SAT Vocabulary Lesson 4

SAT Vocabulary Lesson 4Pre-AP English II1. AestheticAdj. relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art

2. AloofAdj. apart, indifferent

3. ArchaicAdj. antiquated, old, out of use

4. AssuageV. to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome; to calm

5. BelieV. to contradict, to give a false impression

6. ContentiousAdj. quarrelsome, stirring controversy

7. DauntV. to intimidate, to dismay

8. DebilitateV. to weaken, to enfeeble

9. DiscordN. lack of agreement, tension, strife

10. DisseminationN. - the act of spreading widely, scattering

11. DogmaticAdj. strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner

12. DuplicityN. double-dealing, hypocrisy

13. EgocentricAdj. self-centered, selfish

14. EuphemismN. substituting a less offensive phrase or word for one that may be offensive

15. GluttonousAdj. greedy for food and drink

16. MundaneAdj. ordinary, commonplace

17. OminousAdj. - threatening

18. PetulanceN. unreasonable touchiness or irritability

19. PompousAdj. exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic

20. PrecociousAdj. exceptionally early in development or occurrence

21. SlothfulAdj. lazy, indolent

22. TriviaN. insignificant matters

23. VerboseAdj. wordy, very talkative

24. VirulentAdj. extremely poisonous, hateful

25. VolatileAdj. quickly changeable, easily vaporized

Sentences due 4/25Use 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 FinnDUE Friday, 4/25Vocabulary 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.