Vocab Quiz 4

Yesterday, I fell asleep early and well.. Didn't get to do this at all obviously. I'm going to start a big effort to learn many words more per day so get excited!!! Oh by the way, some of the questions are still from gyaanova but others are not.. They're from Sparknotes's 1000 list or Longman's dictionary. I think I'm going to stop using gyaanova because that takes a lot of time and most words are not in SAT list (the last night's list had 5/30 unknown SAT words for me).

Matching
1. Bats are examples of ______ animals.
2. Chosen carefully, the oils may not only _______, but also cure the condition.
3. The _____ of the 1994 elections
4. He often _____ his peers; he doesn't seem to be able to tell them in a friendly manner.
5. Actors in melodramas often emphasized tense moments by being _______ for example, raising their voices and pretending to swoon.
6. Prospective candidates are always curious on what others'll ______ for their hard efforts.
7. The ______ syrup took three minutes to pour out of the bottle.
8. The bar was _____ with the smell of stale cigaratee smoke.
9. Her constant questions sometimes ______ed the rest of class from learning.
10. We were shocked at the _____ disregard for human life.
11. The threat of _______ people can be a deciding factor in some business decisions.
12. Bob is ____; he never lavishes excessively and buys only things he need.
13. The restaurant's ______ atmosphere put me immediately at ease.


Choices
A. frugal
B. impede
C. nocturnal
D. patronize
E. remunerate
F. redolent
G. debacle
H: convivial
I. histrionic
J. callous
K. viscous
L. palliate
M. litigious

Vocab Quiz 3 Answers and Definitions

I actually had to think sometime about this list. I'm not sure why ----- maybe because I had that problem with MP3 player but nevertheless, it all came back to me. As I keep doing, REVIEW is MOST IMPORTANT step in good vocabulary learning or anything.

Answers
1. A
2. F
3. I
4. C
5. G
6. B
7. H
8. E
9. D


Definitions of the words
1. quandary: dilemma; a perplexing situation that lacks solution
2. resuscitate: to bring back to life
3. salient: most important
4. spinster: a single woman, especially a middle-aged one
5. vernacular: common speech; informal language
6. coerce: to compel
7. condolence: sympathy
8. demise: death
9. disparity: inequality

Vocab Quiz 3

Although this list has unusually small number of words, it took me fairly long time. Why? It is because my MP3 unfortunately doesn't have rewind button so everytime I accidentally skip a song or podcast in this case, I have to go through the beginning of that song again. So about 10 minutes through the way, I made this mistake and had to go back. AND THEN, I screwed up again (yeah pretty sad) so that took away 20 minutes. Anyway, the podcasts I use today are from Day 3 and Day 4; they're overall pretty neat on picking the words but I knew most of them so if you want to go through them by yourself, that's fine. Do so. There were some good words like bursar, vignette, and dearth. All frequently occuring words.

Matching

1. Admissions from two top schools left me with ______ on which school I should attend.
2. No matter what I say, they'll try to ____ me into their company.
3. There is significant _____ between two server groups (yes, this sentence is bit weird).
4. Some of the _____ influences included campus-wide networks and brand new computers.
5. Paying ______ was least we could do during this troubling time.
6. CPR instructor told students how to ____ people in emergency.
7. It was sad to know about her grandfather's sudden ______.
8. One of the tasks was to learn _______ language spoken by the society there.
9. Miss Patterson has been a ______ and lived her entire life in solitude.






Choices

A. quandary
B. resuscitate
C. salient
D. spinster
E. vernacular
F. coerce
G. condolence
H. demise
I. disparity

Vocab Quiz 2 Answers and Definitions

This list, in my opinion, is much better for SAT preparation because it actually tests on the sentence (the podcast provides it). But as for keeping it on your brain, I think that the first list is better because come on, they're words in SONGS!!! Well, let's just hope that I know everything.

