SAT 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 Friday (or the last day of the week) before you take the vocab. quiz Quizzes are CUMULATIVE

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

Vocabulary Flashcards Flashcards should be 4x6 or 5x8 (NO 3x5!) Divide your cards on both sides like this:

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.)

Side 1, Part II Bottom of Side 1: Meaningful Sentence using the word Picture illustrating the word If the word is pulled from literature, then you must include a quotation from the text using the word, along with the MLA citation of the quotation

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 to include on your cards Bottom of Side 2: Full definition

1. approbation: (noun) the expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise; official approval Synonyms: commendation, sanction Antonyms: disapproval; censure; condemnation 2. 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 3. *coalition: (n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose Synonyms: alliance, league, federation Antonyms: splinter group, faction

4. *decadence: (n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of excessive self-indulgence Synonyms: degeneration; corruption Antonyms: rise, growth, development, maturation 5. elicit: (verb) to draw forth; to bring out from a source Synonyms: extract, pull out, evoke Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle 6. *expostulate: (v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of action or decision by earnest reasoning Synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain

7. hackneyed: (adjective) used so often that it lacks freshness or originality Synonyms: trite, corny, overdone Antonyms: fresh, original, new, novel 8. hiatus: (noun) a gap, an opening, or a break; a pause Synonyms: vacation, time off Antonyms: continuity, continuation 9. innuendo: (noun) a hint or indirect suggestion, often in a negative sense Synonyms: insinuation, intimation Antonym: direct statement

10. intercede: (v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement Synonyms: intervene, mediate 11. jaded: (adjective) wearied, worn-out, dulled Synonyms: spoiled, overindulged; sated, cloyed Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed 12. lurid: (adjective) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale in color Synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, horrible Antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

13. meritorious: (adjective) worthy; deserving fame, praise, or recognition Synonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, valuable Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable 14. petulant: (adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset Synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish Antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable 15. *prerogative: (n) special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence Synonyms: perk, perquisite

16. *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 17. simulate: (v) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of Synonyms: feign, pretend, affect 18. transcend: (verb) to rise above or beyond; to exceed Synonyms: surpass, outstrip

19. *umbrage: (n) an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion Synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyance Antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction 20. *unctuous: (adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of sincerity Synonyms: servile, fawning, greasy Antonyms: blunt, gruff