Middle School SAT Vocabulary List 10

Belittle Hinder Berate Lavish Chaos Quirk Receptacle Elusive List 10 Words Belittle Berate Chaos Elusive Figurative Hinder Lavish Quirk Receptacle Reciprocate Study the definitions, synonyms, & antonyms, and know how to use them in a sentence.

Belittle (v) to make someone or something seem small or unimportant It’s embarrassing to be belittled by your parents in front of your friends. Synonyms: disparage, demean, decry Antonym: praise Also: belittling, belittled

Berate (v) to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong He was berated by his boss for losing the file. Synonyms: criticize, scold, harangue Antonym: praise Also: berated, berating

Chaos (n) a situation in which everything is happening in a confused way and nothing is organized or arranged in order When the principal walked through the door she saw the class in complete chaos. Synonyms: disorder, confusion, bedlam Antonym: order Also: chaotic

Elusive (adj) an elusive person or animal that is difficult to find or be seen Bigfoot is an elusive being that no one ever sees. Synonyms: indefinable, intangible, indescribable Antonym: obvious Also: elude

Figurative (adj) a figurative word or phrase is used in a different way than its usual meaning We are working on figurative language in the poetry unit. Synonyms: metaphorical, symbolic, abstract Antonym: literal

Hinder (v) to make it difficult for something to develop or succeed Please don’t hinder the progress of my project by making so much noise. Synonyms: delay, deter, hamper Antonym: facilitate Also: hindrance

Lavish (v) to give someone a lot of love, praise, money, etc. He lavished her with diamonds and cars. Synonyms: extravagant, wasteful, excessive Antonym: frugal Also: lavishly, lavished

Quirk (n) something strange that happens by chance; a strange habit or feature of someone or something’s character I love my quirky wife because she enjoys wearing mismatched socks. Synonyms: oddity, peculiarity, trait Antonyms: dependability, steadfastness Also: quirkiness, quirky

Receptacle (n) a container for putting things in The garbage receptacle is under the sink. Synonyms: vessel, repository, holder

Reciprocate (v) to do or give something because similar has been done or given to you She reciprocated the favor by giving me a small gift. Synonyms: counter, reply, return Antonyms: deny, refuse Also: reciprocated, reciprocating

Assignment-List 10 Using all 10 of the words, create trivia cards. Quiz a partner. You MUST use them correctly in order to receive credit.

List 10 Review Click on each word for the correct part of speech. Click on the picture on the word slides to take you back to the review.

List 10 Review Belittle Berate Chaos Elusive Figurative Hinder Lavish Quirk Receptacle Reciprocate