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Vocabulary 500 Teacher Directions
Objective:
Teams:
Preparation:
To identify and define 500 vocabulary words from SAT tests.
Teams of 2 to 4
Divide the 500 words by team, and make each team a copy of their words.
Directions:
1.
Divide the 500 words by the number of teams in the class. Give each team a copy of their words.
2.
Instruct teams to divide their words amongst themselves in order to define them. Students should
use a pen when recording definitions (for photocopying later). Ask students to write concise
definitions. Share an example:
concise: expressing or covering much in few words
vs
concise: brief
It is much easier to remember the second definition because it is concise.
3.
After a team completes its list, photocopy the list for all of the students in the class. Instruct
students to study all 500 words prior to the SAT. You can use the vocabulary quizzes in the SAT
Free Help Area to assess their progress.
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An improved vocabulary can translate to a higher Critical Reasoning score. You can define the following 500
words by yourself, or split them up among your friends or classmates. Many will appear on your SAT.
Word
Part of
Speech
abasement
abate
aberration
abstraction
abstruse
accentuate
acrid
acuity
acumen
adept
admonish
adroit
adulation
aesthete
affable
affluence
agnostic
alacrity
altruism
amalgamation
amass
ambiguous
ambivalent
ameliorate
amiable
anachronistic
animosity
annulled
antagonistic
apathetic
apolitical
arable
arbitrary
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Speech
arboreal
arcane
archaic
archipelago
ascertain
ascetic
astute
atypical
augment
aural
authenticate
autocrats
autonomy
avert
bafflement
baneful
barrage
begrudge
belabor
belie
benevolent
bolster
bombast
boorish
bountiful
brevity
Byzantine
cacophony
cajole
callous
candid
capricious
catastrophic
cathartic
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Part of
Speech
caustic
censure
cerebral
chicanery
chronic
circumscribe
circumvent
clandestine
coerce
adj.
n.
adj.
n.
adj.
vb.
vb.
adj.
vb.
cognition
compendious
conciliate
concise
concord
concur
conflagration
confound
congenial
conjoin
connoisseur
conscientious
consecrate
consign
conspicuous
consummate
contempt
contiguous
convene
conventional
convergence
convivial
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adj.
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convoluted
copious
corollary
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adj.
n.
Definition
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Word
Part of
Speech
corpulence
corroborate
credulity
cumulative
cunning
curative
cursory
cynicism
dearth
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vb.
n.
adj.
adj.
adj.
adj.
n.
n.
debacle
debilitated
debunk
deferment
defunct
deleterious
delineate
delude
demise
demonstrative
denude
depersonalize
depravity
depreciatory
derelict
derision
despoil
devoid
diatribe
didactic
dilatory
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adj.
vb.
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diminutive
diplomatic
disarming
discernment
adj.
adj.
adj.
n.
Definition
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Word
Part of
Speech
discord
discrepancy
disillusioned
disingenuous
disparage
dispersion
disputation
disrepute
disseminate
n.
n.
adj.
adj.
vb.
n.
n.
n.
vb.
dissent
distension
docile
doctrinaire
dogmatic
dubious
earnest
ebullient
eclectic
effacement
efficacious
effusive
egotistical
elan
elicit
embellish
embitter
embodiment
empathy
emphatic
empiric
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adj.
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encroach
encumbrance
ennobling
entourage
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adj.
n.
Definition
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Part of
Speech
entrench
epitome
equanimity
equivocal
eradicate
erratic
erroneous
erudition
esoteric
vb.
n.
n.
adj.
vb.
adj.
adj.
n.
adj.
estrangement
eulogy
exacerbate
exasperation
exemplar
exonerated
exorbitant
expatriate
expeditious
expendable
extant
extirpation
extol
extraneous
extrapolate
facetious
facile
faction
fallacy
fallible
famished
fastidious
fickle
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fidelity
finagle
Definition
adj.
