Monday, January 26, 2015

Vocab of The day

Ameliorate(verb) - to make better of something

Pithy ,Laconic(adj) - having few words but deep meaning

Callous(adj)-  emotionally hardened

Confine(verb) - to keep within bounds

Visceral(adj) - Based on emotion and feeling, intuitive

Flamboyant(adj) - Showy, audacious

Divulge(verb) - to make known to the public

Exacerbate(verb) - to make worse

Cerebral(adj) - based on intelligence


Sensitive(adj) -easily offended


Tips: In the SAT, in the sentence completion section, knowing the antonyms and synonyms of a word can be useful to find the best answer

Antonyms

Connect to their Antonyms
                                                                                  
Ameliorate

Laconic

Callous

Confine

Visceral
Flamboyant

Divulge

Exacerbate

Cerebral

Sensitive 




Daily Vocab

Engross(verb)-absorb all attention by
: 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

It was my first day in school, as I pad my way closer to its gates, I was inundated with excitement and divulge it so everyone could know. I saw some of the newcomers were obstinate with their parents decision to register them into a boarding school but I on the other hand was very objective with my parents’ decision. When I was in the rooms, I started to banter with my roommates. Their elicited laughter made me more sanguine towards my future days here.

Being a man of great accomplishment, Andrew Carnegie was at the pinnacle of his career as the owner of U.S. Steel but found no fulfillment in his affluence and devoted himself for the act of philanthropy. He established the Carnegie Mellon University which burgeoned local education and attenuated poverty in the long term. The advent of this benign man, assuage those who have monetary concerns to further education.

Reclining on my chair, I was encumbered by the chagrin of failing my SAT. Mistakes and wrong answers were rife throughout my practice book. I was caught in every specious statement, without ever learning from my mistakes. Ossified, my friends told me to redo the test on a later date. But, I personally denounce cowards and wanted to do it anyway.

Pad(verb)- to travel on foot (has many other meanings)
Inundated(adj)- covered with water/overwhelmed
Divulge(verb)- give out a secret to the public
Obstinate(adj)- stubbornly adherent to an opinion
Banter(verb)- engage in good-humored conversation
Objective(adj)- based on observed facts
Elicit(verb)- to draw out (emotion)
Sanguine(adj)- optimistic
Pinnacle(noun)- the highest point
Affluence(noun)- an abundance of wealth
Philanthropy(noun)- benevolent altruism with intention to benefit mankind.
Altruism(noun)- selflessness
Burgeon(verb)- bud, sprout ,grow
Attenuate(verb)- to weaken, reduce in size or force
Advent(noun)-arrival
Benign(adj)- kind, harmless : The tumor in the ear is benign and should cause no harm
Assuage(verb)- to improve for the better something that is bad
Recline(verb)-lean back
Chagrin(noun)- distress of mind
Encumber(verb)- to burden/restrict with hinderance
Rife(adj)- widespread,common
Specious(adj)- seemingly right but wrong
Ossify(verb)- to become inflexible in opinion
Denounce(verb)- to speak against


Maybe these are to much words for you guys but this is just to show that application is more effective than just knowing. Instead of making one sentence per word, try to make a short paragraph filled with new words.

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

Eclectic(adj)- comprise of many styles and doctrines
: 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

Words

Ascetic(adj): withholding bodily desires
- the hermits of old time chose to live an ascetic life