PSAT Vocabulary Quiz

What does 'eschew' mean?

• to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

• to avoid, shun, keep away from

• to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

• to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means 'nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation'?

• myopic

• taciturn

• undulate

• overt

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

What is the meaning of 'taciturn'?

• habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

• to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

• to remove from a grave; to bring to light

• wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word describes 'a whirlpool of great size and violence'?

• maelstrom

• incendiary

• whimsical

• verbiage

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does 'insatiable' mean?

• so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

• a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity

• to support with proof or evidence

• to stall or act evasively in order to gain time

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word means 'to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words'?

• summarily

• delineate

• articulate

• utopian

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of 'pecuniary'?

• consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money

• humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

• a peculiar personality trait

• a slight or subtle degree of difference

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means 'to move in waves or with a wavelike motion'?

• undulate

• overt

• myopic

• taciturn

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4