BULLETIN: SAT Vocabulary List 5 Extended Definition Assignment

SAT VOCABULARY LIST 5 EXTENDED DEFINITION ASSIGNMENT
Pre-AP English I / KNIGHT

This is the next list of SAT vocabulary terms that we will be studying. The distribution of this list is primarily for those students who tend to want to get an early start on assignments. The defining of the terms should be conducted similar to what we have done in the past. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS NOT DUE NEXT MEETING!!! I WILL NOT CHECK/COLLECT UNTIL __________ [A], __________ [B]

*NOTE: The test date for these terms is _________ [A], __________ [B]

Here is the format: To receive full credit you MUST follow this format.

1. VOCABULARY WORD
a. definition
b. part of speech (with root suffix ending)
c. related forms (AT LEAST 3; include part of speech and underline root suffix)
d. synonyms (AT LEAST 3)
e. antonyms (AT LEAST 3)
f. context clue style sentence (underline context clue, place word in parentheses)

Example: To receive full credit your work MUST follow this format and look like this.

1. CADAVEROUS
a. of, like, or relating to a corpse
b. adjective (-ous)
c. cadaver (n), cadaverously (adv), cadaverousness (n)
d. pale, gaunt, ghastly, corpselike, ashen
e. lush, well-fed, lively, alive, florid
f. After being lost in the wilderness for two months without much food or water, the (cadaverous) hiker emerged from the forest looking much like a skeleton.

*NOTE: Though this process may see a bit labor-intensive, it does provide you with the basics for a good, accurate study of the vocabulary terms. IT DOES HELP...TRY IT!!!

Here are the vocabulary terms:

BILK
GRANARY
ERADICATE
HOMILY
CHOLERIC
FABRICATE
DEMISE
IMPEDE
GHASTLY
EMIT
QUALM
DECADENCE
LAMPOON
AGHAST
NARCISSISTIC
BANE
BLATANT
BERATE
CALUMNY
AFFLIATE

You may use the following websites on this assignment:

www.dictionary.com
www.merriam-webster.com