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Johnny Tremain
by Ester Forbes
Definitions
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Johnny Tremain
by Ester Forbes
These words which appear in Johnny Tremain have been identified as words or derivatives of words that have appeared on past
SAT/PSAT tests. This list contains definitions, synonyms, antonyms, sentences and derivatives for these words.
1. abate
to reduce in intensity or amount
uh BAYT
decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb, lessen, reduce, wane
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to increase
The flood waters abated after forty days of rain.
Derivatives >>
2. abet
abatable, abater, abatement, abated, abating
to encourage or to assist (usually an offense against justice or the law)
uh BET
foment, incite, instigate
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to discourage; to interfere
To aid and abet an enemy of the country is a crime.
Derivatives >>
3. afoot
abetment, abettor, abetted, abetting
developing or in the process of happening
uh FOOT
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> on hold
The eclipse of the sun caused him to think that something bizarre was afoot.
Derivatives >>
4. ardent
expressing strong feelings, impassioned, zealous
AR dunt
fervent, fervid, passionate, perfervid
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> unmoved; perfunctory
He was ardent in his support of civil rights.
Derivatives >>
5. ardor
ardently
warmth or heat of emotion; extreme force, vigor, or energy
AR dur
passion, intensity, fervor, enthusiam, zeal
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> lack of energy or enthusiasm
His ardor for the revolution cooled off during the course of the war.
Derivatives >>
6. atrophy
ardour, ardors
to waste away, to wither
AT row fee
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to thrive; to grow
His hunger strike caused his body to atrophy.
7.
Derivatives >>
atrophied, atrophying, atrophic
autocrat
AW toe krat
a person with unlimited influence and authority (usually a negative word)
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
The people wanted to overthrow the despotic autocrat.
8.
Derivatives >>
autocracy, autocratic, autocratical, autocratically
cherubic
chuh ROO bic
innocent, wholesome, angelic
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> fiendish
The cherubic expression on the child's face concealed his guilt.
Derivatives >>
9.
cherub, cherubs, cherubim, cherubically
dawdle
DOD ul
Synonyms >>
dally, loiter, procrastinate
to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
Antonym >> to rush
Since we have a deadline, do not dawdle over your work.
Derivatives >>
10. desolate
dawdled, dawdling
DES uh lit
deserted, without inhabitants, barren
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> populous
Some of the western states have large areas that are desolate.
Derivatives >>
11. elate
desolately, desolateness, desolater, desolating, desolation
e LATE
to fill with joy or pride
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
We were elated when we discovered we could go to Six Flags over Texas.
Derivatives >>
elated, elation,elates, elating
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12. enigmatic
en ig MAT ik
mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling
abstruse, ambiguous, cryptic, equivocal, obscure, recondite
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> clear
The disappearance of Amelia Earhart is an enigma to this day.
Derivatives >>
13. enmity
enigma, enigmatical, enigmatically, enigmatize
EN muh tee
absolute hatred
animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, rancor
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> love; admiration
I have a lot of enmity for people who provide illegal drugs to children.
Derivatives >>
14. fatuous
enmities
FACH oo us
foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane
asinine, silly, simple
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> sensible
The woman was fatuous to think that she needed three thousand pairs of shoes.
Derivatives >>
15. ferocity
fatuously, fatuity, fatuitous, fatuitousness
fuh ROS eh tee
savagery
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> mildness
A tiger is an animal that has ferocity.
Derivatives >>
16. flaccid
ferocious, ferociously, ferociousness
FLAK sid
lacking vigor or force; yielding to pressure for want of firmess and
flabby
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> firm; stiff; not flabby
The club was not very popular or effective because of its flaccid leadership.
Derivatives >>
17. flaunt
flaccidly, flaccidity, flaccidness
FLONT
to show off, to display ostentatiously
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to hide
The woman was obviously trying to flaunt the new diamond ring on her finger.
Derivatives >>
18. florid
flaunted, flaunting, flaunter, flauntingly, flaunty
FLOR id
flowery, flushed with color
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> plain; simple; pale
His face becomes florid when he gets angry.
Derivatives >>
19. flourish
floridity, floridly, floridness
FLUR ish
to thrive, to grow well
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to wither
The company flourished after a new board of directors took control.
