1. SAT Vocabulary
Overview and Unit 1

2. Vocabulary Overview
Every week, you will receive 20 vocabulary words that are often found on the SAT and ACT.
You will create vocabulary flashcards for all 20 words; these cards are due on Friday (or the last day of the week) before you take the vocab. quiz
Quizzes are CUMULATIVE

3. Overview, Pt. II
13 of the 20 words will be required for everyone to know
7 of the 20 words will be “Challenge Words” – you still make flashcards for these words, but they will only be included as Extra Credit on vocabulary quizzes
Challenge Words will be marked with an asterisk (*) on vocabulary lists – you should also mark them on your flashcards

4. Vocabulary Flashcards
Flashcards should be 4x6 or 5x8 (NO 3x5!)
Divide your cards on both sides like this:

5. Side 1
Upper-Left Corner: Vocabulary Word in large letters, part of speech in parentheses next to the word (an abbreviation is fine)
Upper-Right Corner: Word Forms, or variations the word has depending on context and usage (shifts in part of speech, verb tense, etc.)

6. Side 1, Part II Bottom of Side 1: Meaningful Sentence using the word
Picture illustrating the word
If the word is pulled from literature, then you must include a quotation from the text using the word, along with the MLA citation of the quotation

7. Side 2 Upper-Left Corner: Synonyms Upper-Right Corner: Antonyms
I will give you some synonyms and antonyms each week. You are responsible for generating ONE additional synonym AND antonym for each word to include on your cards
Bottom of Side 2: Full definition

8. 1. approbation: (noun) the expression of approval or favorable opinion; praise; official approval
Synonyms: commendation, sanction
Antonyms: disapproval; censure; condemnation
2. assuage: (verb) to make easier, milder; to relieve; to quiet or calm; to put an end to
Synonyms: calm, alleviate, relax
Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate
3. *coalition: (n) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
Synonyms: alliance, league, federation
Antonyms: splinter group, faction

9. 4. *decadence: (n) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of excessive self-indulgence
Synonyms: degeneration; corruption
Antonyms: rise, growth, development, maturation
5. elicit: (verb) to draw forth; to bring out from a source
Synonyms: extract, pull out, evoke
Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle
6. *expostulate: (v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of action or decision by earnest reasoning
Synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain

10. 7. hackneyed: (adjective) used so often that it lacks freshness or originality
Synonyms: trite, corny, overdone
Antonyms: fresh, original, new, novel
8. hiatus: (noun) a gap, an opening, or a break; a pause
Synonyms: vacation, time off
Antonyms: continuity, continuation
9. innuendo: (noun) a hint or indirect suggestion, often in a negative sense
Synonyms: insinuation, intimation
Antonym: direct statement

11. 10. intercede: (v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
Synonyms: intervene, mediate
11. jaded: (adjective) wearied, worn-out, dulled
Synonyms: spoiled, overindulged; sated, cloyed
Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed
12. lurid: (adjective) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale in color
Synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, horrible
Antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

12. 13. meritorious: (adjective) worthy; deserving fame, praise, or recognition
Synonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, valuable
Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable
14. petulant: (adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
Synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish
Antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable
15. *prerogative: (n) special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence
Synonyms: perk, perquisite

13. 16. *provincial: (adjective) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind and outlook; countrified in the sense of being limited and backward
Synonyms: old-fashioned, naïve, narrow-minded
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded
17. simulate: (v) to make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
Synonyms: feign, pretend, affect
18. transcend: (verb) to rise above or beyond; to exceed
Synonyms: surpass, outstrip

14. 19. *umbrage: (n) an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
Synonyms: irritation, pique, annoyance
Antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction
20. *unctuous: (adj) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of sincerity
Synonyms: servile, fawning, greasy
Antonyms: blunt, gruff