SAT Quack Vocabulary

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SAT Quack Vocabulary

• GROUP 9
• Zach Long, Ben Meyer, Summer McCord.

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Vacillate

• Part of speech Verb
• Definition To swing from one course of action or
  opinion to another
• Synonyms Hesitate, Alternate
• Antonyms Remain, Stay
• Sentence We needed to choose some snacks really
  quick so we could make the movie on time, but
  Ashley kept vacillating between the different
  kinds!

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Lassitude

• Part of speech Noun
• Definition Listlessness torpor weariness
• Synonyms Weakness, Sluggishness
• Antonyms Energy
• Sentence The other runners are showing signs of
  lassitude I must overtake now!

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Garrulous

• Part of speech Adjective
• Definition Very talkative loquacious
• Synonyms Babbling, Talkative
• Antonyms Reticent, Uncommunicative
• Sentence The liquor made him very garrulous.

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Myriad

• Part of speech Adjective
• Definition An extremely large number
• Synonyms Countless, Infinite
• Antonyms Limited, Measurable
• Sentence The myriad stars were impossible to
  count.

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Noxious

• Part of speech Adjective
• Definition physically or mentally destructive
• Synonyms Hurtful, Corruptive
• Antonyms Harmless
• Sentence This shrub is not on the state list of
  noxious weeds.

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Accost

• Part of speech Verb
• Definition To Approach and Speak to Boldly
• Synonyms Address
• Antonyms Avoid
• Sentence Jacob accosted me in the elevator, and
  tried to nail me down about my plans for his
  birthday party.

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Beatific

• Part of speech Adjective
• Definition displaying or imparting joy
• Synonyms Exalted, Angelic
• Antonyms Sorrowful
• Synonyms Jane had on a beatific smile as she
  walked down the aisle of her wedding.

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Nuance

• Part of speech
• Definition suttle variation in color, meaning,
  or some other quality
• Synonyms Distinction, Hint
• Antonyms Dull
• Sentence The Joy Luck Club explored the nuances
  of mother-daughter relationships.

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Quagmire

• Part of speech Noun
• Definition a difficult or precautious situation
• Synonyms Predicament, Dilemma
• Antonyms Solution
• Sentence The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of
  bureaucracy.

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Somber

• Part of speech Adjective
• Definition dark dull gloomy grave serious
• Synonyms Murky, Sunless
• Antonyms Bright, Cheerful
• Sentence A penumbra of somber dignity has
  descended over his reputation.

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Unawares

• Part of speech Adverb
• Definition By Surprise Unexpectedly
• Synonyms Abruptly By mistake
• Antonyms Knowingly
• Sentence Be not forgetful to entertain
  strangers, for thereby some have entertained
  angels unawares.

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Suffrage

• Part of speech Noun
• Definition Right to Vote Franchise
• Synonyms Right
• Antonyms Inability to Vote
• Sentence Universal suffrage is the only
  guarantee against despotism.

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Cloister

• Part of speech Noun
• Definition a tranquil, secluded place
• Synonyms Priory
• Antonyms Advanced
• Sentence She presided over a community shuttling
  between Wisconsin and Arizona like the abbess of
  a medieval cloister.

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Docile

• Part of speech Adjective
• Definition yielding to supervision, direction,
  or management
• Synonyms Manageable, Obedient
• Antonyms Determined
• Sentence She successfully taught the docile
  puppy several tricks.

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Chronic

• Part of speech Adjective
• Definition continuing for a long time
• Synonyms Confirmed, Hardened
• Antonyms Curable
• Sentence She has a chronic disorder.

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Surfeit

• Part of speech Noun
• Definition an excessive amount
• Synonyms Fill, Superabundance
• Antonyms Lack
• Sentence Surfeit of emotion could bring out the
  compassion in you.

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Incongruous

• Part of speech Adjective
• Definition not appropriate, unsuited to the
  surroundings
• Synonyms Unsuitable, Discordant
• Antonyms Appropriate, Consistent
• Sentence There had seemed something slightly
  incongruous about these from the start.

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Aloof

• Part of speech Adjective
• Definition distant reserved in manner
  uninvolved
• Synonyms Distant, Snobbish
• Antonyms Outgoing, Warm
• Sentence The cat was often aloof, always walking
  into the next room whenever guests visited.

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Harrowing

• Part of speech Adjective
• Definition extremely depressing disturbing or
  frightening
• Synonyms Painful, Agonizing
• Antonyms Calming
• Sentence The car crash was a harrowing
  experience, but I have a feeling that the
  increase in my insurance premiums will be even
  more upsetting.

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Accentuate

• Part of speech Verb
• Definition To stress Emphasize
• Synonyms Accentuate
• Antonyms Mask
• Sentence Psychologists agree that those people
  who are happiest accentuate the positive in life.

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Conclusion

• There was once a kid named Bob. Bob was very
  lassitude and lived a very somber life. However,
  one day when Bob was fighting for Womens
  suffrage, he found himself in a quagmire. His
  problem was that he was too vacillate and used a
  very garrulous vocabulary while speaking in front
  of a myriad of people. Since he had a chronic
  habit of pronouncing his words with an accentuate
  sound, he sounded very beatific. Many people
  accosted him about how he sounded, and asked him
  if his nuance was a noxious health factor. One
  day when Bob was in cloister, unawares, a man
  jumped in the room and said Bob had a very
  incongruous voice. Bob thought this was a
  harrowing man so he went on his docile way. To
  try and aloof his accent from his voice, he
  disposed of his surfeit and moved on with his
  life.

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Works Cited

• Dictionary.com
• Thesaurus.com
• Google images