Derivatives >>
20. formidable
flourisher, flourishing, flourishingly, flourishy
FORE meh duh bul
menacing, causing fear or awe
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> harmless; unimportant
That retired boxer was a formidable opponent in his time.
Derivatives >>
21. furrow
formidability, formidableness, formidably
FUR ow
to make wrinkles or grooves
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to make plain
The man's furrowed brow showed his deep concern.
Derivatives >>
22. garrulous
furrowed, furrowing
GAR yuh lus
talkative, rambling
voluble
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> taciturn
He was so garrulous that he repeated everything many times.
Derivatives >>
23. gluttonous
garrulously, garrulousness, garrulity
GLUT uh nus
greedy for food and drink
rapacious, ravenous, voracious
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> temperate
I am so gluttonous that I would have great difficulty dieting.
Derivatives >>
24. gratis
glutton, gluttonize, gluttonously, gluttonousness
GRAH tis
free
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> earned
The gratis appearance of the artist allowed more funds for the charity ball.
Derivatives >>
25. hideous
gratitude, gratuitous, gratuitously
HID e us
exceedingly ugly; offensive to the sight
shocking, repulsive, appalling, grisly, grim
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
The hideous monster was grisly and gruesome.
Derivatives >>
hideosity, hideousness, hideously
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26. hilarity
heh LAR eh tee
boisterous merriment, mirth
glee, jollity
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> gloominess
The party was marked by great hilarity.
Derivatives >>
hilarious, hilariously, hilariousness
27. imperturbable im pur TUR buh bul
marked by extreme calm, impassivity, assurance and steadiness
composed, collected, cool, unruffled, nonchalant
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> frantic
Before the accident he seemed imperturbable, but now he is becoming frantic.
Derivatives >>
28. impudent
imperturbability, imperturbableness, imperturbably, imperturbation, imperturbed
IM pyuh dunt
disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> respectful
The student's impudent act of using profanity toward Mrs. Dove caused him to be expelled.
Derivatives >>
29. indolence
impudence, impudency, impudently, impudentness, impudicity
IN duh luns
laziness
slothfulness
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> industriousness
The hot and humid weather in the tropics encourages indolence.
Derivatives >>
30. innumerable
indolent, indolency, indolently
in NOOM er uh ble
too many to be numbered
many, numberless, countless
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
The stars in the sky are innumerable.
Derivatives >>
31. inundate
innumerably, innumerability, innumerableness
IN un date
to flood, to overflow
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to drain
The television station was inundated with phone calls when the basketball game was interrupted.
Derivatives >>
32. jubilee
inundable, inundant, inundation, inundator, inundatory
JOO buh lee
a period of rejoicing
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> season of mourning
The year of jubilee was a time of happiness and celebrating.
Derivatives >>
33. laggard
jubilance, jubilant, jubilantly, jubilarian, jubilate, jubilation, jubilize
LAG urd
slow, sluggish
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> animated
When that coach tells you to do something, do not be laggard.
Derivatives >>
34. lucid
laggardly, laggardness
LOO sid
easily understood, mentally sound
perspicuous
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> obscure
His lucid remarks helped everyone understand the new tax code.
Derivatives >>
35. malice
lucidity, lucidly, lucidness
MAL is
desire to harm others
malevolence, malignity, spite, spleen
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> concern
His death was caused by malice and was not accidental.
Derivatives >>
36. mundane
maliceful, malicious, maliciously, maliciousness
mun DANE
ordinary, commonplace
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> unusual; outstanding
After I take care of these mundane matters, we can do something exciting.
Derivatives >>
37. nonchalance
mundanely, mundaneness, mundanity
non shuh LAWNS
indifference, a showing of little interest
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> intensity
He took the news of his failing grade with nonchalance.
Derivatives >>
38. obdurate
nonchalant, nonchalantly, nonchalantness
OB doo rit
extremely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice
inflexible, inexorable, adamant
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> tractable
She was obdurate in her refusal to listen to our concerns about her cocaine problem.
Derivatives >>
39. parody
obdurately, obdurateness, obduration, obdure, obduracy
PAIR uh dee
a humerous or satirical imitation
burlesque
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
The parody of that serious poem was hilarious.
Derivatives >>
parodied, parodiable
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40. piety
devotion and reverence to God
PIE eh tee
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> irreverence
The man was noted for his piety and devotion to the church.
