SAT/ACT Vocabulary List for 08/11/2010

Here is today's word list:

• academic (adj.): Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.
• affiliate (n.): Some auxiliary person or thing.
• anarchy (n.): Absence or utter disregard of government.
• arborescent (adj.): Having the nature of a tree.
• auxiliary (n.): One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
• bilingual (adj.): Speaking two languages.
• cadaverous (adj.): Resembling a corpse.
• circumference (n.): The boundary-line of a circle.
• conceit (n.): Self-flattering opinion.;
• continence (n.): Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion.;
• creed (n.): A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief.
• deify (v.): To regard or worship as a god.
• devout (adj.): Religious.
• disrobe (v.): To unclothe.
• dwindle (v.): To diminish or become less.
• endear (v.): To cause to be loved.
• exacerbate (v.): To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
• facet (n.): One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem.
• forepeak (n.): The extreme forward part of a ship's hold, under the lowest deck.
• garrulous (adj.): Given to constant trivial talking.
• harangue (n.): A tirade.
• idealize (v.): To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard.
• inaccessible (adj.): Difficult of approach.
• inextensible (adj.): Of unchangeable length or area.
• intensive (adj.): Adding emphasis or force.
• irresponsible (adj.): Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities.
• lax (adj.): Not stringent or energetic.
• lucrative (adj.): Highly profitable.
• meander (v.): To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.
• misty (adj.): Lacking clearness
• necessary (adj.): Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result.
• observant (adj.): Quick to notice.
• oust (v.): To eject.
• parsimonious (adj.): Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money.
• perquisite (n.): Any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages.
• pledgee (n.): The person to whom anything is pledged.
• preference (n.): An object of favor or choice.
• promoter (n.): A furtherer, forwarder, or encourager.
• quietus (n.): A silencing, suppressing, or ending.
• refractory (adj.): Not amenable to control.
• resistless (adj.): Powerless.
• satire (n.): The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices.
• sidereal (adj.): Pertaining to stars or constellations.
• stealth (n.): A concealed manner of acting.
• surmise (v.): To conjecture.
• thermoelectricity (n.): Electricity generated by differences of temperature,
• truculence (n.): Ferocity.
• vaccinate (v.): To inoculate with vaccine virus or virus of cowpox.
• vociferate (v.): To utter with a loud and vehement voice.

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.