Week 18 Vocabulary
1.
Objectives:
Help us become more sophisticated
readers…so we understand fluently what
we read.
2.
Help us understand words in context, to
help us understand words we don’t
currently know.
3.
Help us become more sophisticated
writers, so we use a mature vocabulary
and sound like adults in our word choices.
This week’s SAT Vocabulary Words
Using the information provided, please write down
the definitions and parts of the speech for each
of the provided SAT vocabulary words.
Then, write a meaningful sentence with context
clues that show me you understand the meaning
of each word.
Underline the word within the sentence.
SAT Vocabulary - Lesson Fifteen
 noxious
adj. harmful to the health
 connive
v. to cooperate secretly in
wrongdoing
 chutzpah
 liege
n. nerve; audacity
n. lord, master, or sovereign
SAT Vocabulary - Lesson Fifteen

odium n. hatred

crass adj. course; tasteless

hypercritical adj. overcritical; to severe in
judgment

fallacy n. a mistaken notion; a misconception
SAT Vocabulary - Lesson Fifteen

complacent adj. self-satisfied; smug

befuddle v. to confuse; to perplex

pandemonium n. a wild disorder, noise, or
confusion

parsimonious adj. excessively thrifty; stingy
SAT Vocabulary - Lesson Fifteen
 verbose
adj. using more words than are
needed; wordy
 laudable
adj. worthy of praise;
commendable
 indiscreet
adj. not wise or judicious;
imprudent, as in speech or action