Derivatives >>
41. pique
pietism, pietist, pietistic, pietistically
resentment, irritation
PEEK
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> acceptance
After finding that he had been seeing other women, she showed her pique by not speaking to him.
Derivatives >>
42. placate
piqued, piquing
to appease or to pacify by making concessions
PLAY kate
conciliate, mollification, propitiate
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to antagonize
My wife is so angry at me that I cannot placate her.
Derivatives >>
43. pompous
placater, placating, placatingly, placation, placative, placatory
exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic
POM pus
ostentatious, pretentious
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> humble; meek
It is very pompous of him to believe that his ideas should always receive the first consideration.
Derivatives >>
44. prodigal
pomp, pomposity, pompously, pompousness
wasteful, a person given to extravagance
PROD uh gul
lavish, lush, luxuriant, profuse
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> thrifty individual
The prodigal son squandered his inheritance.
Derivatives >>
45. prodigious
prodigality, prodigally, prodigalize
extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size, enormous
pruh DIJ us
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> puny; minuscule
His prodigious appetite allowed him to eat the entire turkey.
Derivatives >>
46. propriety
prodigiously, prodigiousness
correct conduct
pruh PRY eh tee
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> indecorum
Those who attend the club meetings should conduct themselves with propriety.
Derivatives >>
47. protuberance
proprieties
the state of bulging beyond the surrounding area; protrusion
pro TOO buh runs
projection
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> indentation
The woman was embarrassed by the protuberance of her lower jaw.
Derivatives >>
48. punctilious
protuberancy, protuberant, protuberantly
stressing precise following of instructions, details, codes or conduct
pungk TILL ee us
meticulous, scrupulous
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> lackadaisical
The boss insists that we be punctilious in following company policy.
Derivatives >>
49. ravenous
punctiliously, punctiliousness
RAV uh nus
urgently eager for food; craving satisfaction or gratification
voracious, gluttonous, rapacious
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> sated; satisfied; full
The boy had a ravenous appetite and ate everything on the table.
Derivatives >>
50. rue
ravenously, ravenousness
ROO
to be sorry for, to regret
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to consider happily
He will rue the day that he tangles with me.
Derivatives >>
51. sluggard
rueful, ruefully, ruefulness, rues
SLUG urd
a person who is lazy
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> energetic person
Let's fire him. Not only is he slovenly, but he is also a sluggard.
Derivatives >>
52. stoic
sluggardly, sluggardness
STOW ik
a stoical person; not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassive
apathetic, phlegmatic, stolid
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> impassioned; ardent
The umpire remained quite stoic despite the manager's screaming and the intense booing of the crowd.
Derivatives >>
53. surfeited
stoical, stoically, stoicism
SUR feh ted
fed or supplied to excess
cloyed, glutted, gorged, palled, sated, satiated
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> starved
I was surfeited after having eaten so much food at the banquet.
Derivatives >>
surfeit, surfeiter
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54. tentative
TEN tuh tiv
not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> permanent
We have a tentative arms-control agreement, but we hope to have a signed agreement by the end of the year.
Derivatives >>
55. translucence
tentatively, tentativeness
trans LOO suns
the quality of allowing passage of light but not a clear view
limpidity, transparency
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> opaqueness; darkness
Because of the translucence of the water, I could see a body but could not tell whose it was.
Derivatives >>
56. unobtrusive
translucency, translucent, translucently
un ob TRUE siv
not readily noticeable, inconspicuous
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> noticeable; obvious
He is very unobtrusive sitting over there in the corner.
Derivatives >>
57. venerate
unobtrusiveness, unobtrusively
VEN uh rate
to honor, to revere
adore, worship
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
Although I did not always agree with President Kennedy, I venerate his memory.
Derivatives >>
58. vivid
veneration, venerational, venerator, venerable, venerability
VIV id
bright, distinct, and clear
graphic
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> lackluster
I have vivid memories of my trip to Europe.