1. E
2. K
3. F
4. G
5. B
6. I
7. D
8. L
9. C
10. J
11. A
12. H

Definitions of the words

1. harbinger
def: Something/someone foreshadowing a future event
2. illicit
def: illegal
3. imbibe
def: to drink; to absorb
4. impetus
def: a stimulus
5. impromptu
def: without previous preparation; an informal speech
6. inane
def: pointless; foolish
7. lucrative
def: profitable; producing wealth
8. malady
def: an illness or unwholesome condition
9. nomadic
def: wandering
10. onus
def: burden
11. pandemonium
def: chaos
12. paramount
def: supreme

Anyone who wants to listen to these lists, click here

Vocab Quiz 2

Topic: gyaanova

Yes, this is an unusual name I know but to be honest, this is something I tried for the first time and worked pretty nicely. It's from something called podcast, which is very similar to MP3. But then it's slighly different in several ways. Search google for more details.

Matching!

1. We decided to go to the movies to build family moment at the last minute; it was ______.
2. The bad weather, as well as being the first day of school, caused a _____ for students.
3. Everyone decided to leave after John's _____ comment.
4. Real estate has recently been _____.
5. It was sad to know about her father's ________ relationship with his escort.
6. With all these travelings, I'm beginning to feel as if I were a ______ person.
7. A bad grade in last exam gave me an _______ to work harder for the next one.
8. Submitting the letter of recommendation in time is _______ to admission counselor.
9. My parents had often _____ us into family values.
10. The _____ to excel in SAT lies in students.
11. Kate has often been looked as a ____ for good news around the office.
12. The headaches I get are becoming daily _____.





A. harbinger
B. illicit
C. imbibe
D. impetus
E. impromptu
F. inane
G. lucrative
H. malady
I. nomadic
J. onus
K. pandemonium
L. paramount

Vocabulary Quiz 1 Answers and Defintions

It's important for me to know the answers AND the definitions. Also, please note that all words in this blog will be from highly accurate list that contains a huge amount of words. So if you know these words, you should be more than fine on doing well on sentence completion.

Answers
1. A
2. C
3. N
4. K
5. M
6. D
7. E
8. B
9. H
10. J
11. L
12. I
13. G
14. F

Now the "official" definition of these words than just parts from the song; sometimes, the song is pretty successful on giving definitions of these words while other times, it just doesn't say much (or not sufficient).

1. enmity: mutual hatred
2. rancor: deep-seated malice
3. polyglot: a person who speaks a number of languages
4. succulent: juicy
5. savory: tasty
6. opulent: wealthy
7. indigent: poor
8. visceral: deeply felt
9. invigorated: increased energy; full of energy
10. dissipated: vanished; ceased
11. lachrymose: tearful
12. lugubrious: mournful in the extreme
13. abject: utterly hopeless; miserable
14. benediction: a blessing

By the way, if you're wondering where these vocabulary words are found, well, go here (in case you haven't already found this by typing the source in the google.)

Toodles!

Vocab Quiz 1

Source: Princeton Review Vocab A Minute Senior Level Qs

1. That's hate you feel toward the enemy, toward war.
2. Name a language that Polly can't speak; I bet you can't
3. ___ (part of a word) is a religious fellow and follow with conviction; He says many blessings but he rather says a ______.
4. I don't wanna be ______; but you got my tears flowing.
5. The company wasn't circumspect; and its behavior was _____.
6. I like the food that's ______ to the tooth.
7. I like the food that's ______, how about you?
8. Hate toward revenge
9. Snakes on plane is a ______ flick; a thrill-fest of terror and pain
10. Enervated...Energy has ______... lost my energy
11. You say don't be _____; we are not even dating.
12. Some people say enervated when they mean ______; that mistake gives me fits cuz those words are opposite.
13. He has lost all and become _____.
14. His vision of future was ______ picture.

Choices
A. enmity
B. rancor
C. polyglot
D. succulent
E. savory
F. opulent
G. indigent
H. visceral
I. invigorated
J. dissipated
K. lachrymose
L. lugubrious
M. abject
N. benediction

Answers tomorrow!!