psat words 15 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| to reduce in intensity or amount | abate |
| preceding a cause, previous | antecedent |
| very dry | arid |
| a cource of harm or destsruction; harmful; destructive | bane, baneful |
| to harass | beleaguer |
| scorn, extreme dislike or disdain | contempt |
| given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm, exhibiting mocking disbelief | cynical |
| skillful and active with the hands, manually adroit and skillful | dexterous |
| sullen, stern, harsh | dour |
| to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank | exalt |
| happy or delightful | felicitous |
| free from fault or blame | impeccable |
| marked by extreme calm, impassivity, assuarance and steadiness | imperturbable |
| capable of being shaped, influences, or altered, tractable | malleable |
| to humiliate, to wound pride, to experience shame | mortify |
| extremely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice | obdurate |
| trite remark, banal statement | platitude |
| a wasteful person, extremely wasteful, given to licentiousness | profligate |
| looking for a fight, combative, belligerent | pugnacious |
| appetizing | savory |
| to reject or to refuse with hostility | spurn |
| haughty, vain and arrogant | supercilious |
| overused, commonplace, hackneyed | trite |
| clamorous, boisterous (suggests a vehement outcry) | vociferous |
| something offensive to good taste and refinement | vulgarity |
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