n e o s o m e t u n t c o c o l i c c i c e e t r t a r i n n o v i a d e o c a l n r v s d m f e r t t o r f r t d p f n i e r p s t n h h l t t r o e a l o n r d i i r p e o o i l r e o c n u r t i a o a u o i e b e c o o c e n c c i m d o n e e o e o e g d i u e p r d c c b l 34 i o e 35 r o o m c 36 n i c e t 37 r e c s n o o m p e t p a e c u e e d r o u a c e r n r o a e c s i c c c c o n n c i e m c n l i n e l b o e t r c s m r i t y n y s c o n f Campus: ______________ Synonym or Definition able to float; cheerful and optimistic become worse; deteriorate charm; fascinate combine; fuse complex and involved; intricate; winding corroborate; verify; support courteous regard for another's wish degrade, humiliate destruction by chemical action distortion; burlesque easily broken; difficult element, ingredient express strong disapproval of; disparage face something; encounter, often hostile frankness; open honesty harming a person's reputation loiter; waste time mental calmness opposition; willingness to resist overlook voluntarily; forgive phrase dulled in meaning by repetition pleasant; friendly proper s prudent; cautious e quarrelsome quote, refer to, commend readiness to yield; conformity to requirements report; record in order scarcity shorten; reduce social or moral custom; established practice weaken; enfeeble t work together Answer adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the reputation of agreement or compliance; actions in agreement with the prevailing social customs harmony of parts; dependability; uniformity; degree s of thickness inspector overseeing public morals; official who prevents publication of offensive materials brittle, buoyant, candor, captivate, caricature, censor, chronicle, circumspect, cite, cliché, coalesce, collaborate, compliance, component, composure, compromise, condone, confirm, conformity, confront, congenial, consistency, contentious, convention, convoluted, corrosion, curtail, dawdle, dearth, debilitate, decorous, decry, defamation, deference, defiance, degenerate, demean Rev 6/2011 Name: _________________ PSAT Vocabulary WL 10-12 Campus: ________________ Sentence 1 The food was exquisite, ditto the wine and the company extremely ______ . 2 As the defendant in the civil trial, once pronounced innocent, Jacob then counter-sued the plaintiff claiming ______ and seeking damages 3 The doctor's diagnosis was ______ by a physical examination and x-rays. 4 Had they not been delayed at work, had they not chosen a fancy restaurant, had they not ______ at the mall, the couple would have made it to the movie on-time. 5 The patience's ______ state makes them more susceptible to secondary infections 6 At first I thought that working as a ditch-digger was ______ , but satisfaction came when I realized that hard work had it's own rewards. Tremendous biceps were just an added bonus! 7 Frank's viewpoints were diverse, yet he achieved a remarkable ______ in his interview with the newspaper reporter. 8 The engineer explained that _______ can lead to a hole or a significantly weakened structure if the surfaces are left untreated. 9 Social achievement requires ______ to authority and acceptance of existing principles, whereas science requires opposition to existing authority and postulating principles in favor new discoveries. Answer 10 The speaker said we should strongly ________ the lack of moral and ethical behavior in children of America today. Word Bank: condone, confirm, conformity, confront, congenial, consistency, contentious, convention, convoluted, corrosion, curtail, dawdle, dearth, debilitate, decorous, decry, defamation, deference, defiance, degenerate, demean Rev 6/2011 Page 1 of 2 Name: _________________ PSAT Vocabulary WL 10-12 Campus: ________________ Sentence Answer 11 ISPA members do not ______ or support the use of the internet for illegal purposes. 12 Hunting with hounds is a highly ______ subject of great interest to people who live in rural areas. 13 There is a ______ of evidence whether the treatment effects the patient's recovering. 14 The child's ice cream cone had fallen on the sidewalk, were the sun ______ the precious object into a sloppy, shapeless mess within minutes. 15 The proposed designs violated the ______ by which the architect established his reputation. 16 The coffee-house's brochure emphasized the ______ atmosphere, remarkable stillness and silence. 17 Susan's lack of mobility and state of ill health has meant a less festive holiday season as her shopping has been dramatically ______ 18 The marchers walked down Main St. in ______ of the ban on strikes. 