PSAT PRACTICE F

Although some found Vincent to be a bit aloof and odd, I personally found him to have an __________ manner that was amusing, if admittedly unconventional.

• genial

• droll

• lighthearted

• jocund

• risible

Although Leo did not like it when others __________ him, he accepted the commendation of his peers after he obviously accomplished a significant breakthrough in his research.

• debated

• greeted

• transcended

• lauded

• discussed

After many years of traveling, Julian’s one-time provincial manners had developed a noticeably __________ character. With ease, he could travel from one culture to another without needing any appreciable time to adjust.

• sundry

• manifold

• shifted

• cosmopolitan

• terrestrial

After many months of winter dead colorlessness, the fields were once again alive and __________, teeming with the colors of a new spring.

• growing

• well

• verdant

• thriving

• vegetative

After years of a simple life, Lucian’s new, __________ lifestyle was quite a change from his poor beginnings.

• dramatic

• harried

• lucrative

• overstated

• opulent

The catch was so plentiful that there was a __________ of fish for the market, which was unable to sell all of the product.

• colony

• load

• surfeit

• plantation

• plurality 

In comparison to his rather __________ brother, Jonathan was particularly talkative and indeed droning.

• relaxed

• unconfident

• understated

• loquacious

• taciturn

After suffering countless defeats, the football team was utterly __________, to the point of no longer hoping for victories in the coming season.

• despondent

• stoical

• sober

• dejected

• resigned