Vocabulary Word Lists

Year #2 – ACT/SAT Words

 

Each Monday one list below is assigned.  By Wednesday students are to write the definition for each word and use it correctly in a sentence.  Each Friday there is a ten question quiz on the words.

 

 Academic Vocabulary – Year #2 

 

 

 

1.           Anecdote

2.           Alliteration

3.           Allusion

4.           Analogy

5.           Censorship

6.           Context

7.           Credibility

8.           Descriptive

9.           Diction

10.       Expository

11.       Foreshadowing

12.       Flashback

13.       Genre

14.       Hyperbole

15.       Inference

16.       Irony

17.       Narrative

18.       Personification

19.       Persuasive

20.       Plagiarism

21.       Primary Source

22.       Rhetoric

23.       Secondary Source

24.       Symbolism

 

 

 

List #1

1

ascribe

2

circumscribe

3

describe

4

indescribable

5

inscribe

6

inscription

7

manuscript

8

postscript

9

prescribe

10

prescription

 

 

 

 

List #2

1

proscribe

2

scribble

3

scribe

4

script

5

scriptures

6

subscribe

7

subscript

8

subscription

9

superscript

10

transcript

 

 

 

 

List #3

1

allusion

2

analogy

3

anonymous

4

anticipation

5

deviate

6

edition

7

eerie

8

enigma

9

fictitious

10

implication

 

 

 

 

List #4

1

lapse

2

narrate

3

pictorial

4

pivotal

5

poignant

6

prose

7

pseudonym

8

recurrent

9

reminiscence

10

visualize

 

 

 

 

List #5

1

brevity

2

contradict

3

dialect

4

diction

5

edit

6

eloquent

7

emphasis

8

enunciate

9

equivocate

10

guttural

 

 

 

 

List #6

1

idioms

2

incite

3

incoherent

4

jargon

5

linguistic

6

lucid

7

oratory

8

prosaic

9

usage

10

verbose

 

 

 

 

List #7

1

anticlimax

2

aplomb

3

cancellation

4

dialogue

5

endow

6

enrapture

7

exotic

8

finale

9

gala

10

lavish

 

 

 

 

List #8

1

pantomime

2

parody

3

patronize

4

portray

5

psychological

6

radical

7

revue

8

soliloquy

9

synopsis

10

unique

 

 

 

 

List #9

1

acrid

2

aromatic

3

bland

4

blare

5

bleat

6

din

7

drone

8

musky

9

musty

10

odorous

 

 

 

 

List #10

1

olfactory

2

palatable

3

pungent

4

radiate

5

rancid

6

redolent

7

reek

8

resonant

9

tactile

10

tart

 

 

 

 

List #11

1

Consecutive

2

Consequence

3

Ensue

4

Execute

5

Inconsequential

6

Obsequious

7

Persecute

8

Prosecutor

9

Pursue

10

Pursuit

 

 

 

 

List #12

1

sect

2

secular

3

sequacious

4

sequel

5

sequence

6

sequester

7

subsequent

8

sue

9

suite

10

suitor

 

 

 

 

List #13

1

aptitude

2

circumspect

3

coalesce

4

comprehension

5

conception

6

consistent

7

contradiction

8

deduction

9

engender

10

enlighten

 

 

 

 

List #14

1

esoteric

2

formulate

3

ideology

4

illogical

5

inclination

6

inherent

7

mediate

8

pedantic

9

propensity

10

speculation

 

 

 

 

List #15

1

abrogate

2

accomplice

3

acquit

4

alias

5

client

6

confront

7

conspiracy

8

convoke

9

counsel

10

culprit

 

 

 

 

List #16

1

dupe

2

enact

3

illegitimate

4

incriminate

5

infraction

6

obstruct

7

preliminary

8

provision

9

refute

10

repeal

 

 

 

 

List #17

1

annihilate

2

armament

3

arson

4

casualty

5

chaotic

6

confrontation

7

conspiratorial

8

desertion

9

espionage

10

fatality

 

 

 

 

List #18

1

guerilla

2

hideous

3

infirmary

4

intensity

5

perilous

6

scrimmage

7

seclude

8

strewn

9

subversion

10

valor

 

 

 

 

List #19

1

anarchy

2

annihilation

3

arduous

4

atrocious

5

catastrophe

6

chaos

7

conspire

8

doctrine

9

heinous

10

hysteria

 

 

 

 

List #20

1

imminent

2

incipient

3

mitigate

4

mutilate

5

pact

6

serenity

7

subjugation

8

turmoil

9

unify

10

withdrawal

 

 

 

 

List #21

1

adorn

2

chalice

3

chivalry

4

clad

5

clan

6

dictum

7

domain

8

ember

9

hilt

10

homage

 

 

 

 

List #22

1

lore

2

medieval

3

minstrel

4

peril

5

portent

6

relic

7

sage

8

secluded

9

tyrant

10

valiant

 

 

 

 

List #23

1

recalcitrant

2

recant

3

recede

4

recourse

5

recrimination

6

recumbent

7

rekindle

8

reluctant

9

renounce

10

repel

 

 

 

 

List #24

1

retainer

2

retrace

3

retract

4

retraction

5

retroactive

6

retrograde

7

retrogress

8

retrospective

9

reveal

10

revert

 

 

 

 

List #25

1

centennial

2

comply

3

debris

4

deface

5

demolition

6

diversified

7

duct

8

frontage

9

homogeneous

10

mortar

 

 

 

 

List #26

1

municipal

2

ordinance

3

plight

4

portal

5

progression

6

reorganize

7

spiral

8

urban

9

urbanize

10

veranda

 

 

 

 

List #27

1

affluence

2

assess

3

asset

4

commensurate

5

conversation

6

decade

7

deflation

8

depreciate

9

disclosure

10

dwindle

 

 

 

 

List #28

1

equity

2

fiscal

3

fluctuation

4

inflated

5

liability

6

projection

7

remunerative

8

stability

9

stipend

10

tabulate

 

 

 

 

List #29

1

authorize

2

compensation

3

consultant

4

correspondence

5

courier

6

credentials

7

disclose

8

diversity

9

expend

10

financier

 

 

 

 

List #30

1

forum

2

hoax

3

incorporate

4

incorporation

5

legitimate

6

lucrative

7

merger

8

priority

9

punctual