Vocabulary Lesson 1 - M

It is recommended that you write the words into 3” x 5”
index cards so that you can study for the test on Friday.

Vocabulary word

(part of speech) definition

Word origin (if given)

Synonym:

Antonym:

Other forms of the word (if given)

1. bewail
bee-WEYL

(v.) To express deep regret or sorrow over

2. destitute
DEHS-ti-toot, -tyoot

(adj.) 1. Without resources or possessions,
esp the necessities of life. 2. Lacking;
devoid of

destitution (n.)

3. detract
dee-TRAKT

(v.) To take away, esp. from the value,
beauty, or importance of

detractor (n.)

4. emancipate
ee-MAN-si-peyt

(v.) To set free from slavery; to liberate

emancipation (n.)
emancipator (n.)

5. extol
ehks-TOHL

(v.) To praise highly

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6. flamboyant
flam-BOY-uhnt

(adj.) Excessively showy; unrestrained

flamboyance (n.)
flamboyantly (adv.)

7. impetus
IM-peh-tuhs

(n.) 1. A driving force; anything that
causes an action. 2. Increased activity
resulting from a driving force.

8. insuperable
in-SOO-pehr-uh-buhl

(adj.) Incapable of being overcome or
defeated

from L in- “not” + super “over”

9. intermittent
in-ter-MIT-nt

(adj.) Not continuous; happening at
intervals

intermittently (adv.)

10. maxim
MAKS-im

(n.) A general truth or rule of conduct; a
short saying

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11. obligatory
uh-BLIG-uh-tohr-ee

(adj.) Required or demanded

12. plumb
plum

(v.) 1. To measure the depth of water. 2. To reach the
deepest part of. 3. To understand by examining closely; to
solve.

(adj.) Straight up and down; vertical

from L plumbum “lead” (metal)

13. vagabond
VAG-uh-bahnd

(n.) A person who wanders from place to
place

(adj.) Having no settled home

14. visage
VIZ-ij

(n.) A face, esp. one that expresses
feelings

from OFr vis “face”

15. wheedle
HWEED-uhl

(v.) 1. To coax by using sly persuasion or
insincere praise. 2. To gain by being sly or
insincere

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Idioms

• in hot water: in trouble

• Bob didn't pass his test, so he's going to be in hot water!

• to lock horns: to argue or disagree

• EX: Peter and the new secretary locked hornsabout how

to run the office.

Commonly Mispronounced Words

affluent (wealthy)
AF-loo-int

almond
(edible nut)
AH-mund

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Magnet: SAT Vocabulary

List One

Vocabulary word

(part of speech) definition

other forms of the word

Word origin (if given)

Sentence:

1. capitalism

(n.) Economic and political system in which a
country’s trade and industry are controlled by
private owners for profit

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2. umbrage
UHM-brij

(n.) 1. Resentment at a slight insult. 2. Shade
or shadow

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3. denouement
dey-noo-MAHN

(n.) The unfolding of a plot or situation; the
final part of a story

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4. accolade
AK-uh-leyd

(n.) An award or special honor; a special
acknowledgment

Sentence:

5. ontology
on-TOL-uh-jee

(n.) Branch of metaphysics that deals with the
nature of being, such as existence and reality

ontological (adj.)

ontologist (n.)

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