Week 20 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
Seventeen
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circumspect adj. careful;heedful;attentive to all
points
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zephyr n. a gentle breeze (sometimes
specifically the West Wind)
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renegade n. one who deserts one side in favor
of another; traitor; outlaw
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retribution n. something justly deserved,
especially a punishment
SAT Vocabulary - Lesson
Seventeen

hurtle v. to move or to fling swiftly and with great
force
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scourge n. a person or thing that causes great
trouble or misfortune
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caustic adj. biting; stingingly sharp or sarcastic
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taciturn adj. not fond of talking; usually silent
SAT Vocabulary - Lesson
Seventeen

agnostic n. one who believes that the existence
of God can neither be proved nor disproved
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terse adj. brief and to the point
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uncanny adj. weird; strange; so keen or acute
as to seem bizarre
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exodus n. a mass departure or emigration
SAT Vocabulary - Lesson
Seventeen
 penitent
adj. remorseful; sorry for having
done wrong
 vindicate
v. to clear of suspicion or
accusations
 raillery
teasing
n. good-humored ridicule or