SAT/ACT WARM-UP DO NOW

PURPOSE TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE ACT/SAT TEST TO ENHANCE STUDENTS VOCABULARY SKILLS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS ANALYTICAL SKILLS TO HAVE STUDENTS WRITE AND THINK CRITICALLY

ACT WARM-UP #1 ABET COERCE DIVULGE DOGMATIC EXTRANEOUS GREGARIOUS INSIPID JAUNDICED METICULOUS TEMERITY

COPY EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE….. (10 MIN.) 1. DIVULGE- V. TO TELL; TO REVEAL (AS A SECRET) THE REPORTER WAS FIRED WHEN SHE DIVULGED INFORMATION FROM A CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT. SYN: UNVEIL; DISCLOSE ANT: CONCEAL 2. ABET- V. TO ASSIST OR ENCOURAGE, ESPECIALLY IN WRONGDOING JIM REFUSED TO ABET THE CRIMINAL’S ESCAPE BY HIDING HIM IN THE BASEMENT. SYN: PROMOTE; INCITE ANT: IMPEDE; DISSUADE 3. DOGMATIC- ADJ. ARROGANT AND STUBBORN ABOUT ONE’S BELIEFS BECAUSE OF THE PROFESSOR’S DOGMATIC APPROACH, THE STUDENTS WERE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS. SYN: DICTATORIAL ANT: OPEN-MINDED 4. INSIPID- ADJ. LACKING FLAVOR; DULL; NOT AT ALL STIMULATING MY MOM WANTED ME TO BE AN ACCOUNTANT, BUT I FOUND THE CLASSES BORING AND INSIPID. SYN: FLAT; LIFELESS ANT: CHALLENGING

COPY EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE….. (10 MIN.) 5. EXTRANEOUS- ADJ. NOT ESSENTIAL; NOT CONSTITUTING A VITAL PART THE PROFESSOR FELT THAT THE EXTRANEOUS PARAGRAPH IN THE ESSAY DETRACTED FROM THE MORE IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SYN: IRRELEVANT; SUPERFLUOUS ANT: ESSENTIAL; CRITICAL 6. COERCE- V. TO FORCE BY USING PRESSURE, INTIMIDATION, OR THREATS JERRY PREFERRED BASKETBALL, BUT HIS FATHER COERCED HIM INTO PLAYING FOOTBALL. SYN: COMPEL 7. JAUNDICED- ADJ. PREJUDICED; HOSTILE GABE HAD A JAUNDICED VIEW OF IRAQ AFTER LOSING HIS WIFE IN THE GULF WAR. SYN: SKEPTICAL; CYNICAL ANT: BELIEVING; TRUSTING

COPY EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE….. (10 MIN.) 8. METICULOUS- ADJ. EXTREMELY, SOMETIMES EXCESSIVELY, CAREFUL ABOUT SMALL DETAILS; PRECISE WITH METICULOUS CARE, HE CRAFTED A MINIATURE DOLLHOUSE FOR HIS DAUGHTER. SYN: FASTIDIOUS ANT: SLOPPY 9. TEMERITY- N. RECKLESSNESS; A FOOLISH DISREGARD OF DANGER I COULDN’T BELIEVE THAT BRET HAD THE TEMERITY TO BUNGEE JUMP OVER A LAKE FULL OF ALLIGATORS. SYN: AUDACITY ANT: PRUDENCE 10. GREGARIOUS- ADJ. SOCIABLE; FOND OF THE COMPANY OF OTHERS JUST BEFORE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CLINICAL DEPRESSION, RAJI WENT FROM BEING GREGARIOUS TO BEING ANTISOCIAL. SYN: GENIAL; FRIENDLY ANT: RECLUSIVE

ACT VOCABULARY WARM-UP #2 ARABLE CAMARADERIE DESICCATE EQUANIMITY FRANGIBLE INTERMINABLE LITANY LUGUBRIOUS MORATORIUM REPLETE TRUNCATE UBIQUITOUS VERNACULAR WRENCHING ZEALOUS

DIRECTIONS: 1. YOU WILL COPY EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE ON EACH SLIDE. 2. YOU WILL CREATE A SENTENCE FOR EACH WORD USING IT AS THE CORRECT PART OF SPEECH. YOUR OWN SENTENCE! 3. THERE WILL BE A TEST AT THE END OF THE UNIT. 4. THIS IS MEANT TO BE A WARM-UP AND NOT HOMEWORK, UNLESS YOU ARE ABSENT.

