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SAT Vocabulary

SAT Vocabulary. Set 1. BUT, MS. BARTON, WHY MORE VOCABULARY?! 

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SAT Vocabulary

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  1. SAT Vocabulary Set 1

  2. BUT, MS. BARTON, WHY MORE VOCABULARY?!  You must have a rich vocabulary (rather than an impoverished one) in order to be successful in many areas of your academic career. Having an expansive vocabulary will likely improve your AP essay scores (and your essay writing in general) as well as help increase your SAT/ACT scores.

  3. Directions: Copy the following terms into your notes. You will have a test on Friday. I will also post these terms to our class website. 1. altruistic: [al-troo-is-tik] unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous In context: Nuns and nurses are usually very altruistic people since they seek ways to help people. 2. ambivalent: [am-biv-uh-luhnt] having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action In context:I am ambivalent about a permanent relationship with him, because I like him one day and not the next. 3.angular: [ang-gyuh-ler] lean; sharp cornered; gaunt In context:The patient has lost so much weight that his face has become angular. 4. arrogant: [ar-uh-guhnt] overbearingly assuming; insolently proud In context: Because the girl was so arrogant, she had few friends. 5. aversion: [uh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] strong disinclination, disliking In context: I have an aversion to getting married. 6. discern: [dih-surn, -zurn] to differentiate between two or more things In context:Because of the fog, the pilot was barely able to discern the landing strip.

  4. 7. disdain: [dis-deyn, dih-steyn] intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy In context: Never having had to do manual labor, he disdained the idea of becoming a mechanic. 8. disparage: [dih-spar-ij] to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner In context:His disparaging remarks about me caused the committee to give the job to another person. 9. disparity: [dih-spar-i-tee] inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree In context:The couple got married even though there was a great disparityin their ages. 10. embellish: [em-bel-ish] to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation In context:He would embellish his narratives with anecdotes about famous people. 11. engender: [en-jen-der] to cause, to produce, to create In context:His angry words engendered strife in his relationship with his wife. .

  5. 12. innocuous: [ih-nok-yoo-uhs] harmless, producing no injury In context:Since the drink is innocuous, it is okay for us to have some 13. insipid: [in-sip-id] boring and stupid In context: I am bored by your insipid talk. 14. lament: [luh-ment]to mourn or express sorry in a demonstrative manner In context: She lamented the death of her father. 15. laud: [lawd] to praise In context:Her performance was lauded by all of the critics. 16. obscure: [uhb-skyoor] difficult to see, vague In context: Because the meaning of the play was obscure, I was unable to enjoy it. 17. ostentatious: [os-ten-tey-shuhs, -tuhn-] showy, pretentious In context: The ostentatious socialite wore her mink fur coat even during the warmest days of August. 18. prodigal: [prod-i-guhl] wasteful, a person given to extravagance In context: The prodigal son squandered his inheritance.

  6. 19. repudiate: [ri-pyoo-dee-eyt] to reject, to disown, to disavow In context:He announced that he would repudiate all debts that had been created by his wife. 20. reticence: [ret-uh-suhns] restraint in speech, reluctance to speak In context: A lawyer must have great reticence in discussing matters that could violate his client’s rights. 21. revere: [ri-veer] to honor, to regard with respect In context: Nearly all Catholics revere the Pope. 22. serene: [suh-reen] calm, placid In context: The mountain on a clear spring morning is a serene setting. 23. subtle: [suht-l] delicate, elusive, not obvious In context: To avoid being obtrusive in the elegant restaurant, he used subtlegestures to call the waiter to his table. 24. superfluous: [soo-pur-floo-uhs] beyond what is needed or required, an overflow In context: The meeting lasted so long because of many superfluouscomments by some of the speakers. 25. taciturn: [tas-i-turn] quiet, not verbose In context: A shy person is usually taciturn.

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