SAT/ACT Vocabulary List for 07/18/2010

Here is today's word list:

• abrade (v.): To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
• admonish (v.): To warn of a fault.
• ambulate (v.): To walk about
• apotheosis (n.): Deification.;
• audition (n.): The act or sensation of hearing.
• beseech (v.): To implore.
• bulbous (adj.): Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
• chaos (n.): Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion.;
• complaisance (n.): Politeness.
• conspirator (n.): One who agrees with others to cooperate in accomplishing some unlawful purpose.
• counterfeit (adj.): Made to resemble something else.
• defalcate (v.): To cut off or take away, as a part of something.
• desperado (n.): One without regard for law or life.
• disillusion (v.): To disenchant.
• doubly (adv.): In twofold degree or extent.
• emigrate (v.): To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another.
• estrange (v.): To alienate.
• extensor (n.): A muscle that causes extension.;
• florid (adj.): Flushed with red.
• furrier (n.): A dealer in or maker of fur goods.
• guile (n.): Duplicity.
• hydroelectric (adj.): Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam.
• implicit (adj.): Implied.
• indolence (n.): Laziness.
• instance (n.): A single occurrence or happening of a given kind.
• involution (n.): Complication.;
• landholder (n.): Landowner.
• livid (adj.): Black-and-blue, as contused flesh.
• martyrdom (n.): Submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle.
• misanthropy (n.): Hatred of mankind.
• mystification (n.): The act of artfully perplexing.
• nunnery (n.): A convent for nuns.
• orator (n.): One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.
• paragon (n.): A model of excellence.
• percussion (n.): The sharp striking of one body against another.
• pinchers (n.): An instrument having two jaws working on a pivot.
• precision (n.): Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment.
• proficiency (n.): An advanced state of acquirement, as in some knowledge, art, or science.
• pyrotechnic (adj.): Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture.
• recure (v.): To cure again.;
• reproduce (v.): To make a copy of.
• salacious (adj.): Having strong sexual desires.
• sequent (adj.): Following in the order of time.
• spinster (n.): A woman who has never been married.
• superfluity (n.): That part of anything that is in excess of what is needed.
• terminal (adj.): Pertaining to or creative of a boundary, limit.
• tremor (n.): An involuntary trembling or shivering.
• unwieldy (adj.): Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape.
• violation (n.): Infringement.

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.