SAT/ACT Vocabulary List for 08/10/2010

Here is today's word list:

• abyss (n.): Bottomless gulf.
• affectation (n.): A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
• analyze (v.): To examine minutely or critically.
• arboreal (adj.): Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.
• autumnal (adj.): Of or pertaining to autumn.;
• bilateral (adj.): Two-sided.
• cacophony (n.): A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
• circulate (v.): To disseminate.
• concede (v.): To surrender.
• contiguous (adj.): Touching or joining at the edge or boundary.
• credulous (adj.): Easily deceived.
• dehydrate (v.): To deprive of water.
• devise (v.): To invent.
• disrepute (n.): A bad name or character.
• dutiful (adj.): Obedient.
• endanger (v.): To expose to peril.
• evolve (v.): To unfold or expand.
• fabulous (adj.): Incredible.
• forejudge (v.): To judge of before hearing evidence.
• garrote (v.): To execute by strangling.
• happy-go-lucky (adj.): Improvident.
• iconoclast (n.): An image-breaker.
• impute (v.): To attribute.
• inexpressible (adj.): Unutterable.
• intension (n.): The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained.
• irresistible (adj.): That can not be successfully withstood or opposed.
• lawmaker (n.): A legislator.
• lucid (adj.): Mentally sound.
• mealy-mouthed (adj.): Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly.
• mistrust (v.): To regard with suspicion or jealousy.
• nebula (n.): A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance.
• observance (n.): A traditional form or customary act.
• ought (v.): To be under moral obligation to be or do.
• parse (v.): To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word.
• perpetuate (v.): To preserve from extinction or oblivion.;
• plebeian (adj.): Common.;
• preferable (adj.): More desirable than others.
• promontory (n.): A high point of land extending outward from the coastline into the sea.
• quiet (adj.): Making no noise.
• refract (v.): To bend or turn from a direct course.
• resistive (adj.): Having or exercising the power of resistance.
• satiate (v.): To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of.
• sidelong (adj.): Inclining or tending to one side.
• statute (n.): Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law.
• surfeit (v.): To feed to fullness or to satiety.
• thermoelectric (adj.): Denoting electricity produced by heat.
• troublesome (adj.): Burdensome.
• vacate (v.): To leave.
• vociferance (n.): The quality of making a clamor.

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.