19 Detective Ward immediately ______ the kitchen porter and grabbed hold of his shoulders in an attempt to restrain him. 20 This is getting too ______ for a simple lad like me. 21 We often suppress our individual thoughts and ideas when at our jobs, if the jobs happen to require ______ . Word Bank: condone, confirm, conformity, confront, congenial, consistency, contentious, convention, convoluted, corrosion, curtail, dawdle, dearth, debilitate, decorous, decry, defamation, deference, defiance, degenerate, demean Rev 6/2011 Page 2 of 2 Name: _______________ 1 Vocabulary Word entice 2 PSAT Vocabulary WL 13-18 A Definitions acquit; exculpate; free from guilt; vindicate disperse B adopt; support 3 denounce C adorn; enhance; beautify with ornamentation 4 deplete D approve; support 5 fastidious E basically indifferent; unrelated 6 enigma F belittle 7 discernible G broad comedy; mockery 8 disinterested H composed of elements drawn from disparate sources 9 dogmatic I condemn; criticize 10 dismiss J darken; extinguish; surpass 11 deplore K deed or action; particularly a brave deed 12 feasible L denial of legal claim or right; disavowal 13 esteem M difficult to please; squeamish 14 fallacious N disagree 15 exonerate O discontented; sulky and dissatisfied 16 divulge P distinguishable; perceivable 17 derivative Q draw out by discussion; call forth 18 erratic R eat away 19 20 ephemeral didactic S T emotionally removed; clam and objective; indifferent evasive; baffling; hard to grasp 21 erroneous U false; misleading 22 derision V glowing ardor; intensity of feelings 23 digression W 24 deterrent X hasten; deliver quickly 25 embellish Y help bringing about; make less difficult 26 dispatch Z honor; contrast; discrimination 27 diffident AA increase; improve 28 disparate BB lack of consistency; contradiction; difference 29 exploit CC lack of harmony; conflict 30 doctrine DD list; mention one by one Rev 6/2011 Answer Campus: _______________ hard to understand; known only by the chosen few Page 1 of 2 Name: _______________ Vocabulary Word PSAT Vocabulary WL 13-18 Answer Campus: _______________ Definitions 31 elicit EE lure; attract; tempt 32 enhance FF mistaken; wrong 33 eclectic GG obedient, easily managed 34 erode HH odd; unpredictable 35 dissipate II opinionated; doctrinal 36 elated JJ overjoyed, in high spirits 37 detached KK portray 38 exemplary LL practical; capable of being done 39 elusive MM 40 excerpt NN puzzle; mystery 41 disclaimer OO reduce, exhaust 42 enumerate PP 43 fawning 44 disgruntled RR reveal 45 discord SS reveal 46 dispel TT ridicule; mockery 47 discrepancy UU scatter 48 espouse VV scatter, cause to vanish 49 depict WW 50 eclipse XX selected passage (written or musical) 51 distinction YY serving as a model; outstanding 52 disparage ZZ short-lived; fleeting 53 facilitate A3 shy; lacking confidence; reserved 54 disclose B3 something that discourages; hindrance 55 expedite C3 speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed 56 esoteric D3 squander; waste; scatter 57 docile E3 teaching; instructional 58 dissent F3 teachings; in general; particular principle taught 59 fervor G3 unoriginal; derived from another source 60 farce H3 unprejudiced 61 endorse Rev 6/2011 QQ J3 put away from consideration; reject regret strongly; excess grief over respect; value seeking favor by cringing and flattering wandering away from the subject Page 2 of 2 Name: ___________________ PSAT Vocabulary WL 19-22 Campus: _________________ Select the word that best completes the sentence. Circle the letter indicating your answer! Rev 6/2011 1 The students' attitude towards their assignment was ______________ and whimsical; I predict they will not do well on the test. a. forthright b. hypocritical c. hypothetical d. flippant 2 It's sometimes challenging to be candid or ______________ and avoid being offensive. a. forthright b. frail c. frivolous d. garrulous 3 At four pounds, the premature infant was ______________, easily susceptible to bacterial infection and thus sequestered in an incubator until it would begin thrive. a. flippant b. frail c. frivolous d. forthright 4 I became bored when the conversation changed from a insightful, serious and meaningful discourse to ______________ repartee about the current vogue in hair fashion. a. frivolous b. garrulous c. flippant d. forthright 5 We were at a loss to understand why the clear and straightforward communiqué could be transformed into a veritable dissertation by the ______________ speaker. a. hypocritical b. hypothetical c. garrulous d. flippant Page 1 of 5 Name: ___________________ Campus: _________________ 6 Christians __________ and leave behind them wealth by virtue of their service to God and to each other as they volunteer their time and resources on behalf of others who need help. a. generate b. gratify c. hamper d. impede 7 For students to fare well on their SAT essay, it is vital that they select examples from different ______________ such as history, the arts, or literature. a. hindrance b. implication c. hostility d. genre 8 While attending the fair, the hot dog eating competition made me ill as I watched ______________ contestants ravenously overstuff their mouths with wieners. a. hypothetical b. iconoclastic c. gluttonous d. gregarious 9 Restaurants of haute cuisine are renown for their quest to ______________ their customer's every culinary whim. a. generate b. gratify c. hamper d. impede 10 Rev 6/2011 PSAT Vocabulary WL 19-22 The glasses he wore for astigmatism gave him a deceptively clerkish appearance, for he had an ebullient, __________ personality with a tendency to avoid solitude at any