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Hot SAT Words

Hot SAT Words. Lessons 21-30. LESSON # 24. Old Hat, New Hat?. Words Relating to the OLD or the NEW. ANTEDILUVIAN. Adj. Very, very old; antiquated. ANTIDILUVIAN. The joke about the chicken crossing the road is ANTEDILUVIAN. Can’t you think of a more current one?. ANTIQUATED.

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Hot SAT Words

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  1. Hot SAT Words Lessons 21-30

  2. LESSON # 24 Old Hat, New Hat? Words Relating to the OLD or the NEW

  3. ANTEDILUVIAN Adj. Very, very old; antiquated

  4. ANTIDILUVIAN • The joke about the chicken crossing the road is ANTEDILUVIAN. Can’t you think of a more current one?

  5. ANTIQUATED Adj. very old and no longer in use; obsolete

  6. ANTIQUATED • The author says he prefers to write on an ANTIQUATED portable typewriter instead of a computer.

  7. ANTIQUITY N. Ancient times

  8. ANTIQUITY • Hippocrates articulated a code of medical ethics as valid today as it was in ANTIQUITY, • Much to the chagrin of the Greeks, the Elgin marbles are among the many Greek ANTIQUITIES housed in the British museum.

  9. ARCHAIC Adj. old, from a much earlier time, antiquated

  10. ARCHAIC • Footnotes are used to explain ARCHAIC terms known to Shakespeare’s audience but not to modern readers.

  11. OBSOLETE Adj. Old, outdated; no longer in use

  12. OBSOLETE • Although rotary dial phones are OBSOLETE, my grandmother still uses one.

  13. RELIC N. A custom or object that has been around for a very, very long time

  14. RELIC • Fritzi’s spinning wheel is a RELIC that’s been in the family for generations. • The museum displays RELICS of ancient cultures from all over the world.

  15. CONTEMPORARY Adj. modern, new, relating to the same time period

  16. CONTEMPORARY • Radiant heat, instead of traditional forced air or steam heat, is becoming the standard in CONTEMPORARY buildings. • John Maynard Keynes was a CONTEMPORARY of Winston Churchill.

  17. INCEPTION n. The start , the beginning of something

  18. INCEPTION • The INCEPTION of e-mail has cut stamp expenditures. • Use of paper has skyrocketed, however, since the INCEPTION of desktop printing.

  19. INNOVATION N. Something new

  20. INNOVATION • The company makes INNOVATIVE water filters that can add fresh lemon flavor to tap water. • The spreadsheet was an important INNOVATION in accounting.

  21. INNOVATION or ENERVATION?

  22. INNOVATION OR EXAGGERATION?

  23. NOVEL Adj. new

  24. NOVEL • Using movies to teach vocabulary is a NOVEL approach to instruction. • A conch shell made into a nightlight is a NOVELTY.

  25. POPULARNOVELTIES Computermanipulatedphotograph oraberrantanimal?

  26. BOVINE CARTOGRAPHY or MANIPULATED NOVELTY ?

  27. UNPRECEDENTED Adj. novel, unparalleled

  28. UNPRECEDENTED • The number of delayed flights is UNPRECEDENTED. • Giving students money instead of grades is UNPRECEDENTED and will never be accepted by the community.

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