Vocabulary List 1

• 1. Anarchy – n 1: a social structure without government or law and order. 2: utter confusion. A country without a central government and judicial system is at risk for anarchy.

• 2. Auspicious – adj. promising success. The auspicious date for the AHS graduation is always something to look forward to.

• 3. Contempt – n 1: the act of despising; the state of mind of one who despises. 2: the state of being despised. 3: disobedience to or open disrespect of a court or legislature. The key witness at the trial refused to give testimony and was therefore in contempt of court and could be fined.

• 4. Impassive – adj. showing no signs of feeling, emotion, or interest. The government upon the viewing of hurricane Katrina seemed to react with an impassive awareness to the needs of the stranded victims.

• 5. Insolent – adj. contemptuous, rude, disrespectful, or bold in behavior and language. The witness at the trial displayed insolent and aggressive behavior when asked to give an accurate account of the sequence of events of the case.

• 6. Lament – vb. 1: to mourn aloud. 2: to express sorrow or grief for; n. A crying out of grief. People attending the funeral will lament the loss of their great leader and friend.

• 7. Revere – vb. to show honor and devotion to. It is fitting and proper to revere a place of worship such as a church, mosque or synagogue.

• 8. Sententious – adj. using wise sayings or proverbs. The man in the expensive hat and shoes was speaking boastfully and with a sententious attitude about his fortunes and his extravagant lifestyle.

• 9. Transgress – vb. to go beyond the limits set. Being in a position of power may give one the feeling or mindset that one may transgress or go outside the law.

• 10. Sate – vb. to satisfy to the full It’s fun to watch the participants sate their appetites at the hot dog and hamburger eating content.

Vocabulary SAT week 2

1. Approbation noun 1. approval; commendation. 2. official approval or sanction. 3. conclusive proof. The graduates received their academic approbation with the delivery of their graduate degrees. The crowd welcomed the conquering heroes with approbation.

2. Assuage verb (used with object), -suaged, -suag·ing. 1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.2. to appease; satisfy, relieve , to assuage one's hunger;3. to soothe, calm to assuage her anger. The mother held the baby to assuage its fears. Let me assuage your discomfort by staying with you for

a while.

3. Coalition noun1. a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc. 2. a union into one body or mass; fusion. The diverse student groups formed a coalition to combat the university’s admittance policies.

4. Decadence noun 1. the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay: Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence. 2. moral degeneration or decay; 3. unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence. The column returns to print today after a bit of a decadence and Washington, D.C.’s juvenile court is the topic.

5. Elicit verb (used with object) to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: to elicit the truth; to elicit a response with a question. Did you elicit a response from your mother about the party Friday night?

6. Expostulate verb (used without object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.

7. Hackneyed adjective made commonplace or trite; stale; banal, very ordinary and unimaginative: the hackneyed images of his poetry. The speech was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes of very day language.

8. Hiatus noun, plural -tus·es, -tus. 1. a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc. 2. a missing part; gap or lacuna:. 3. any gap or opening. Scholars attempted to account for the hiatus in the medieval manuscript.

9. Innuendo noun, plural -dos, -does. 1. an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. He’s always making sly innuendos to try and ruin my chances of becoming Prom queen!

10. Intercede verb (used without object), -ced·ed, -ced·ing. 1. to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition: to intercede with the governor for a condemned man. 2. to attempt to reconcile differences between two people or groups; mediate. She was asked to intercede with their employer.

SAT Words list 3

abdicate (v.)- to give up a position, usually one of leadership. The new young King Edward of England abdicated his throne to marry the American woman named Wallis Simpson.

2. brusque (adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive, blunt; rough. A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return home.

3. cadence (n.) a rhythm, progression of sound. The cadence of the six drums on the back line of the Atascocita High School marching band kept all the musicians on the right step.

4. coherent (adj.) logically consistent, intelligible. The student could still continue with his coherent conversation on his cell phone outside after school, although the wind was blowing loudly threatening to drop the call.

5. debacle (n.) a disastrous failure, disruption, a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall. The regime of the cruel dictator in the suffering country ended in a debacle to the surprise and joy of everyone.

6. lurid (adj.) – causing shock, horror or revulsion; sensational; ghastly; gruesome. Some say that the appearance of Victor Frankenstein’s created monster was grotesque and lurid to look at others say that he had a heart as gentle as a lamb.

7. meritorious (adj.) – worthy, deserving recognition and praise; esteem. The teenage Scout had consistently worked hard to at last earn the meritorious award of becoming an Eagle Scout.

8. petulance (n.) rudeness, irritability impatient irritation. The overseer at the fashion show tossed her head with petulance as one of her top models failed to appear at the show.

9. prerogative (n.) – a special right or privilege; a special quality

showing excellence. It was the prerogative of the faculty and the student body to elect who they

thought was the best teacher for the Teacher of the Year award.

10. rancor (n.) deep, bitter resentment, spite Many university students demonstrated peacefully against the Viet Nam war to show their rancor for the United States involvement that lasted over 10 years.