1. SAT Words 52-56 Root 11

2. 52. exuberant Amid exuberant optimism, the region embraced democracy, open trade and the free market.

3. exuberant (ex-ZOO-burr-ent) adjective Sounds like: ex-zoo bear aunt Picture… a grizzly bear who left the zoo but returns to visit his aunt. When they see each other, they are both very happy, hugging, dancing, and singing for many hours. Other forms: exuberance (noun); exuberantly (adverb) Definition: uncontrollably joyous

4. 53. fallacious The idea that gratification is a completion of the wish is fallacious.

5. fallacious (fuh-LAY-shuss) adjective Sounds like: full ashes Picture… a father and son on the lawn in front of the son’s house. Dad says, “Be sure to always clean the ashes out of the fireplace and the entire chimney. As the ashes are spilling out onto the roof, the young man says, “Don’t worry, Dad. I clean it out every day.” Other forms: fallacy (noun); fallaciously (adverb) Definition: false; misleading

6. 54. fastidious Rabbits are fastidious animals and will frequently groom themselves.

7. fastidious (fass-TID-ee-uss) adjective Looks like: fast hideous Picture… a decorator showing her client many kinds of wallpaper. Every time she holds up a sample, the client says, “Hideous!” The faster she shows the samples, the faster the client says, “Hideous!” Other forms: fastidiousness (noun); fastidiously (adverb) Definition: difficult to please

8. 55. fervor During the campaign, the two major parties had attempted to outdo each other in their anti- terror fervor.

9. fervor (FER-ver) noun Sounds like: fever, or forever Picture… a young man telling his girlfriend how much he loves her. He speaks with an intensity of passion that seems to have no limits. “Ophelia, my love for you is like a hurricane at sea, wild, uncontrollable! I’m drowning in it! It’s swallowing me up, tearing me to pieces, dashing me against the rocks. I am shredded by passion! I am consumed with fever! A fever that will last forever!” Other forms: fervidness(n); fervidly(adv) Definition: strong passion

10. 56. fickle Popularizing science is a tough, fine, fickle line between too simple and too complex.

11. fickle ( FIK-uhl) adjective Rhymes with: pickle and nickel Picture… a little girl and her teacher. The teacher is holding up a picture of a pickle and a picture of a nickel and has asked the girl which she likes better. The girl says she likes pickles better. Then she says she likes nickels better. She continues to alternate, changing her mind every few seconds. Other form: fickleness (noun) Definition: lacking loyalty; unpredictably changeable; erratic

12. Root 11: pan, pan(t) His economic philosophy is a good one, but he tries to use it as a panacea.

13. pan, pan(t) Meaning: all, every Sample words: panacea (a cure-all) pangram ( a sentence using all letters of the alphabet) pantaphobia (no fear of anything) pantomime ( performance using gestures and body movements without words.)