SAT/ACT Vocabulary List for 06/22/2010

Here is today's word list:

• abbess (n.): The lady superior of a nunnery.
• acrimonious (adj.): Full of bitterness.
• allotment (n.): Portion.
• antilogy (n.): Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
• assess (v.): To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid).
• begrudge (v.): To envy one of the possession of.
• brevity (n.): Shortness of duration.;
• cataract (n.): Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness.
• colloquy (n.): Conversation.;
• connive (v.): To be in collusion.;
• corps (n.): A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together.
• decameter (n.): A length of ten meters.
• deprave (v.): To render bad, especially morally bad.
• discernible (adj.): Perceivable.
• divulge (v.): To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret.
• eliminate (v.): To separate and cast aside.
• epithet (n.): Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in: Father Aeneas.
• expectancy (n.): The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.
• filibuster (n.): One who attempts to obstruct legislation.;
• fretful (adj.): Disposed to peevishness.
• grandeur (n.): The quality of being grand or admirably great.
• hoarse (adj.): Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.
• impatience (n.): Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things.
• inconsistent (adj.): Contradictory.
• inoffensive (adj.): Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing.
• intrusion (n.): The act of entering without warrant or invitation; encroachment.
• kerchief (n.): A square of linen, silk, or other material, used as a covering for the head or neck.
• liner (n.): A vessel belonging to a steamship-line.
• malleable (adj.): Pliant.
• microscopy (n.): The art of examine objects with the microscope.
• mordant (adj.): Biting.
• nominee (n.): One who receives a nomination.;
• onslaught (n.): A violent onset.
• palinode (n.): A retraction.;
• penetrable (adj.): That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force.
• philology (n.): The study of language in connection with history and literature.
• possible (adj.): Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural.
• principal (adj.): Most important.
• pseudonym (n.): A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer.
• recitation (n.): The act of reciting or repeating, especially in public and from memory.
• renovate (v.): To restore after deterioration, as a building.
• rigor (n.): Inflexibility.
• semicivilized (adj.): Half-civilized.
• sophism (n.): A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself and intentionally used to deceive
• subterranean (adj.): Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth.
• technic (adj.): Technical.
• transience (n.): Something that is of short duration.;
• undervalue (v.): To underestimate.
• vermin (n.): A noxious or troublesome animal.
• workmanlike (adj.): Like or befitting a skilled workman.

How To Master These Words

1. Create or buy a notebook. It can be named SAT/ACT Vocabulary Notebook or you can create your own name. You will be keeping your weekly words, definitions and assignments in this notebook.
2. Write the words and definitions in your vocabulary notebook.
3. Create your own sentence using each word and write this in your vocabulary notebook.
4. Make Flashcards - Write the word on one side of an index card and put the definition and a sentence on the opposite side. You can find ideas for making flashcards on the Internet by clicking on the link: Resources showing how to create your own flashcards.
5. Online Flashcard Game: Go to this site. lingro.com. Click on "wordlist" at the top of the page. Then click on "create new wordlist." Enter your word list for the week. When finished, click on "games" at the top of the page. Then click on "flashcards" and select your list. See if you can name the definition on each word before clicking on it to see the answer.
6. Use this dictionary link to check the pronounciation of each word. Type each word in the box on the left, then click the sound icon to listen.
7. Use TokBox to practice saying the words aloud. Register to get a free account. Click on "Send a Video Message." A box will open to set up your computer microphone and camera. Click "allow". Press the red "Record" button to begin. Press the "Stop" button when you are finished. Once you have practiced saying the words and recording it, send the video you created to your email account and listen to your video message. Send it to your parents' email account also to show them what you are learning.
8. Create your own crossword puzzle. Click on this link. Enter your words and your clues (definition), then click "Create Crossword Now." A new web page will appear. You can put a title on your puzzle if you wish, then click "Create Crossword." Print this out and complete the puzzle. Insert the completed work in your vocabulary notebook.