Name: _________________________
Period: _____
English 12
Quack! - SAT Vocabulary – Unit 1
Word List:
delineate
nefarious
vernacular
brawn
tout
enhance
hindrance
efface
glutton
hiatus
Sentence Fill-ins – Use the word list to fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
1. Freddy showed off his ____________________ by lifting and moving the couch all by himself.
2. Jim was considered a (an) ____________________ because he often ate more food than anyone else
in his family.
3. Sally was a great witness because she could ____________________ what happened during the
robbery of the store.
4. Mr. Burns is a (an) ____________________ character because of the many evil things he does to the
people of Springfield.
5. Each year Webster’s Dictionary adds new words that have become part of the
____________________.
6. As a punishment, the boys had to ____________________ the graffiti they spray painted on the
school walls.
7. Car enthusiasts may add dual exhausts to their cars to ____________________ performance.
8. Mike Tyson was quick to ____________________ in front of the cameras about how he was the
greatest fighter in the world.
9. The flooding of the road during the storm became a (an) ____________________ because it would
not allow people to escape to higher ground.
10. Students always look to forward to their summer ____________________ because it means no
homework for a few months.
Synonyms and Antonyms – Write the vocabulary word that means the same or opposite meaning.
Antonyms
Synonyms
11. boost
_____________________
16. weakness
_________________________
12. food lover
_____________________
17. engrave
_________________________
13. despicable
_____________________
18. in session
_________________________
14. explain
_____________________
19. understate
_________________________
15. dialect
_____________________
20. help
_________________________
Write a sentence for each word in your notebook