Hot Words for the Sat

by Carnevale, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780764123146
• ISBN10: 0764123149
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-01
• Publisher: Barrons Test Prep

Summary

Vocabulary building book for those taking US SAT exam Updated with moreemory tips, expanded review exercises, and an alphabetical word index, theew edition of this popular vocabulary-building book presents and definesore than 365 words that frequently appear on SAT exams. The book is dividednto 35 lessons, each lesson consisting of a word cluster. Each clusterontains words that have similar meanings or apply to similar circumstances.or instance, students encounter the words conciliate, mediate, and mitigate,nd learn how they have different meanings that can sometimes be confused. Anxpanded review exercise follows every five lessons with questions thatlosely reflect those found on the actual SAT.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Using Few Words or Being Quiet	p. 1
Speaking	p. 5
Feeling Superior	p. 11
Unoriginal, Dull, Played Out	p. 17
Lessening Pain, Tension, and/or Conflict	p. 22
Review Exercises	p. 28
Friendly and Agreeable	p. 31
Quarreling, Fighting, and Bitter Feelings	p. 36
Generosity in Spending Money or Time, or Showing Concern for Others	p. 41
Cheapness or Care with Spending Money	p. 46
Problems, Puzzlements, and Disasters	p. 51
Review Exercises	p. 56
Harmful or Mean	p. 59
Criticizing, Disapproving, or Scolding	p. 65
Lacking Interest or Emotion	p. 71
Lacking Energy or Movement	p. 76
Humility and Obedience	p. 81
Review Exercises	p. 86
Enthusiasm and Passion	p. 89
Being Stubborn	p. 94
Sound	p. 99
Praise and Respect	p. 104
More Than Enough	p. 109
Review Exercises	p. 114
Food and Hunger	p. 117
Being Careful	p. 122
Short-lived in Time or Place	p. 127
The Old or the New	p. 132
Being Sneaky or Hardly Noticeable	p. 138
Review Exercises	p. 142
People You Will Meet on the SAT I	p. 145
Things of Little Importance or Value	p. 150
Being Wise and Sharp-Minded	p. 155
Words That Sound and/or Look Alike, But Have Different Meanings	p. 160
More Tricky Twins and Triplets	p. 165
Review Exercises	p. 170
Hottest of the Hot Words Letters A to G	p. 173
Hottest of the Hot Words Letters H to P	p. 178
Hottest of the Hot Words Letters Q to Z	p. 184
Millennium Hot Words	p. 190
More Millennium Hot Words	p. 195
Review Exercises	p. 200
Answer Key	p. 202
Mini-Vocabulary Clusters	p. 232
More Tricky Twins	p. 234
Word Index	p. 236
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