SAT Vocabulary Lesson 4 PreAP English II 1 Aesthetic Adj relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art 2 Aloof Adj apart indifferent 3 Archaic Adj antiquated old out of use ID: 772873
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SAT Vocabulary Lesson 4 Pre-AP English II
1. Aesthetic Adj. – relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art
2. Aloof Adj. – apart, indifferent
3. Archaic Adj. – antiquated, old, out of use
4. Assuage V. – to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome; to calm
5. Belie V. – to contradict, to give a false impression
6. Contentious Adj. – quarrelsome, stirring controversy
7. Daunt V. – to intimidate, to dismay
8. Debilitate V. – to weaken, to enfeeble
9. Discord N. – lack of agreement, tension, strife
10. Dissemination N. - the act of spreading widely, scattering
11. Dogmatic Adj. – strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner
12. Duplicity N. – double-dealing, hypocrisy
13. Egocentric Adj. – self-centered, selfish
14. Euphemism N. – substituting a less offensive phrase or word for one that may be offensive
15. Gluttonous Adj. – greedy for food and drink
16. Mundane Adj. – ordinary, commonplace
17. Ominous Adj. - threatening
18. Petulance N. – unreasonable touchiness or irritability
19. Pompous Adj. – exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic
20. Precocious Adj. – exceptionally early in development or occurrence
21. Slothful Adj. – lazy, indolent
22. Trivia N. – insignificant matters
23. Verbose Adj. – wordy, very talkative
24. Virulent Adj. – extremely poisonous, hateful
25. Volatile Adj. – quickly changeable, easily vaporized
Sentences – due 4/25 Use context clues in the sentence for each vocabulary word. Highlight the context clues you used. Circle the vocabulary word in each sentence. Your sentences must be a minimum of 15 words in length and should show variety. Must be related to Huck Finn DUE Friday, 4/25 Vocabulary Test is 5/2 *Other deadlines - Don't forget ch. 26-34 due Friday, the rest of the book is due 4/30, and the dialectical journal is due 5/1.