Friday, November 03, 2006

SAT Vocabulary List (Terms for Final Exam)

Here are the SAT Vocabulary Terms that will appear on the Final Exam (12/15). Please begin studying the terms and definitions. Look possible related forms, synonyms, and antonyms. We will begin discussing them in class next week.

1. advocate: support; promote

2. bandy: exchange words; banter

3. charisma: charm; personal magnetism

4. dastardly: dishonorable; shameful

5. efface: erase; obliterate; wipe out

6. entity: anything having existence, physical or mystical

7. gist: essence; main point

8. jaded: dulled; tired of

9. mesmerize: hypnotize; captivate; entrance

10. ogre: brute; frightful giant

11. begrudge: resent; envy in a resentful way

12. bibliophile: a lover of books

13. declaim: speak pompously; “trumpet”

14. enmity: hatred; antagonism

15. gaff: pole with large hook on one end

16. glutinous: gluey; sticky

17. imbue: instill; pervade; inspire

18. mandarin: elite or influential person

19. nepotism: favoritism; cronyism

20. quaff: gulp; guzzle; swig

21. cadaverous: pale; gaunt; corpse-like

22. daunt: discourage; intimidate

23. despot: absolute ruler; tyrant

24. egress: exit; passage out

25. felicity: bliss; happiness; euphoria

26. flux: change; instability fluctuation

27. gird: to prepare for an event; to brace

28. gothic: of middle ages; mysterious; grotesque

29. hovel: dirty, wretched living place; shanty

30. penury: extreme poverty; destitution

31. allude: hint at; suggest; refer to

32. beget: produce; make happen

33. chafe: rub against or irritate

34. desist: cease; end; stop

35. educe: to draw out; elicit

36. effrontery: nerve; impudent; audacity

37. elite: choice members or best of group

38. feign: to pretend; simulate; fake

39. glean: collect bit by bit; gather patiently

40. imbibe: to drink; to participate in

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

do we have to outline "from ALL GOD'S CHILDREN NEED TRAVELING SHOES"

Anonymous said...

Mr. Knight, do we have to do all the material, like the root suffix, part of speech, related terms, syn/ant, and the context clue sentence?