Monday, January 26, 2015
Vocab of The day
Antonyms
Ameliorate
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Laconic
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Callous
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Confine
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Visceral
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Flamboyant
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Divulge
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Exacerbate
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Cerebral
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Sensitive
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Daily Vocab
: Many of my colleagues were engrossed with their novels once they rest in their rooms
Ostracize(verb)-exclude from a group
:She was ostracized by the basketball stars because she was so ungainly during the big game
Ungainly(adj)- clumsy/awkward
:Her ungainly walk in the hall drew attention of several people
-The new video game requires byzantine strategies to pass from level to level. Even the most adroit gamers have trouble fathoming the needs to overcome a puzzle.
Byzantine(adj)- intricate or complex
Adroit(adj)- skillfull
Fathom(verb)-understand thoroughly
Vocab for Winners
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Daily vocab
Tirade(noun)- an angry speech
: the leader of the proponents of the movement gave a tirade after his programme was banned to the public
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Vocab for winners
Fidelity- faithfullness to one's duties
: the fidelity of the legion commanders was at question when a soldier was caught in a mutiny against the general
1.Harold's bosses summoned him to their office to ___________ him of his ___________ work with the companies account
A. Rebuke, dericive
B. Reprimand, cavalier
C. Acclaim, unjust
D. Disdain, effortless
E. Laud, ungainly
2. Annie was________ during her birthday party; she didnt speak much and half- heartedly ate her cake
A. Averse
B. Appalled
C. Lackadaisical
D. Happy
E. Apololegetic
The answer to 1 is B because 'reprimand' means to formally criticize while 'cavalier' means careless. So his bosses are mad at him for being careless while working with the companies account
The answer to 2 is C because lackadaisical means showing no interest which suits the best. Averse means having a repugnance for and appalled means shocked by something
Say 'the judge was appalled by the deplorable words said by the defendant'
That use would be correct
On the final note i hope this method would help you guys know vocab much quicker and easier, if you dont like it leave a comment.
SAT experience
So just yesterday 24/1 i had my SAT exam and i want to share my experience about what i went through:
1. Timing- so this was the major problem that i had to face. Most my answers during the test are visceral rather than objective according to the text given because i didnt had the time to peruse yhe yext but i had skimmed it once.
The way that you could overcone this is by ameliorating your reading speed. You can do this by constant practicing or gamiliarizing yourself with scholar level text.
2. Vocab- so in the reading section, you are going to find the sentence completion part. This part requires you to fill in the blanks with the most suitable words.
One tip i can give you is that you have to be eclectic in your reading. Try to read different genres of novels or subscribe to an american magazine that discuss current issues such as Times.
3. Sentence improvement- perplexing is the way to describe it. You dont have much time to analyze 1 by 1 of each sentence part so you have to get much practice rather than learning theories
If you can, focus on one type of error and do 5 questions with the same type of error, this will create an automatic response towards the error in the SAT
4. Math- No problem
: the country girl was surprised by her new urban friends that had eclectic lives
Surreptitiously(adv)- stealthyly, well hodden
: her friends made a decoy while she surreptitiously snuck into classroom
Quash(verb)- to defeat forcibly
: the red army quashed the nazis during ww2
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Daily vocab
Ascetic(adj): withholding bodily desires
- the hermits of old time chose to live an ascetic life