Lesson 3 PSAT/SAT Vocabulary

PSAT/SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 1.benign~ adjective, not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial beneficial beneficial kind kind gentle gentle malignant malignant harmful harmful SynonymAntonym We were all relieved to hear that the medical tests determined her tumor to be benign.

PSAT/SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 2. capricious~ adjective, changing suddenly, fickle changeable changeable erratic erratic fickle fickle stable stable unchanging unchanging SynonymAntonym Women can be very capricious at times, especially when it comes to choosing what to wear to a special event.

PSAT/SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 3. defamation~ noun, act of harming or ruining another’s reputation ruining ruining of another’s reputation adulation adulation praise praise SynonymAntonym She sued the magazine for defamation of character.

PSAT/SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 4. exacerbate~ verb, to aggravate, to irritate, to vex to to embitter aggravate mollify pacify SynonymAntonym My husband often tries to see how quickly he can exacerbate me.

PSAT/SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 5. extol~ verb, to praise highly, to glorify to to praise glorify defame slander Synonym Antonym Violet extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-loving brother.

PSAT/SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 6. furtive~ adjective, secret in an underhanded way, stealthy surreptitious surreptitious secret secret sneaky sneaky bold bold open open straightforward straightforward SynonymAntonym The furtive manner of the student caused the teacher to move her to the front of the room.

PSAT/SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 7. gregarious~ adjective, sociable and outgoing liking liking to gather in groups social social unsociable unsociable inhospitable inhospitable SynonymAntonym The child’s gregarious personality made him very popular.

PSAT/SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 8. prolific~ adjective, abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity fruitful fruitful producing producing many young unfruitful unfruitful barren barren Synonym Antonym We have a prolific pear tree in our yard, we have so many pears that we can hardly get rid of them.

PSAT/SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 9. symmetry ~ noun, balanced proportions balanced balanced proportions obvious obvious lack lack of balance SynonymAntonym A circle has rotational symmetry and reflection symmetry.

PSAT/SAT Vocabulary Lesson tranquil ~ adjective, peaceful, calm peaceful peaceful calm calm boisterous boisterous agitated agitated SynonymAntonym The tropical villa looked out onto the beach and ocean, making it a tranquil vacation destination.