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English 3 CP
Unit 1: Sadlier-Oxford Work (orange book)
Directions: Review the unit 1 vocabulary words on pages 21-23 in your work book. Then write down
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Unit 1: Essential SAT Vocabulary
1. VENERATE v. to regard with respect, reverence, or as holy or sacred
SAT synonyms: deify, apotheosize, idolize, exalt
Lester venerated his grandfather; he worshiped the very ground the old man limped on.
The venerable Supreme Court justice had made several key rulings in landmark cases throughout
the years.
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HACKNEYED adj. made unoriginal or commonplace by overuse (*repeat of vocab 1 list.)
SAT synonyms: banal, trite, platitudinous, insipid
“As cold as ice” is a hackneyed expression.
We always mock my father for his hackneyed expressions and dated hairstyle.
3. RANCOR n. bitter hatred, ill will or resentment, malice
SAT synonyms: acrimony, antipathy, animosity, enmity
The mutual rancor felt by the two nations eventually led to war.
Having been teased mercilessly for years, Matilda became filled with rancor towards those who
had humiliated her.
4. FLORID adj. excessively showy, ostentatious OR ruddy, flushed
SAT synonyms: ornate, grandiloquent, gaudy, flamboyant
My brother is still making fun of that florid love poem Battisti sent me.
Steve’s florid complexion is the result of drinking a keg of beer and eating ten pounds of lard
every day.
5. EPHEMERAL adj. lasting a very short time, passing, fleeting
SAT synonyms: evanescent, transient, fugacious, transitory
Youth and flowers are both ephemeral; they’re gone before you know it.
The lives of mayflies seem ephemeral to us, because the flies’ average life span is a matter
of hours.
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