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Vocabulary Boost: Middle School SAT Study List 1

Enhance your vocabulary with this comprehensive study list for middle school SAT preparation. Learn the meanings, synonyms, and antonyms of words such as nocturnal, perplex, salutation, whimsical, wrath, abduct, adhere, aspire, blemish, and deface.

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Vocabulary Boost: Middle School SAT Study List 1

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  1. Middle School SAT Vocabulary List 1

  2. List 1 Words • Nocturnal • Perplex • Salutation • Whimsical • Wrath • Abduct • Adhere • Aspire • Blemish • Deface Study the definitions, synonyms, & antonyms, and know how to use them in a sentence.

  3. Abduct • (v) to kidnap or take by force • The abduction of the child from his home caused widespread panic in the small town. • Synonym: capture • Antonym: rescue • Also: abducted, abduction

  4. Adhere • (v) to hold firmly to or stick to something • I will always adhere to what I believe in, even when others don’t agree. • Synonyms: glue, cling • Antonym: loosen • Also: adhesive, adhering

  5. Aspire • (v) to seek to accomplish a goal • She aspires to sing on Broadway one day. • Synonyms: desire, hope • Antonym: detest • Also: aspiring, aspiration

  6. Blemish • (n) a flaw that tarnishes the appearance of something • The tardy left a blemish on my perfect attendance record. • Synonyms: imperfection, mark • Antonyms: clear, beauty • Also: blemishes

  7. Deface • (v) to ruin the appearance of • The principal suspended them for defacing the statue. • Synonyms: injure, violate • Antonyms: rebuild, protect • Also: defacing

  8. Nocturnal • (adj) relating to something that occurs at night • Legends about vampires claim the immortal beings are nocturnal. • Synonyms: night, nighttime • Antonyms: day, diurnal

  9. Perplex • (v) to confuse or make difficult • I became perplexed when my algebra teacher used negative numbers. • Synonym: complex • Antonym: easy • Also: perplexed, perplexing

  10. Salutation • (n) a formal greeting • We always write salutations to say hello in our letters to the soldiers. • Synonym: welcome • Antonym: farewell • Also: salutes

  11. Whimsical • (adj) fanciful or fantasy-like • The whimsical girl had daydreams about unicorns and knights. • Synonyms: romantic, impractical • Antonyms: realistic, practical • Also: whimsy

  12. Wrath • (n) anger and feelings of revenge • After his father was killed by the mob, the son was full of wrath and vowed revenge. • Synonyms: fury, outrage • Antonyms: patience, calmness

  13. Assignment-List 1 • Using at least five of the words from this week’s list, write a short story that is only as long as one side of a paper. • Underline or highlight the words that you use. • You MUST use them correctly in order to receive credit. • It’s best to choose the words that you need to study.

  14. List 1 Review • Click on each synonym for the correct answer. • Click on the picture on the word slides to take you back to the review.

  15. List 1 Review

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