cost. a. hypocritical b. hackneyed c. gregarious d. halting Page 2 of 5 Name: ___________________ Rev 6/2011 PSAT Vocabulary WL 19-22 Campus: _________________ 11 The sermon was full of ______________ phrases and platitudes, a condition that all but guaranteed a congregation yawning with ennui. a. hackneyed b. halting c. forthright d. hypothetical 12 Shocked at his unexpected opportunity to speak with the Board of Education, the first - year teacher gave a ______ speech fraught with awkward pauses as he stumbled over his words. a. halting b. imperceptible c. hypothetical d. iconoclastic 13 ______________ by the six packages she was carrying, Emily labored up the seven flights of stairs to her apartment. a. implication b. generate c. gratify d. hamper 14 Our family plans to take a cruise in the Caribbean this summer, barring any extreme ______________ in weather such as a hurricane. a. hostility b. hindrance c. implication d. genre 15 It was with overt ______________ that Eric glared at his deceitful manager, but otherwise his seemingly calm demeanor belied his anger with the establishment. a. genre b. hindrance c. hostility d. implication Page 3 of 5 Name: ___________________ 16 PSAT Vocabulary WL 19-22 Campus: _________________ When one perceives the disdainful glare of Miranda's eyes, the contempt in her voice and the cold shoulder given all newcomers, it seems completely ______________ that she could receive the "Miss Congeniality Award " at the conference. a. hypothetical b. iconoclastic c. immutable d. hypocritical Rev 6/2011 17 Denise spent hours considering every conceivable ______________ situation for the business proposition and its reception amongst the Board of Regents. a. hypothetical b. iconoclastic c. immutable d. imperceptible 18 It was the first time the Government of Canada had ever hired a sociologist, let alone a somewhat ______________ one that would assault the customary practices of the regime. a. imperceptible b. iconoclastic c. implacable d. immutable 19 We begged the principal to shorten our detention time but his decision was _________ a. imperceptible b. immutable c. hypothetical d. iconoclastic 20 It was apparent that the senator would go to any length to ______________ the passage of the renegade bill before the Congress. a. generate b. ignore c. impede d. gratify Page 4 of 5 Name: ___________________ Rev 6/2011 PSAT Vocabulary WL 19-22 Campus: _________________ 21 The president gave a discreet and almost ______________ nod of approval to his Head of Staff before ascending the stage for his speech. a. implacable b. iconoclastic c. immutable d. imperceptible 22 The old Squire was an ______________ man; he made resolutions in violent anger, but he was not to be moved from them after his anger had subsided-as fiery volcanic matters cool and harden into rock. a. implacable b. immutable c. imperceptible d. hackneyed 23 I was eager to ______________ the new strategies into my teaching style, confident that they would impel me to greater service of the students I so loved. a. impede b. hamper c. implement d. gratify 24 Brad resented the teacher's ______________ of his dishonesty - he had studied diligently for the exam; thus his lofty achievement was a result of excellence rather than deceit. a. genre b. hostility c. implication d. hindrance Page 5 of 5 PSAT Vocabulary WL 23-24 Name: ____________________ Campus: ________ 11 16 5 6 4 2 3 1 10 9 12 8 15 7 14 13 incongruity inconsequential inconsistency incorporate indict indifferent induce inept infallible ingenious ingenuous ingrate inherent initiate innate innocuous inscrutable insightful Across: 1. state of being self-contradictory; lack of harmony Down: 2. clever; resourceful 6. lack of harmony; illogical; absurdity 7. unerring; faultless 8. naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated 10. possessed at birth; inherent; native 11. insignificant; unimportant 12. charge; accuse; place blame for wrongdoing 13. introduce into a larger group; combine; unite 14. impenetrable; unreadable; mysterious 3. persuade; bring about 4. discerning; perceptive; savvy 5. harmless; inoffensive; ineffective 8. lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent 9. firmly established by nature or habit 11. begin; originate; receive in a group 15. ungrateful person 16. unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre Name: ___________________ Answer PSAT Vocabulary WL 25-30 1 Word intangible 2 integrity 3 intricacy 4 introspective 5 irony 6 judicious 7 languid 8 larceny 9 lethargic 10 Rev 6/2011 loathe a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d Campus: ________________ Definitions weary; feeble; listless; apathetic sound in judgment; wise looking within oneself not able to be perceived by touch uprightness; wholeness; virtue words conveyed to mean that which is opposite to its literal; an event or result marked by incongruity complexity; knottiness theft sameness leading to boredom government under a single ruler mistaken thought, idea, or notion; misunderstanding; misinterpretation complexity; knottiness offensive; objectionable relating