1. altruistic - unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous
2. ambivalent - having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to the course of action
3. angular - lean; sharp cornered; gaunt
4. arrogant - overbearingly assuming; insolently proud
5. aversion - strong disinclination, disliking
6. discern - to differentiate between two or more things
7. disdain - intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy
8. disparage - to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner
9. disparity - inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree
10. embellish - to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation
11. engender - to cause, to produce, to create
12. innocuous - harmless, producing no injury
13. insipid - boring and stupid
14. lament - to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
15. laud - to praise, to extol
16. obscure - difficult to see, vague
17. ostentatious - showy, pretentious
18. prodigal - wasteful, a person given to extravagance
19. repudiate - to reject, to disown, to disavow
20. reticence - restraint in speech, reluctance to speak
21. revere - to honor, to regard with respect
22. serene - calm, placid
23. subtle - delicate, elusive, not obvious
24. superfluous - beyond what is needed or required, an overflow
25. taciturn - quiet, not verbose
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Write one sentence for each SAT word.
Each sentence should include a context clue for the meaning of the SAT word used in the sentence.
Imagine that you are writing fill-in-the-blank sentences, and the SAT word is the answer. Once you have your
sentence written, imagine if you erased the SAT word and left a blank space, would someone know to put that
word or a synonym of that word in the blank? If the answer is YES, then you have a great context clue embedded
in the sentence. If the answer is NO, your sentence needs more work.
Highlight the SAT word AND your context clue in each sentence.
 DON’T EX: Maggie, our 90lb. Rottweiler, is gluttonous.
 DO EX: Maggie, our 90lb. Rottweiler, is gluttonous, so we have to keep her dog food where she can’t get
to it; otherwise, she will tear the bag open and eat every last morsel.