SAT Words 37-41

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SAT Words 37-41

• Root 8

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37. deride

• Some people deride rapid e-learning as just a
  cheap and cheerful alternative to paying full
  tuition.

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deride

• (dee-RIDE) verb
• Sounds like the ride
• Picture an amusement park. Two men are laughing
  uncontrollably at their friend who has just
  gotten off The Ride, a roller coaster that
  obviously frightened the man a great deal. One of
  them says, Maybe youd better stick with the
  kiddie rides!
• Other form derision (noun)
• Definition make fun of ridicule

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38. discourse

• The findings suggest that email strives to mirror
  spoken discourse in many ways.

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discourse

• (DISS-korse) noun
• Sounds like this course
• Picture a college professor, on the first day of
  class, explaining to her students what the course
  will be about. This course is called, On the
  Nature of Talk. We will explore the history of
  conversation. We will study videotapes of people
  talking. We will discuss the fine art of
  discussion. All tests will, of course, be oral.
  And I will insist on plenty of talking in class,
  because this course is about discourse.
• Other form discourse (verb)
• Definition exchange of ideas conversation

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39. disparage

• We should not seek to disparage legitimate
  concerns about the tough economic hardships
  plaguing our nation.

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disparage

• (dis-PAHR-ij) verb
• Sounds like this asparagus
• Picture two vegetable farmers standing along a
  fence looking over to the other side, where a
  third farmer is loading his asparagus crop onto a
  truck. They are ridiculing him for the small
  asparagus he has grown. Asparagus? asks one. I
  thought it was string beans!
• Other forms disparaging (adj) disparagingly
  (adv)
• Definition say negative things belittle

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40. dissolution

• Within the circulating blood, there is a dynamic
  balance between the formation and dissolution of
  clots.

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dissolution

• (dis-so-LOOSH-un) adjective
• Sounds like this solution
• Picture a chemist coming into the lab with a
  beaker of liquid. This solution, she says,
  must be separated into two parts. Then she
  pours half into one flask and half into another.
• Other form dissolve (verb)
• Definition separation into parts the process
  of dissolving

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41. distended

• When you attend a business event preceded by a
  distended belly, other working moms feel
  compelled to share notes.

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distended

• (dis-TEND-ed) adjective
• Sounds like this tendon (a tendon connects
  muscle to bone)
• Picture a man and woman playing tennis. The
  match is several hours old when the man
  approaches the net with a very sad face and an
  elbow thats swollen to seven times its normal
  size. Im sorry, but Ill have to stop. Its
  this tendon. It swells up every time I play.
• Other forms distend (verb) distension or
  distention (noun)
• Definition swollen extended

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Root 8 neo

• Neonatal intensive care units save babies' lives.

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neo

• Meaning new
• Sample words neonatal (relating to newborns)
• neolithic (new developments of
  the Stone Age)
• neophyte (someone new to a
  subject, skill, or belief)