1. Week 21 Vocabulary Objectives: 1. Help us become more sophisticated readers…so we understand fluently what we read. 2. Help us understand words in context, to help us understand words we don’t currently know. 3. Help us become more sophisticated writers, so we use a mature vocabulary and sound like adults in our word choices.

2. This week’s SAT Vocabulary Words Using the information provided, please write down the definitions and parts of the speech for each of the provided SAT vocabulary words. Then, write a meaningful sentence with context clues that show me you understand the meaning of each word. Underline the word within the sentence.

3. SAT Vocabulary - Lesson Eighteen  impregnable adj. not able to be conquered; impenetrable  xenophobia n. an intense dislike or fear of strangers or foreigners  inherent adj. essential  irreverent adj. disrespectful

4. SAT Vocabulary - Lesson Eighteen  subjugate v. to dominate, conquer, or bring under control  expedite v. to increase the rate of progress  filibuster v. to attempt to block a bill from becoming law by speaking at length against it  pristine adj. pure; completely clean and uncontaminated

5. SAT Vocabulary - Lesson Eighteen  pithy adj. full of meaning; concise  invective n. an insult or abuse in speech  prodigal adj. reckless, wasteful, and extravagant  pliable adj. easily bent or flexible

6. SAT Vocabulary - Lesson Eighteen  torpid adj. losing motion, feeling, or power; lacking in energy  tenuous adj. not dense or thick; having little substance  discordant adj. being in disagreement