SAT/ACT Vocabulary List for 07/19/2010

Here is today's word list:

• abrasion (n.): That which is rubbed off.
• admonition (n.): Gentle reproof.
• ambush (n.): The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy.
• appall (v.): To fill with dismay or horror.
• auditory (adj.): Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.
• beset (v.): To attack on all sides.
• bullock (n.): An ox.
• characteristic (n.): A distinctive feature.
• complaisant (adj.): Agreeable.
• conspire (v.): To plot.
• counterpart (n.): Something taken with another for the completion of either.
• defamation (n.): Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another.
• desperate (adj.): Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair.
• disinfect (v.): To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases.
• dowry (n.): The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
• eminence (n.): An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc.
• estuary (n.): A wide lower part of a tidal river.
• extenuate (v.): To diminish the gravity or importance of.
• florist (n.): A dealer in flowers.
• further (adj.): More distant or advanced.
• guileless (adj.): Frank.
• hydromechanics (n.): The mechanics of fluids.
• imply (v.): To signify.
• indolent (adj.): Habitually inactive or idle.
• instant (n.): A very brief portion of time.
• involve (v.): To draw into entanglement, literally or figuratively.
• landlord (n.): A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements.
• loam (n.): A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay.
• marvel (v.): To be astonished and perplexed because of (something).
• misapprehend (v.): To misunderstand.
• myth (n.): A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact.
• nuptial (adj.): Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony.
• oratorio (n.): A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
• parallel (v.): To cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts.
• peremptory (adj.): Precluding question or appeal.
• pinnacle (n.): A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak.
• preclude (v.): To prevent.
• proficient (adj.): Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, or industry.
• pyx (n.): A vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved.
• recurrent (adj.): Returning from time to time, especially at regular or stated intervals.
• reproduction (n.): The process by which an animal or plant gives rise to another of its kind.
• salience (n.): The condition of standing out distinctly.
• sequester (v.): To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life.
• spontaneous (adj.): Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause.
• superfluous (adj.): Being more than is needed.
• terminate (v.): To put an end or stop to.
• tremulous (adj.): Characterized by quivering or unsteadiness.
• unwise (adj.): Foolish.
• violoncello (n.): A stringed instrument held between the player's knees.

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.