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SAT/ACT Vocabulary

SAT/ACT Vocabulary. Overview and Unit 1. Vocabulary Overview. Every week, you will receive 20 vocabulary words that are often found on the SAT and ACT. You will create vocabulary flashcards for all 20 words; these cards are due on Wednesdays

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SAT/ACT Vocabulary

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  1. SAT/ACT Vocabulary Overview and Unit 1

  2. Vocabulary Overview • Every week, you will receive 20 vocabulary words that are often found on the SAT and ACT. • You will create vocabulary flashcards for all 20 words; these cards are due on Wednesdays • Quizzes are CUMULATIVE, and there will be a test (in place of the quiz) every five units.

  3. Overview, Pt. II • 13 of the 20 words will be required for everyone to know • 7 of the 20 words will be “Challenge Words” – you still make flashcards for these words, but they will only be included as Extra Credit on vocabulary quizzes • Challenge Words will be marked with an asterisk (*) on vocabulary lists – you should also mark them on your flashcards

  4. Vocabulary Flashcards • Flashcards should be 4x6 or 5x8 • Divide your cards on both sides like this:

  5. Side 1 • Upper-Left Corner: Vocabulary Word in large letters, part of speech in parentheses next to the word (an abbreviation is fine) • Upper-Right Corner: Word Forms, or variations the word has depending on context and usage (shifts in part of speech, verb tense, etc.) *At Least TWO word forms per card

  6. Side 1, Part II • Bottom of Side 1: • Meaningful Sentence using the word with context clues • Picture / visual image illustrating the vocab. word Vocabulary Word with part of speech Two alternate Word Forms Meaningful sentence using vocabulary word and context clues and a visual image representing the vocabulary word.

  7. Side 2 • Upper-Left Corner: Synonyms • Upper-Right Corner: Antonyms • I will give you some synonyms and antonyms each week. You are responsible for generating ONE additional synonym AND antonym for each word. • Bottom of Side 2: Full definition Synonyms Antonyms Full Definition

  8. Approbation • (noun) the expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise; official approval Synonyms: commendation, sanction Antonyms: disapproval; censure; condemnation

  9. Assuage • (verb) to make easier, milder; to relieve; to quiet or calm; to put an end to Synonyms: calm, alleviate, relax Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

  10. *Coalition • (n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose Synonyms: alliance, league, federation Antonyms: splinter group, faction

  11. *Decadence • (n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of excessive self-indulgence Synonyms: degeneration; corruption Antonyms: rise, growth, development, maturation

  12. Elicit • (verb) to draw forth; to bring out from a source Synonyms: extract, pull out, evoke Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle

  13. *Expostulate • (v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of action or decision by earnest reasoning Synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain

  14. Hackneyed • LOL      • (adjective) used so often that it lacks freshness or originality Synonyms: trite, corny, overdone Antonyms: fresh, original, new, novel

  15. Hiatus • (noun) a gap, an opening, or a break; a pause Synonyms: vacation, time off Antonyms: continuity, continuation

  16. Innuendo • (noun) a hint or indirect suggestion, often in a negative sense Synonyms: insinuation, intimation Antonym: direct statement

  17. Intercede • (v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement Synonyms: intervene, mediate

  18. Jaded • (adjective) wearied, worn-out, dulled Synonyms: spoiled, overindulged; sated, cloyed Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed

  19. Lurid • (adjective) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale in color Synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, horrible Antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

  20. Meritorious • (adjective) worthy; deserving fame, praise, or recognition Synonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, valuable Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable

  21. Petulant • (adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset Synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish Antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable

  22. *Prerogative • (n) special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence Synonyms: perk, perquisite

  23. *Provincial • (adjective) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind and outlook; countrified in the sense of being limited and backward Synonyms: old-fashioned, naïve, narrow-minded Antonyms: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded

  24. Simulate • (v) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of Synonyms: feign, pretend, affect

  25. Transcend • (verb) to rise above or beyond; to exceed Synonyms: surpass, outstrip

  26. *Umbrage • (n) an overshadowing influence of power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion Synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyance Antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction

  27. *Unctuous • (adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of sincerity Synonyms: servile, fawning, greasy Antonyms: blunt, gruff

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