Vocabulary Virtuoso: PSAT-SAT-Book 1 - Vocabulary Lists 1-20 - Review Lists 1-12 - Answers

Sep 28, 2026

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A structured SAT/PSAT vocabulary practice resource built around 20 themed vocabulary lists and multiple review lists, followed by an answers section. Each list groups advanced words with definitions, pronunciation guidance, word forms, and sample sentences to support mastery and retention. The table of contents also includes introductory material and author information, positioning the book as a systematic, skill-focused approach to critical reading and test readiness through repeated word practice and cumulative review.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages10

Reading Time25 min

AccessFree to download

About the Author

Introduction

Vocabulary List 1 - effervescent, mawkish, parsimonious, perspicacious, spurious, surreptitious, tantamount, truculent, visceral

Vocabulary List 2 - impertinently, inconspicuously, ingeniously, inquisitively, judiciously, obnoxiously, reluctantly, solemnly, unethically

Vocabulary List 3 - acknowledge, accost, compensate, decimate, defer, justify, litigate, malign, obfuscate

Vocabulary List 4 - copious, culinary, ebullient, frugal, grandiose, heterogeneous, homogeneous, immutable, obsequious

Review Lists: 1-4

Vocabulary List 5 - autodidactic, banal, clandestine, disconcerting, egalitarian, infallible, nebulous, peripatetic, stoic

Vocabulary List 6 - betrothal, bravado, certitude, conduit, demagogue, hiatus, ichthyology, mandate, pandemic

Vocabulary List 7 - decadent, facetious, garrulous, languid, lucid, maritime, obstinate, radical, slanderous

Vocabulary List 8 - chauvinistically, chivalrously, circuitously, clairvoyantly, coherently, complaisantly, conscientiously, curmudgeonly, cynically

Review Lists: 5-8

Vocabulary List 9 - alienate, confer, corroborate, deflect, embody, fabricate, galvanize, gesticulate, obliterate

Vocabulary List 10 - arbitrary, condescending, culpable, gratuitous, incisive, prehensile, retrospective, unanimous, unctuous

Vocabulary List 11 - gastronomy, genealogy, idiosyncrasy, manifesto, obscurity, obsolescence, pathos, quandary, treason

Vocabulary List 12 - cognizant, humane, iconic, inchoate, ludicrous, objective, omniscient, palpable, quiescent

Review Lists: 9-12

Vocabulary List 13 - aplomb, coercion, discord, fait accompli, interlocutor, jurisprudence, parasite, peccadillo, tome

Vocabulary List 14 - ambivalent, caustic, cursory, contemptible, dogmatic, empathetic, euphonious, succinct, verdant

Vocabulary List 15 - advocate, conform, emulate, extrapolate, jeopardize, reciprocate, reconcile, undermine, waive

Vocabulary List 16 - allege, amplify, censure, divulge, epitomize, instigate, posit, prioritize, validate

Review Lists: 13-16

Vocabulary List 17 - authentic, didactic, dilatory, incendiary, nefarious, palatable, perpetual, petulant, quixotic

Vocabulary List 18 - absolve, coalesce, curtail, debilitate, dissipate, espouse, relinquish, repudiate, vacillate

Vocabulary List 19 - candor, caricature, deceit, larceny, premise, premonition, serenity, temperament, turbulence

Vocabulary List 20 - amenable, congenial, counterfeit, definitive, diffident, superfluous, transcendent, urbane, voracious

Review Lists: 17-20

Answers

Critical Thinking Detective™ - Vocabulary Book 1 Sample

Table of Contents About the Author ......................................................................................................................... iii Introduction .................................................................................................................................iv Vocabulary List 1-effervescent, mawkish, parsimonious, perspicacious, spurious, surreptitious, tantamount, truculent, visceral................................................... 1 Vocabulary List 2-impertinently, inconspicuously, ingeniously, inquisitively, judiciously, obnoxiously, reluctantly, solemnly, unethically.................................................9 Vocabulary List 3-acknowledge, accost, compensate, decimate, defer, justify, litigate, malign, obfuscate ............................................................................. 18 Vocabulary List 4-copious, culinary, ebullient, frugal, grandiose, heterogeneous, homogeneous, immutable, obsequious.........................................................28 Review Lists: 1-4 ................................................................................................................. 36 Vocabulary List 5-autodidactic, banal, clandestine, disconcerting, egalitarian, infallible, nebulous, peripatetic, stoic ........................................................................... 39 Vocabulary List 6-betrothal, bravado, certitude, conduit, demagogue, hiatus, ichthyology, mandate, pandemic ...................................................................48 Vocabulary List 7-decadent, facetious, garrulous, languid, lucid, maritime, obstinate, radical, slanderous........................................................................................ 56 Vocabulary List 8-chauvinistically, chivalrously, circuitously, clairvoyantly, coherently, complaisantly, conscientiously, curmudgeonly, cynically ...............................65 Review Lists: 5-8 ................................................................................................................. 74 Vocabulary List 9-alienate, confer, corroborate, deflect, embody, fabricate, galvanize, gesticulate, obliterate .................................................................................... 77 Vocabulary List 10-arbitrary, condescending, culpable, gratuitous, incisive, prehensile, retrospective, unanimous, unctuous .............................................................86 Vocabulary List 11-gastronomy, genealogy, idiosyncrasy, manifesto, obscurity, obsolescence, pathos, quandary, treason .....................................................95 Vocabulary List 12-cognizant, humane, iconic, inchoate, ludicrous, objective, omniscient, palpable, quiescent ..................................................................................... 103 Review Lists: 9-12 ............................................................................................................. 112 ii © 2018 The Critical Thinking Co. ™ • [www.CriticalThinking.com](www.CriticalThinking.com) • 800-458-4849 Vocabulary Virtuoso: PSAT-SAT-Book 1 Table of Contents Vocabulary List 13-aplomb, coercion, discord, fait accompli, interlocutor, jurisprudence, parasite, peccadillo, tome ........................................................................... 115 Vocabulary List 14-ambivalent, caustic, cursory, contemptible, dogmatic, empathetic, euphonious, succinct, verdant .................................................................... 124 Vocabulary List 15-advocate, conform, emulate, extrapolate, jeopardize, reciprocate, reconcile, undermine, waive ....................................................................... 133 Vocabulary List 16-allege, amplify, censure, divulge, epitomize, instigate, posit, prioritize, validate........................................................................................ 141 Review Lists: 13-16 ......................................

FAQs

How are the PSAT-SAT vocabulary words organized in the book?

The book organizes words into 20 vocabulary lists, each presenting a set of advanced terms with supporting learning elements. Review lists group multiple lists together to reinforce earlier vocabulary.

What learning support is provided for each vocabulary word?

For each word, the material includes pronunciation guidance, definitions, word forms, and sample sentences to demonstrate usage.

Where can readers find the answer key?

An “Answers” section appears after the vocabulary lists and review lists, starting at the end of the contents area.

Sep 28, 2026

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