1. SSAT synonyms

2.  The word that comes closest in meaning to the word in capital letters  ENLIGHTEN  Reduce  Bleach  Educate  Absorb What is a synonym?

3.  Words I know  Words I kinda know  Words I don’t know Categories of Words

4.  Generate a definition, and look for the word that is closest.  Remember you want the BEST choice When you know the test word

5.  Make your own context  Use the word in a sentence  Look for a word part you know  Think of related words, or opposites  Use positive/negative strategies  Use your knowledge of roots and other languages When you kinda know the test word

6.  Put it into a sentence to check  Look for word parts  Work backwards from the answer choices – could it mean each one?  Skip it, and check your answer sheet When you don’t know the test word

7.  strong  rapid  shrewd  showy  sane Ostentatious Is the word positive, negative, or neutral?

8.  REPUTE  Renewal  Renown  Priority  Mutability  reaction Trap 1 Almost right answers

9.  FAVOR  Award  Recognize  Respect  Improve  prefer Trap 2 Answers that sound like stem word