to, occurring, or active in the night looking within oneself disreputable; widely known; scandalous sameness leading to boredom government under a single ruler mistaken thought, idea, or notion; misunderstanding; misinterpretation words conveyed to mean that which is opposite to its literal; an event or result marked by incongruity excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous sound in judgment; wise relating to, occurring, or active in the night quite and obedient; spiritless weary; feeble; listless; apathetic showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention not transparent; impenetrable to light no longer stylish; old-fashioned theft quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility ability to change in form; fickleness indifference; lack of concern; composure offensive; objectionable relating to, occurring, or active in the night drowsy; dull disreputable; widely known; scandalous soothe; make calm or quite; subdue darken; make unclear nourish; educate; foster detest; intense hatred Page1 of 4 Name: ___________________ Answer PSAT Vocabulary WL 25-30 a b c d Definitions government under a single ruler hatred; spite sameness leading to boredom mistaken thought, idea, or notion; misunderstanding; misinterpretation a b c d meticulous a b c d misconception a b c d misrepresent a b c d mock a b c d monarchy a b c d monotony a b c d mutability a b c d naiveté a b c d weary; feeble; listless; apathetic quite and obedient; spiritless drowsy; dull sound in judgment; wise excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous disreputable; widely known; scandalous relating to, occurring, or active in the night offensive; objectionable person who looks on the good side indifference; lack of concern; composure mistaken thought, idea, or notion; misunderstanding; misinterpretation homesickness; longing for the past detest; intense hatred ridicule; imitate; often in derision mistaken thought, idea, or notion; misunderstanding; misinterpretation give a false or incorrect impression, usually intentionally soothe; make calm or quite; subdue darken; make unclear nourish; educate; foster ridicule; imitate; often in derision public speaker government under a single ruler one opposed to force; antimilitarist person who looks on the good side mistaken thought, idea, or notion; misunderstanding; misinterpretation sameness leading to boredom government under a single ruler hatred; spite ability to change in form; fickleness indifference; lack of concern; composure quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility homesickness; longing for the past hatred; spite uprightness; wholeness; virtue quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility complexity; knottiness 11 Word malice 12 meek 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rev 6/2011 Campus: ________________ Page2 of 4 Name: ___________________ Answer PSAT Vocabulary WL 25-30 21 Word nocturnal 22 nonchalance 23 nostalgia 24 notorious 25 nurture 26 obnoxious 27 obscure 28 obscure 29 opaque 30 optimist Rev 6/2011 a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d Campus: ________________ Definitions no longer stylish; old-fashioned showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention not transparent; impenetrable to light relating to, occurring, or active in the night indifference; lack of concern; composure ability to change in form; fickleness sameness leading to boredom quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility homesickness; longing for the past complexity; knottiness uprightness; wholeness; virtue words conveyed to mean that which is opposite to its literal; an event or result marked by incongruity excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous disreputable; widely known; scandalous relating to, occurring, or active in the night quite and obedient; spiritless ridicule; imitate; often in derision detest; intense hatred nourish; educate; foster give a false or incorrect impression, usually intentionally showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention dark; vague; unclear offensive; objectionable not transparent; impenetrable to light drowsy; dull weary; feeble; listless; apathetic sound in judgment; wise dark; vague; unclear darken; make unclear not transparent; impenetrable to light offensive; objectionable drowsy; dull offensive; objectionable not transparent; impenetrable to light dark; vague; unclear disreputable; widely known; scandalous detest; intense hatred public speaker person who looks on the good side one opposed to force; antimilitarist Page3 of 4 Name: ___________________ Answer PSAT Vocabulary WL 25-30 31 Word orator 32 ostentatious 33 outmoded 34 pacifist 35 pacify Rev 6/2011 Campus: ________________ Definitions a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d sameness leading to boredom public speaker ability to change in form; fickleness government under a single ruler excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention no longer stylish; old-fashioned not transparent; impenetrable to light no longer stylish; old-fashioned