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SAT/ACT 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 Wednesdays• Quizzes are CUMULATIVE, and there will be a
test (in place of the quiz) every five units.
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• 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.) *At Least TWO word forms per card
Side 1, Part II• Bottom of Side 1:
– Meaningful Sentence using the word with context clues
– Picture / visual image illustrating the vocab. word
Vocabulary Word with part of speech
Two alternate Word Forms
Meaningful sentence using vocabulary word and context clues and a visual image representing the vocabulary word.
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.
• Bottom of Side 2: Full definitionSynonyms Antonyms
Full Definition
Approbation
• (noun) the expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise; official approval
Synonyms: commendation, sanction
Antonyms: disapproval; censure; condemnation
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
*Coalition
• (n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
Synonyms: alliance, league, federation
Antonyms: splinter group, faction
*Decadence
• (n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of excessive self-indulgence
Synonyms: degeneration; corruption
Antonyms: rise, growth, development, maturation
Elicit
• (verb) to draw forth; to bring out from a source
Synonyms: extract, pull out, evoke
Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle
*Expostulate
• (v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of action or decision by earnest reasoning
Synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain
Hackneyed
•LOL • (adjective) used so often that it lacks freshness
or originalitySynonyms: trite, corny, overdoneAntonyms: fresh, original, new, novel
Hiatus
• (noun) a gap, an opening, or a break; a pause
Synonyms: vacation, time offAntonyms: continuity, continuation
Innuendo
• (noun) a hint or indirect suggestion, often in a negative sense
Synonyms: insinuation, intimationAntonym: direct statement
Intercede
• (v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
Synonyms: intervene, mediate
Jaded
• (adjective) wearied, worn-out, dulled
Synonyms: spoiled, overindulged; sated, cloyed
Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed
Lurid
• (adjective) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale in color
Synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, horrible
Antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome
Meritorious
• (adjective) worthy; deserving fame, praise, or recognition
Synonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, valuable
Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable
Petulant
• (adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
Synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish
Antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable
*Prerogative
• (n) special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
Synonyms: perk, perquisite
*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
Simulate
• (v) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
Synonyms: feign, pretend, affect
Transcend
• (verb) to rise above or beyond; to exceed
Synonyms: surpass, outstrip
*Umbrage
• (n) an overshadowing influence of power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
Synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyance
Antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction
*Unctuous
• (adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of sincerity
Synonyms: servile, fawning, greasy
Antonyms: blunt, gruff