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Part of
Speech
flamboyance
flippant
floridity
flotilla
formidable
fraudulent
frugal
fundamentalism
furtive
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adj.
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futile
gaiety
garrulous
glacial
gluttonous
gratuitous
gregarious
hackneyed
hallowed
harangue
harrowing
hasten
heterogeneity
hilarity
histrionic
holistic
hubris
humility
husbandry
idiosyncrasy
ignominy
imperious
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impermanent
impervious
impetuosity
adj.
adj.
n.
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Part of
Speech
imprudent
inane
incense
inception
incoherence
inconspicuous
incontrovertible
indeterminate
indictment
adj.
adj.
vb.
n.
n.
adj.
adj.
adj.
n.
indigenous
indignation
indiscernible
indiscriminate
indomitable
inducement
induction
indulgent
ineffable
inexorable
infallibility
infelicity
ingenuous
innate
innocuous
insatiable
inscrutable
insipid
insolence
insolvent
insufferable
insular
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insurrectionist
intemperance
interloper
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Part of
Speech
intermittent
intonation
intransigence
intrinsic
invidious
invocation
irrepressible
irreproachable
irresolute
adj.
n.
n.
adj.
adj.
n.
adj.
adj.
adj.
irreverence
jaded
jocular
juxtaposition
kudos
lackadaisical
lament
languid
laud
lavishness
legitimacy
libelous
liberality
literary
lithe
litigious
lucid
magnanimous
malaise
manifesto
mar
maverick
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mediocrity
melodramatic
membranous
n.
adj.
adj.
Definition
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Word
Part of
Speech
mendacious
mercenary
meticulous
miserly
mitigate
mockery
modicum
monotonous
morbidity
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adj.
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motley
multifarious
multiplicity
mundane
munificent
myopic
naiveté
nefarious
negate
negligence
nemesis
nonchalant
nondescript
nonpartisan
notoriety
obscure
obsequious
obstinacy
obtuse
occlusion
odoriferous
officious
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onerous
opacity
opulence
Definition
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Part of
Speech
ornate
overt
palliative
paradigm
parody
partisanship
pathos
patronage
paucity
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pedagogical
peevishness
penchant
penitent
penurious
peril
periphery
perishability
perniciousness
perpetuate
perquisite
perspicacious
petty
petulant
philanthropist
phlegmatic
phobic
picayune
pilfer
placid
plasticity
plaudit
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pliable
plight
pluralistic
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Part of
Speech
polarize
potentate
pragmatism
precursor
predilection
preemptive
presume
pretense
pristine
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adj.
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procurement
profundity
progenitor
prophetic
prosaic
prospectus
provincial
prudent
puerile
punctilious
quixotic
rancorous
raze
rebuttal
receptivity
recessive
reclusive
recrimination
rectitude
redolent
refract
refute
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regressive
remiss
repertory
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Part of
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reprehensible
reprieve
resilience
resolute
reticent
reverence
rhetoric
robust
rouse
rudimentary
rustic
sagacious
salutary
sanctity
sanguine
scoff
scrupulous
scrutinize
scuttle
seditious
sedulous
sermonize
shroud
skepticism
slipshod
solace
solemn
solicitous
somber
sophistry
soporific
sovereign
sporadic
spurious
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squander
steadfastness
stratify
stymie
sublime
subordinate
substantiate
subtlety
subversive
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adj.
adj.
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adj.
succulent
sullen
supercilious
superfluous
supplant
supple
surfeit
surreptitious
sycophant
systemic
taciturn
tactful
tactile
tangential
taut
temperamental
temporize
tenacious
tenet
toady
tout
transitory
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treacly
tremulous
truculence
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Part of
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tyrant
unabashed
unctuous
undermine
unequivocal
vacillate
valor
vanquish
vapid
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venality
venerable
veracious
vex
vicarious
vigilant
vindicate
vociferous
volatile
voluminous
wane
winnow
wistful
wrath
wrenching
zenith
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