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SAT List #15 SPACE OUT: 5 on front, 5 on back.
juncture kinetic knotty kudos lachrymose insolvent intonate intrinsic inveterate jollity
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Fight Ignorance! 1. After gambling away his fortune, the insolvent man owed everyone money. (adj) bankrupt, unable to pay debts, poor 2. The man on trial uttered pleas that were intonated with desperation. (v) to speak/utter w/ a particular tone 3. There are intrinsic things people just know how to do. (adj) inherent (born in), natural, innate, (native, true, real)
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Only the Strong Survive!
4. She has become an inveterate liar, causing her to lose her friends. (adj) habitual, chronic 5. The public seems to get jollity from the foibles of the stars. (n) gaiety, merriment, merry/jolly mood 6. The chatty man on his cell phone, unaware of his red light, almost hit me in the juncture! (n) a joint, seam, intersection, joining
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The mystery is in the words.
7. When the ball rolled off the table, it was a display of kinetic energy. (adj) caused by motion; dynamic 8. I really don’t want to get caught up in that knotty mess. (adj) snarled; tangled; complicated 9. Kudos to you for winning the contest! (n) credit or praise for an achievement; glory
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Do you FEEL These CLUES? 10. We were so lachrymose watching Romeo and Juliet, that we went through an entire box of tissues! (adj) weepy; tearful
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