Derivatives >>
vividly, vividness, vividity, vivific, vivificate, vivification, vivifier, vivify
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63
Johnny Tremain
by Ester Forbes
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Johnny Tremain
by Ester Forbes
These words which appear in Johnny Tremain have been identified as words or derivatives of words
that have appeared on past SAT/PSAT tests. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
abated
abets
afoot
ardent
ardor
atrophying
autocratic
cherubic
dawdled
desolate
elated
enigmatical
enmity
fatuous
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
ferocious
flaccid
flaunt
florid
flourish
formidable
furrowed
garrulous
gluttony
gratis
hideous
hilarity
imperturbable
impudent
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
indolent
innumerable
inundate
jubilee
laggard
lucid
malice
mundane
nonchalantly
obdurate
parody
piety
piqued
placate
pompous
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
prodigal
prodigiously
propriety
protuberant
punctilious
ruefully
ravenously
sluggards
stoically
surfeited
tentatively
translucent
unobtrusively
venerable
vivid
These words which appear in Johnny Tremain have been identified as words or derivatives of words
that have appeared on past SAT/PSAT tests. They are listed here in the order in which they appear
in the novel.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
flaccid
autocratic
formidable
innumerable
venerable
sluggards
unobtrusively
protuberant
mundane
abated
piety
flourish
indolent
nonchalantly
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
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25.
26.
27.
28.
cherubic
elated
prodigal
translucent
pompous
florid
enigmatical
vivid
dawdled
ardent
fatuous
atrophying
abets
gluttony
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
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enmity
furrowed
imperturbable
ferocious
obdurate
propriety
gratis
parody
ruefully
prodigiously
impudent
hilarity
hideous
piqued
lucid
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
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55.
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57.
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placate
garrulous
malice
stoically
ravenously
inundate
ardor
afoot
jubilee
punctilious
flaunt
laggard
tentatively
desolate
surfeited
Johnny Tremain
by Ester Forbes
Vocabulary Test 1
Directions: Match the word in the left column with the correct definition in the right column.
Exercise A
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abate
abet
afoot
ardent
ardor
atrophy
autocrat
cherubic
dawdle
desolate
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b.
c.
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f.
g.
h.
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j.
to waste away, wither
deserted, without inhabitants
to encourage or assist ( usually illegally)
to waste time, spend time idly
a person with unlimited influence and authority
to reduce in intensity or amount
innocent appearing, wholesome
something that is developing
expressing strong feelings, impassioned, zealous
warmth or heat of emotion; extreme force
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b.
c.
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g.
h.
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j.
to show off, display ostentatiously
mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling
flowery, flushed with color
very happy about something, having elevated spirits
to thrive, to grow well
savagery
positive hatred
menacing, causing fear or awe
lacking vigor or force; yielding to pressure
foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane
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b.
c.
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g.
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j.
talkative, loquacious, rambling
marked by extreme calm, impassivity
disrespectful, improper
greedy for food and drink
very many, more than can be counted
free
laziness
boisterous merriment, mirth
very ugly, offensive, shocking
to make wrinkles or grooves
Exercise B
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elated
enigmatic
enmity
fatuous
ferocity
flaccid
flaunt
florid
flourish
formidable
Exercise C
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furrow
garrulous
gluttonous
gratis
hideous
hilarity
imperturbable
impudent
indolence
innumerable
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Johnny Tremain
by Ester Forbes
Vocabulary Test 2
Directions: Match the word in the left column with the correct definition in the right column.
Exercise A
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inundate
jubilee
laggard
lucid
malicious
mundane
nonchalance
obdurate
parody
piety
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b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
ordinary, commonplace
a period of rejoicing
indifference, showing little interest
slow, sluggish
extremely stubborn, unwilling to accept advice
to flood, overflow
humorous or ridiculous imitation
activity motivated by hate or deliberate intent to harm
easily understood, mentally sound
devotion and reverence to God
Exercise B
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pique
placate
pompous
prodigal
prodigious
propriety
protuberance
punctilious
ravenous
rue
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b.
c.
d.
e.
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g.
h.
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j.
stressing precise following of instructions
wasteful, a person given to extravagance
urgently eager for food; craving for satisfaction
exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance
the state of bulging beyond the surrounding area
resentment, irritation
to be sorry for, regret
extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree; enormous
appease or pacify by making concessions
correct conduct
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b.
c.
d.
e.
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g.
h.
allows passage of light but not a clear view
not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain
not readily noticeable, inconspicuous
a person who is lazy
to honor, revere
bright, distinct and clear
not showing passion or feeling; indifferent, impassive
to feed or supply to excess
Exercise C
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sluggard
stoic
surfeited
tentative
translucence
unobtrusive
venerate
vivid
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Johnny Tremain
by Ester Forbes
Vocabulary Test 1
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Vocabulary Test 2
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f
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