Middle School SAT Vocabulary List 3

Arbitrary Headstrong Bias Immerse Captivate Lethargic Meager Delegate List 3 Words Arbitrary Bias Captivate Delegate Eloquent Headstrong Immerse Lethargic Meager Vindictive Study the definitions, synonyms, & antonyms, and know how to use them in a sentence.

Arbitrary (adj) decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly His arbitrary plan left many people unhappy with his decision. Synonyms: random, chance, uninformed Antonyms: systematic, logical Also: arbitrate, arbitrarily

Bias (n) an opinion about whether a person, group, or idea is good or bad which influences how you deal with it The mayor was completely biased against the teens and shut down the skate park. Synonyms: prejudice, partiality, unfairness Antonyms: impartiality, mindedness Also: biased

Captivate (v) to attract someone very much and hold their attention The model captivated the attention of the audience. Synonyms: enthrall, fascinate, mesmerize Antonym: repel Also: captive, captivating

Delegate (v) to give part of your power or work to someone in a lower position than you; choose someone to do a particular job, or to be a representative of a group When she became overwhelmed with the amount of work, she delegated the task to her secretary. Synonyms: appoint, allocate, assign Antonyms: retain, keep Also: delegated, delegating

Eloquent (adj) able to express your ideas and opinions well, especially to influence others The candidate was an eloquent speaker and many people voted for her. Synonyms: articulate, expressive, stirring Antonyms: mumbling, tongue-tied Also: eloquently

Headstrong (adj) very determined to do what you want, even when people advise against it We told him it was dangerous, but he was headstrong and he did it anyway. Synonyms: willful, determined, stubborn Antonyms: cautious, docile Also: headstrongly

Immerse (v) to become completely involved in an activity; to completely cover someone or something in a liquid I was so hot I immersed my whole body in the cold lake. Synonyms: engross, engage, occupy Antonym: bore Also: immersion, immersed

Lethargic (adj) feeling as if you have no energy and no interest in doing anything When I had the flu I was very lethargic and could barely get out of bed. Synonyms: sluggish, tired, weary Antonym: energetic Also: lethargy

Meager (adj) too small and much less than you need The meager portions of food left me hungry. Synonyms: insufficient, inadequate, skimpy Antonym: plentiful Also: meagerly, meagerness

Vindictive (adj) unreasonably cruel and unfair toward someone who has harmed you She was so vindictive that after we pranked her, she slashed our tires. Synonyms: bitter, mean, spiteful Antonyms: merciful, kind Also: vindicate, vindictiveness

Assignment-List 3 Using at least four of the words, create a picture that illustrates the definitions. Label the pictures with the word. You MUST use them correctly in order to receive credit. It’s best to choose the words that you need to study.

List 3 Review Click on each antonym for the correct answer. Click on the picture on the word slides to take you back to the review.

List 3 Review Docile Bore Retain Open-Minded Repel Logical Plentiful Kind Mumbling Retain Open-Minded Repel Energetic Logical