SENTENCE PATTERN #1 ASSIGNED SENTENCE PATTERN FOR ACT #2: COMPOUND: CONTAINS TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES JOINED BY A COMMA AND A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION. EX: THE STUDENTS WERE PREPARED, SO THEY DID VERY WELL ON THEIR EXAMS. REMEMBER COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS WITH THE ACRONYM “FANBOYS:” FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, AND SO

COPY EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE….. (10 MIN.) 1. CAMARADERIE - N. RAPPORT AND GOODWILL ; SYN: FRIENDSHIP; AMITY ANT: ENMITY; HOSTILITY EX….THE COACH ATTRIBUTED THE TEAM’S SUCCESS TO THE CAMARADERIE AMONG THE PLAYERS. 2. FRANGIBLE-ADJ. FRAGILE; EASY TO BREAK; SYN: DELICATE; BREAKABLE ANT: STURDY; STRONG EX…MOM SELDOM REMOVED THE FRANGIBLE, ANTIQUE DISHES FROM THE CABINET. 3. INTERMINABLE- ADJ. TIRESOME AND LONG; SEEMINGLY ENDLESS; SYN: TEDIOUS ANT: FLEETING; LIMITED EX…THE LAST FEW HOURS OF SCHOOL BEFORE THE HOLIDAY VACATION SEEMED INTERMINABLE.

COPY EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE….. (10 MIN.) 4. LITANY- N. A LONG, REPETITIVE, OR DULL ACCOUNT EX….THE DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER READ A LITANY OF COMPLAINTS TO THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE. 5. MORATORIUM- N. A SUSPENSION OF ACTIVITY; AN AUTHORIZED DELAY EX…THE WARRING FACTIONS DECLARED A MORATORIUM ON COMBAT DURING THE PEACE TALKS. SYN: CESSATION; POSTPONEMENT ANT: RUSH; CONTINUATION 6. ARABLE- ADJ. SUITABLE FOR CULTIVATION OF LAND EX…DEATH VALLEY AND THE BADLANDS ARE BOTH CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR LACK OF ARABLE SOIL. SYN: FERTILE; FECUND ANT: BARREN; INFERTILE

COPY EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE….. (10 MIN.) 7. ZEALOUS- ADJ. FERVENT; FANATICAL; SYN: PASSIONATE; ENTHUSIASTIC ANT: UNINTERESTED; INDIFFERENT EX: THE ZEALOUS GARDENER PLANTED SO MANY FLOWERS THAT A NUMBER OF THEM DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY SPACE IN WHICH TO GROW. 8. DESICCATE- V. TO DRY OUT; TO REMOVE MOISTURE ; SYN: DEHYDRATE ANT: MOISTEN; DAMPEN EX: JANET DESICCATES FLOWERS AND THEN USES THEM TO MAKE WREATHS. 9. LUGUBRIOUS-ADJ. MOURNFUL; GLOOMY ; SYN: SOMBER; DEPRESSING ANT: JOYFUL EX: THE LUGUBRIOUS FUNERAL SCENE TEMPORARILY INTERRUPTED THE COMIC TONE OF THE PLAY.

COPY EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE….. (10 MIN.) 10. WRENCHING- ADJ. CAUSING MENTAL OR PHYSICAL PAIN THE WRENCHING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE STARVING CHILDREN PROMPTED MIKE TO SEND A DONATION. SYN: DISTRESSING; AGONIZING ANT: PLEASANT; COMFORTING 11. REPLETE- ADJ. FULL; ABUNDANT THE ANGLERS WERE HAPPY TO FIND THEIR STREAM REPLETE WITH TROUT. SYN: ABOUNDING; RIFE ANT: LACKING; EMPTY 12. TRUNCATE-V. TO SHORTEN THE CANDIDATE TRUNCATED HIS CAMPAIGN BECAUSE OF A FAMILY ILLNESS. SYN: ABRIDGE; ABBREVIATE ANT: LENGTHEN; INCREASE

COPY EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE….. (10 MIN.) 13. UBIQUITOUS- ADJ. OCCURRING OR SEEMING TO OCCUR EVERYWHERE; OMNIPRESENT THE CAMPING TRIP WAS HORRIBLE; THE MOSQUITOES WERE UBIQUITOUS AND HUNGRY. SYN: UNIVERSAL ANT: NONEXISTENT 14. VERNACULAR- N. EVERYDAY LANGUAGE USING SLANG OR VERNACULAR IN A FORMAL TERM PAPER IS USUALLY INAPPROPRIATE. 15. EQUANIMITY- N. COMPOSURE; CALMNESS ODDLY ENOUGH, THE PLAINTIFF RECOUNTED THE STORY OF HER ATTACK WITH PERFECT EQUANIMITY. SYN: POISE; SANGFROID ANT: ANXIETY; AGITATION