SAT VOCABULARY LIST 1 EXTENDED DEFINITION ASSIGNMENT

1. ALIENATE a. to make indifferent or hostile b. verb (-ate) c. alienating (verb), alienated (verb), alienator (n), realienate (verb), alienates (verb) d. break off, come between, disaffect, divorce, set against e. be friendly, join in, disarm f. The child (alienated) himself and thus had trouble making friends.

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2. ELATED a. very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits b. adjective (-ed) c. elatedly (adverd), elatedness (noun), elate (adj), elating (adj) d. animated, cheered, intoxicated, euphoric, e. depressed, down, sad, sorrowful, unhappy f. He was so (elated) to know he had finally gotten into harvard, he went outside in and yelled in excitement.

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3. EPIGRAM a. any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed b. noun c. epigrammatic (adj), epigrammatically (adv), epigrams (noun) d. joke, motto, quirk e. serious, dull f. Many celebrities are known for their remarkable (epigrams) that lighten the mood of their audiences with their wit. . . Source: www.dictionary.com .
4. FATALISTIC a. the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate b. adjective (-ic) c. fatalism (noun), fatalistic (adj), fatalistically (adverb) d. forebonding, gloomy, bleak, cynical e. confident, optimistic, trusting f. Her (fatalistic) attitude made her almost immune to fear.

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5. LACKADAISICAL a. without interest, vigor, or determination b. adjective (-al) c. lackadaisically (adverb), lackadaisicalness (noun) d. slothful, unambitious, idle e. active, careful, energetic, hardworking f. The (lackadaisical) child failed eighth grade because he was too lazy to do his homework. . . Source: www.dictionary.com

6. LICENTIOUS a. sexually unrestrained b. adjective (ous) c. licentiously (adverb), licentiousness (noun), nonlicentious (adjective) d. abandoned, relaxed, corrupt, unmoral e. chaste, controlled, good, innocent, moral f. The (licentious) woman had plenty male companions, where as other woman turned their back to her, knowing that she was no good. . . Source: www.dictionary.com

7. NUMISMATIST a. a coin collector; a specialist in numismatics b. noun (-ist) c. numismatology (noun) d. coin collector (noun) e. n/a f. The (numismatist) liked to stay up late at night, hoping infomercials for rare coins would appear on the television.

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8. OBTRUDE a. to thrust something forward or upon a person, especially without permission b. verb c. obtruded (v), obtruding (v), obtruder (noun), obtrudes (verb) d. thrust outward, butt in, interfere e. impose, infringe, interfere, intrude f. He (obtruded) his opinion on me, telling me he preferred onions to radishes when I did not care about his preference.

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9. PAUCITY a. smallness of quantity, scarce. b. noun (-ity) c. n/a d. absence, deficiency, fewness, shortage e. abundance, affluence, plenty f. There was a (paucity) of food in the house, which left me longing to eat. . . Source: www.dictionary.com

10. PENSIVE a. dreamily or wistfully thoughtful b. adjective (-ive) c. pensively (adverb), pensiveness (noun), overpensive (adjective) d. absorbed, contemplative, pondering, speculative e. ignorant, shallow f. The student was very (pensive) throughout the lesson because the teacher was droning on about nothing of real importance.

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11. AMALGAMATE a. to mix or merge as to make a combination b. verb (-ate)