SAT WORDS OF THE WEEK
March 13-17, 2017
Monday:
SAT WORD: Reprobate
DEFINITION: (adj.) evil, unprincipled
SENTENCE: The reprobate criminal sat sneering in the cell.
Tuesday:
SAT WORD: Reprove
DEFINITION: (v.) to scold, rebuke
SENTENCE: Lara reproved her son for sticking each and every
one of his fingers into the strawberry pie.
Wednesday:
SAT WORD: Cursory
DEFINITION: (adj.) brief to the point of being superficial
SENTENCE: Late for the meeting, she cast a cursory glance at
the agenda
Thursday:
SAT WORD: Cogent
DEFINITION: (adj.) intellectually convincing
SENTENCE: Irene’s arguments in favor of abstinence were so
cogent that I could not resist them.)
Friday:
SAT WORD: Deleterious
DEFINITION: (adj.) harmful
SENTENCE: She experienced the deleterious effects of running a
marathon without stretching her muscles enough beforehand.
SAT WORDS OF THE WEEK
March 20-24, 2017
Monday:
SAT WORD: Rife
DEFINITION: (adj.) abundant
SENTENCE: Surprisingly, the famous novelist’s writing was rife
with spelling errors
Tuesday:
SAT WORD: Tenuous
DEFINITION: (adj.) having little substance or strength
SENTENCE: Your argument is very tenuous, since it relies so
much on speculation and hearsay.)
Wednesday:
SAT WORD: Impassive
DEFINITION: (adj.) stoic, not susceptible to suffering
SENTENCE Stop being so impassive; it’s healthy to cry every
now and then.)
Thursday:
SAT WORD: Imperious
DEFINITION: (adj.) commanding, domineering
SENTENCE The imperious nature of your manner led me to
dislike you at once.):
Friday:
SAT WORD: Impinge
DEFINITION: (v.) to impact, affect, make an impression
SENTENCE: The hail impinged the roof, leaving large dents.)