not transparent; impenetrable to light showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous uprightness; wholeness; virtue sameness leading to boredom one opposed to force; antimilitarist quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility mistaken thought, idea, or notion; misunderstanding; misinterpretation theft soothe; make calm or quite; subdue hatred; spite Page4 of 4 Name: ___________________ 14 18 PSAT Vocabulary WL 31-36 Campus: __________________ 21 13 15 22 11 9 6 19 10 4 1 3 2 7 17 8 16 5 12 20 paradox patronize pedantic perjury perpetual pervasive pessimism petulant phenomena philanthropist plagiarize potency pragmatic precedentpred ator premise premonition presumptuous prevail prey profound proliferation prosperity prudent ramble recluse Across: Down: 1. good fortune; financial success; physical well-being 2. hermit; loner 3. practical worth or impact of something 4. steal another's ideas or words and pass them off as one's own 5. taking liberties; overstepping; bounds; nervy 6. everlasting; continuing or enduring forever 10. touchy; peevish 7. target of a hunt; victim 9. false testimony while under oath 8. creature or person that preys on other 12. wander aimlessly; to talk in an aimless way 9. power; effectiveness; influence 17. belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess 11. triumph; predominate; prove superior in strength 19. something apparently contradictory in nature 13. deep; not superficial; complete 15. support; act superior toward; be a customer of 14. observed facts or events; something that is impressive or extraordinary 20. decision, or case that serves as a guide for subsequent situations 15. pervading; spread throughout every part 21. showing off learning; bookish 16. assumptions; postulate 22. rapid growth; spread; multiplication 18. cautious; careful 21. forewarning; feeling of anticipation 22. lover of mankind; doer of good; charity Rev 6/2011 PSAT Vocabulary WL 37-42 Name: ____________________ Mixed letters Campus: __________________ Synonym or Definition 1 t e r f u e 2 n a r e j u t e v e make young again; to restore to a former state; make fresh or new again 3 q u e i r l i n s h give up something with reluctance; yield 4 n o w r e n 5 p h r e s e n b i 6 e p r i a d u t e 7 v e e r s e r d 8 g n a t i o n r e 9 l e o s i r u t o n 10 s o l v e e r 11 a r t i s t e 12 i n t e r a 13 r e c e n t i t reserved; uncommunicative; inclined to be silent 14 t e v e r n r e deeply respectful; worshipful; reverence 15 h u r l s e s t pitiless; cruel 16 a t r i z e s i mock; to attack or ridicule with satire 17 t i n i r u s c e 18 c u l i o n e s s 19 t i e r e n s y 20 r e s v e 21 i t s e y v e r harshness; intensity; rigidity 22 r u g l i n s a unique; extraordinary; odd 23 p e s t i l a c k doubful; questioning 24 a f t e d t a s s loyal; unswerving 25 c o s t i 26 t a g m e 27 d u d Rev 6/2011 e Answers disprove, rebut; to prove a person in error being widely honored and acclaimed; fame l e r e deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy. To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject. self-controlled; careful in expressing oneself s i patient submissiveness, statement that one is quitting a job determination; a formal expression of opinion or intention decide; settle; solve r moderation or self-control; controling force; restriction n keep; employ z examine closely and critically isolation; solitude calmness; placidity cut; separate impassive; unmoved by joy or grief s t b u s r a deceptive scheme less intense; quieter Page 1 of 1 PSAT Vocabulary Word Lists 43-48 Name: ____________________ Answer Word Campus: __________________ Definitions 1 tedious A experience; support; nourish 2 volatile B frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess 3 vacillate C state of violent agitation 4 symmetry D habilitually silent; talking little 5 versatile E suave; refined; elegant 6 turbulence F ideal place, state, or society 7 transcendant G crush; subdue; inhibit 8 voracious H waver; fluctuate 9 temperament I exceed 10 thwart J very cautious 11 wary K tending to overthrow or destroy 12 surpass L baffle; frustrate 13 subversive M end or conclusion of something; a limit or edge; ending of employment 14 trepidation N having many talents; capable of working in many fields 15 superficial O changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly 16 superfluous P ravenous, insatiable appetite; consume great amounts of food 17 sustain Q trivial; shallow 18 synthesis R moderate; tone down or restain; toughen (steel) 19 termination S arrangement with balance; congruity 20 utopia T excessive; unnecessary 21 temper U fear; nrevious apprehension 22 transparent V defer or postpone; expel or reject; discontinue; hange from above 23 susceptible W surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior 24 urbane X boring; tiring 25 taciturn Y easily detected; permitting light to pass through 26 suspend Z impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance 27 toxic AA poisonous 28 Suppress BB combining parts into a whole Rev 6/2011 Page 1 of 1