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The New SAT
Words to Capture Tone
Woodlawnhs 2016-2017
The New SAT:
Words to Capture Tone
On the New SAT, all of the reading test questions are multiple choice and are based on
reading passages that may be taken from literature, science, the social sciences, or a US
founding document (or a text inspired by such a document).
Many of the reading comprehension questions meant to assess a student’s
understanding of those passages will require students to choose words that best describe
the writer’s tone or point of view, words like the 200 words you see on this list. Learn
them here so when you see them in an SAT answer choice, you’ll know what they mean!
SAT Words:
Nov 14 – 18
dejected – affected or marked by low spirits
He has rarely looked so DEJECTED, so beaten, so
incapable of the rousing return for which many
golfing fans long.
- The Guardian (Jun 18, 2015)
demure – affectedly shy especially in a playful or
provocative way
Yes, it was see-through – and there was latex! – but
it was oddly DEMURE, covered up, with just a hint
of suggestion.
- New York Times (Nov 21, 2012)
derisive – expressing contempt or ridicule
In the darkness, the players spent Saturday morning as
punching bags for the coaches’ DERISIVE comments.
- Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream
despair – a state in which all hope is lost or
absent
If we truly stopped to think about what each such
death meant for victims and their families we would
surely become overwhelmed with DESPAIR.
- The Guardian (Aug 24, 2015)
despondent – without or almost without hope
Tiger’s DESPONDENT press conferences will
persist, and the press will hang on his words to see
if there’s even a glimmer of hope.
- Golf Digest (Oct 16, 2013)