SAT/ACT Vocabulary List for 09/25/2010

Here is today's word list:

• acquire (v.): To get as one's own.
• allay (v.): To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate.
• anthropology (n.): The science of man in general.
• aspire (v.): To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained.
• beck (v.): To give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
• bray (n.): A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
• cartilage (n.): An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
• collector (n.): One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
• coniferous (adj.): Cone-bearing trees.
• cornucopia (n.): The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity.
• debonair (adj.): Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner.
• deponent (adj.): Laying down.;
• disarrange (v.): To throw out of order.
• divert (v.): To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
• elasticity (n.): That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed.
• epidemic (n.): Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.;
• exorcise (v.): To cast or drive out by religious or magical means.
• fez (n.): A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel.
• fray (v.): To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads.
• gosling (n.): A young goose.
• hilarious (adj.): Boisterously merry.
• immutable (adj.): Unchangeable.
• incomplete (adj.): Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required.
• inland (adj.): Remote from the sea.
• introgression (n.): Entrance.
• jurisprudence (n.): The science of rights in accordance with positive law.
• light-hearted (adj.): Free from care.
• malediction (n.): The calling down of a curse or curses.
• mettle (n.): Courage.
• morale (n.): A state of mind with reference to confidence, courage, zeal, and the like.
• noisome (adj.): Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
• Omnipotent (adj.): Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
• pact (n.): A covenant.
• pellucid (adj.): Translucent.
• philanthropic (adj.): Benevolent.
• position (n.): The manner in which a thing is placed.
• prickle (v.): To puncture slightly with fine, sharp points.
• proximately (adv.): Immediately.
• receivable (adj.): Capable of being or fit to be received - often money.
• remonstrant (adj.): Having the character of a reproof.
• riddance (n.): The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable.
• seethe (v.): To be violently excited or agitated.
• somniferous (adj.): Tending to produce sleep.
• subservient (adj.): Servilely following another's behests.
• tantalize (v.): To tease.
• transference (n.): The act of conveying from one person or place to another.
• undersized (adj.): Of less than the customary size.
• verbiage (n.): Use of many words without necessity.
• witless (adj.): Foolish, indiscreet, or silly.

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.