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Spring Semester. SAT Vocab. The Deets :. A quiz after every fourth-ish list SAT style—specifically geared for SAT improvement L McCue: “There’s an app for that” You should be able to earn an A on every one of them!!. Week 2. 1. nemesis. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Spring Semester
A quiz after every fourth-ish listSAT style—specifically geared for
SAT improvementL McCue: “There’s an app for that”You should be able to earn an A on
every one of them!!
an opponent or enemy that is likely to be impossible for you to defeat, or a situation that is likely to be impossible for you to deal with
A lack of something
certain to happen and impossible to avoid
disagreement or arguing between people; an unpleasant sound made by a group of musical notes that do not go together well
willing to show that you care about someone
thinking sadly about something you would like to have but cannot have, especially something that you used to have in the past
the quality of expressing something in very few words
extremely annoying or unpleasant
florid language, music, or art has a lot of extra unnecessary details or decorations; a florid face is red in color
the quality that something has when it is difficult to understand or difficult to see through
11 words this week!
too slight or unimportant to have any effect
achieving the opposite result to the one that you want
An event, change, or decision is very important because it will have a great influence on the future
kind and generous, especially to someone that you have defeated; free from resentfulness or vindictiveness
based on scientific testing or practical experience, not on ideas; a quack, charalatan
someone who has a strong unreasonable fear of something
ideas or plans are not practical and are based on unreasonable hopes of improving the world; romantic, visionary; impulsive, unpredictable
to help a skill, feeling, idea etc develop over a period of time
to assert without proof
to find out something
openness to bribery or corruption
(adj) large, impressive, or expensive (v) to give someone or something a
lot of love, praise, money etc
The condition of being excessively fat, obese
to make someone feel annoyed or worried
to exist in very large numbers
making you think of something; smelling strongly of something
relating to or affecting your brain; having or involving complicated ideas rather than strong emotions
making you feel calm and relaxed; relating to the treatment or cure of an illness
to gradually make someone or something less strong or effective
to be legally or officially taken away from you as a punishment
to greatly increase your effort as you try to do something
11 words!Quiz on List 1-3 next Friday!
to speak in a loud angry way, often for a long time, in order to criticize someone or to persuade them that you are right
language or behavior that shows a lack of control which other people think is unacceptable
doing something that is intended to make someone stop arguing with you
if your speech or movements are halting, you stop for a moment between words or movements, especially because you are not confident
A person, thing or organization is strong and not likely to have problems; showing determination or strong opinions; strong flavor (as in food)
A remark, argument etc. that is too simple and shows a lack of careful thought or understanding; achievement or success that has been obtained too easily and has no value
giving orders and expecting to be obeyed, in a way that seems too proud
showing no emotion or reaction in the expression so that it is impossible to know what they are feeling or thinking
friendly and pleasantly cheerful
very loud and emotional behaviour that is intended to get sympathy and attention - used to show disapproval
very concerned about someone's safety, health, or comfort
Vocab Quiz (SAT fill-in-the-blank style) next Friday
Lists 1-5
when someone or something is cheerful and fun
to defeat or control a person or group, especially using force; to prevent your emotions from showing or being too strong
continuing or existing for only a short time
very easy to notice; great and impressive
soft and moving easily in the way that you want; easily influenced and controlled by others
relating to trees, or living in trees
in a way that shows you do not know or realize something
to make someone feel embarrassed or nervous so that they cannot do or say what they want to; to prevent something from growing or developing well
difficult to find or not often seen; hard to achieve; difficult to describe or understand
to praise something very much
to officially criticize someone for something they have done wrong
relating to the position of being governor
willing to use power and influence in a dishonest way in return for money
behaving as if you want to keep something secret
continuing or existing for only a short period of time; always on the move
interested in your own group, country, way of life etc and no others (- connotation); relating to an island
someone who makes decisions and gives orders to people without asking them for their opinion; a ruler who has complete power over a country
someone who pretends to like an important person and does things for them, so that that person will help them (- connotation)
someone who knows a lot about something such as art, food, or music
praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserve
someone who praises powerful people too much because they want to get something from them (- connotation)
not caring that other people are suffering
relating to growing crops
a liquid that is thick and sticky and does not flow easily
when someone or something shows great knowledge and understanding, or strong, serious feelings
the way in which the level of your voice changes in order to add meaning to what you are saying; the playing or singing of correct musical notes
produced or existing in large quantities
something done to make a bad situation seem better, but which does not solve the problem; in medicine, treatment that will not cure but ease the pain
to decrease in value, price or importance
very willing to take disagreements to a court of law (- connotation)
a book that contains a complete collection of facts, drawings etc on a particular subject
an unusual habit or way of behaving that someone has
completely lacking in something
to deliberately try to influence or change a situation that does not concern you, or that you do not understand
to delay or avoid making a decision in order to gain time
lack of intelligent, interesting, or serious thought
a romantic or sexual relationship between two people that is not considered serious
not suitable or well-chosen; not happy
a man who behaves in a very rude way
involving or accomplished with careful perseverance; diligent in application or pursuit
behaving in an unreasonably impatient and angry way, like a child
(n) a soldier who fights for any country or group that will pay him; (adj) only interested in the money you may be able to get from a person, job etc
a way of expressing love and emotions that seems silly or insincere
done very quickly without much attention to details
to officially state in a special religious ceremony that a place or building is holy and can be used for religious purposes
careless because you did not do something that you ought to have done
to encourage an attitude or feeling and make it stronger
Vocab Mid-Term to Thursday, May 2 ALL 10 Honors words ALL of this year’s words!
EGADS!!!
to end a situation in which people are behaving violently or protesting, especially by using force; to reduce or stop unpleasant feelings such as fear, doubt, or worry
too great to be described in words
showing a lot of skill; complete
based on a reasonable belief about what is likely to be true
damaging or harmful
when you are loyal to a person, an organization, or something that you believe in (relationships; literature)
a very clear sign that a system, method etc is very bad or very wrong
to divide into clearly separate groups with opposite beliefs, ideas, or opinions, or to make people do this
a speech or piece of writing in which you praise someone or something very much, especially at a funeral
considering a person or thing as a whole, rather than as separate parts