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By: Michael Zipay, Roxanna Flores, and Max Yorro. Chapter 8 SAT Vocab. Connoisseur. An expert in matters of art and taste. Noun Synonym: Specialist Antonym: Amateur Jimmy is a connoisseur of the McDonalds McRib. Asunder. Def: In separate parts ; apart from each other. Adverb
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By: Michael Zipay, Roxanna Flores, and Max Yorro Chapter 8 SAT Vocab
Connoisseur • An expert in matters of art and taste. • Noun • Synonym: Specialist • Antonym: Amateur • Jimmy is a connoisseur of the McDonalds McRib.
Asunder • Def: In separate parts ; apart from each other. • Adverb • Synonym: Apart • Antonym: together • Sentence: Jimmy left his toilet asunder after returning from Taco Bell.
Raze • Def: To tear down; to demolish to the ground. • Verb • Synonym: Annihilate • Antonym: Build • Jimmy once tried to raze Ronald McDonald with a spoon.
Blighted • Def: Ruined, Destroyed, or withered. • Adjective • Synonym: Un-repairable • Antonym: Repairable • Sentence: The Detroit Lions are officially a blighted organization.
Aghast • Def: Horrified • Adjective • Synonym: Scared • Antonym: Happy • Sentence: Jimmy was aghast when he saw Trey Schuler in the morning
Milieu • Def: Environment or surroundings • Noun • Synonym: Environment • Antonym: ??? • Jimmy was told that not all Milieu is edible.
Arduous • Def: Hard, difficult, or tiresome. • Adjective • Synonym: Strenuous • Antonym: Easy • Sentence: Sometimes it’s quite arduous to have a wife.
Coterie • Def: A circle of close friends. • Noun • Synonym: Assembly • Anonym: Enemies or hit list • Sentence: Jimmy told me that Batman and Robin are in his coterie.
Awry • Def: Twisted, crooked, askew, or out of whack. • Adjective • Synonym: Askew • Anonym: Aligned • Sentence: Michael Jackson had an awry nose.
Table • Def: Remove from consideration • Verb • Synonym: Postpone • Anonym: Propose • Sentence: Jimmy tabled the thought of jumping out the window.