Vocabulary+Slides

Week 1 **Name: ** Brian Cheney abbreviate -- (v) to shorten, abridge abstinence -- (n) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity adulation -- (n) high praise **Name:** Zach Herzog adversity -- (n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events aesthetic -- (adj) pertaining to beauty or the arts amicable -- (adj) friendly, agreeable **Name:** Jasmine Griffin anachronistic -- (adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period anecdote -- (n) short, usually funny account of an event anonymous -- (adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity Week 2 Name: Sydney Streicher arid -- (adj) extremely dry or deathly boring assiduous -- (adj) persistent, hard-working asylum -- (n) sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge Name: Emily Haskins   camaraderie -- (n) trust, sociability amongst friends censure -- (v) to criticize harshly circuitous -- (adj) indirect, taking the longest route Name: Amanda Hathaway clairvoyant -- (adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future collaborate -- (v) to cooperate, work together compassion -- (n) sympathy, helpfulness or mercy Week 3 Name: ** <span style="color: rgb(77,45,240);"> <span style="color: rgb(213,48,48);">Olivia Onofrio ** compromise -- (v) to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides condescending -- (adj) possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing conditional -- (adj) depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract Name: <span style="color: rgb(255,0,39);">Lisa Lukasiewicz <span style="color: rgb(22,13,13);"> <span style="color: rgb(35,26,27);">conformist -- (n) person who complies with accepted rules and customs congregation -- (n) a crowd of people, an assembly convergence -- (n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together <span style="color: rgb(236,19,19);">Name: <span style="color: rgb(246,30,30);">Matt Arnold deleterious -- (adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental demagogue -- (n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice digression -- (n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point Week 4 Name: <span style="color: rgb(242,28,28);">Hillary Redmond discredit -- (v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace disdain -- (v) to regard with scorn or contempt divergent -- (adj) separating, moving in different directions from a particular point Name: <span style="color: rgb(245,20,20);">Tasha Pfeiffer emulate -- (v) to imitate, follow an example enervating -- (adj) weakening, tiring enhance -- (v) to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity <span style="color: rgb(245,5,5);">Name: Phoebe Flynn ephemeral -- (adj) momentary, transient, fleeting evanescent -- (adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image exasperation -- (n) irritation, frustration Week 5 <span style="color: rgb(231,19,19);">Name: Javon Moore exemplary -- (adj) outstanding, an example to others extenuating -- (adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors florid -- (adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate Name: fortuitous -- (adj) happening by luck, fortunate frugal -- (adj) thrifty, cheap hackneyed -- (adj) cliched, worn out by overuse <span style="color: rgb(218,16,16);">Name: Luke Zafferani haughty -- (adj) arrogant and condescending hedonist -- (n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal impetuous -- (adj) rash, impulsive, acting without thinking Week 6 Name: <span style="color: rgb(235,30,30);"> <span style="color: rgb(179,15,45);">Selena Mayer impute -- (v) to attribute an action to particular person or group incompatible -- (adj) opposed in nature, not able to live or work together inconsequential -- (adj) unimportant, trivial <span style="color: rgb(229,21,21);">Name: <span style="color: rgb(233,22,22);">Serena Lundgren inevitable -- (adj) certain, unavoidable integrity -- (n) decency, honesty, wholeness intrepid -- (adj) fearless, adventurous Name: <span style="color: rgb(205,14,14);">Katherine McAtee jubilation -- (n) joy, celebration, exultation lobbyist -- (n) person who seeks to influence political events longevity -- (n) long life Week 7 <span style="color: rgb(11,10,10);">Name: <span style="color: rgb(227,22,22);">Erin Presta mundane -- (adj) ordinary, commonplace nonchalant -- (adj) calm, casual, seeming unexcited novice -- (n) apprentice, beginner <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Name: Becky Gutknecht opulent -- (adj) wealthy orator -- (n) lecturer, speaker ostentatious -- (adj) showy, displaying wealth Name: perfidious -- (adj) faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy precocious -- (adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age pretentious -- (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured Week 8 <span style="color: rgb(165,18,18);">Name: Jordan Hall procrastinate -- (v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off prosaic -- (adj) relating to prose; dull, commonplace prosperity -- (n) wealth or success Name: <span style="color: rgb(251,35,35);">Mitch Lueders <span style="color: rgb(251,35,35);">provocative -- (adj) tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement prudent -- (adj) careful, cautious querulous -- (adj) complaining, irritable <span style="color: rgb(239,6,6);">Name: Chris Vanjonack rancorous -- (adj) bitter, hateful reclusive -- (adj) preferring to live in isolation reconciliation -- (n) the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute Week 9 <span style="color: rgb(203,32,32);">Name: <span style="color: rgb(176,17,17);"><span style="color: rgb(176,17,17);"><span style="color: rgb(203,32,32);">Holly Bishop resilient -- (adj) quick to recover, bounce back restrained -- (adj) controlled, repressed, restricted reverence -- (n) worship, profound respect <span style="color: rgb(234,6,6);"> Name: Joe Selzer sagacity -- (n) wisdom scrutinize -- (v) to observe carefully spontaneity -- (n) impulsive action, unplanned events Name: spurious -- (adj) lacking authenticity, false submissive -- (adj) tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others substantiate -- (v) to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence Week 10 Name:<span style="color: rgb(255,6,0);">  <span style="color: rgb(255,6,0);">Louise Betz superficial -- (adj) shallow, lacking in depth superfluous -- (adj) extra, more than enough, redundant suppress -- (v) to end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information Name: Stephanie Folkman surreptitious -- (adj) secret, stealthy tactful -- (adj) considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others tenacious -- (adj) determined, keeping a firm grip on   Name: transient -- (adj) temporary, short-lived, fleeting venerable -- (adj) respected because of age wary -- (adj) careful, cautious __ Works Cited:  __** “TOP 100 Words on the SAT.” __College Corner__. 8 January 2009. http://www.instructionalgames.com/college_corner/sat_vocab.htm.