Middle School SAT Vocabulary

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Middle School SAT Vocabulary

• List 2

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List 2 Words

• Abate
• Deliberate
• Egalitarian
• Flippant
• Jubilant

Morose Novice Obscure Scrutinize Tenacious
Study the definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and
know how to use them in a sentence.
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Abate

• (v) to become less strong or decrease
• The hurricane began to abate and the winds died
  down.
• Synonyms decrease, subside, decline
• Antonyms rise
• Also abating, abated

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Deliberate

• (adj) to do something with intent or purpose
• He deliberately made me fall.
• Synonyms premeditated, conscious, intentional
• Antonym accidental
• Also deliberately

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Egalitarian

• (adj) based on the belief that everyone is equal
  and should have equal rights
• A perfect society would be one that is
  egalitarian and everyone has equal rights.
• Synonyms free, classless, equal
• Antonym repressive

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Flippant

• (adj) not being serious about something that
  other people think you should be serious about
• The student was flippant about the test and
  decided to skip studying.
• Synonyms frivolous, glib, dismissive
• Antonym serious
• Also flippantly

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Jubilant

• (adj) extremely happy and pleased because of a
  success
• When the basketball player made the winning
  point, the crowd was jubilant.
• Synonyms proud, thrilled, ecstatic
• Antonym disappointed
• Also jubilee

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Morose

• (adj) bad-tempered, depressed, and sad
• After the teacher yelled at the class, the
  students were morose.
• Synonyms miserable, depressed, glum
• Antonym cheery
• Also morosely

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Novice

• (n) someone who has no experience in a skill,
  subject, or activity
• The novice was training to be an electrician.
• Synonyms apprentice, rookie, greenhorn
• Antonyms expert, old-hand

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Obscure

• (adj) not well known and usually not very
  important
• Her answer to the question was obscure and I
  still had no idea what she was talking about.
• Synonyms unclear, vague, ambiguous
• Antonyms clear, obvious
• Also obscurity

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Scrutinize

• (v) to examine someone or something very
  carefully
• I thought I was under scrutiny when I met my
  boyfriends family for the first time!
• Synonyms inspect, examine, analyze
• Antonym glance
• Also scrutiny

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Tenacious

• (adj) determined to do something and unwilling
  to stop trying even when the situation is
  difficult
• My mom was impressed by my tenacity to finish the
  marathon.
• Synonyms resolute, firm, persistent
• Antonyms unsure, wishy-washy
• Also tenacity

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Assignment-List 2

• Using at least four of the words, write a
  commercial that you will perform.
• You MUST use them correctly in order to receive
  credit.
• Its best to choose the words that you most need
  to study.

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List 2 Review

• Click on each antonym for the correct answer.
• Click on the picture on the word slides to take
  you back to the review.

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List 2 Review
Unsure Expert Cheery Repressive Clear
Accidental Serious Rise Glance Disappointed