The 10 days of Christmas break… day 3!
Dec 26th, 2007 by Academics Plus Tutoring
On the third day of Christmas break, my tutor gave to me, 10 SAT vocabulary words, 10 SAT vocabulary words and 10 SAT vocabulary words…
For anyone who is signing on to our blog for the first time today, let me give you a little background on what we are doing. For each of the 10 days of winter break (excluding weekends), we will post 10 new SAT vocabulary words for you to review. We encourage you to study all the words over the holiday and add 100 SAT words to your vocabulary. Look back at the previous blogs for the introduction to this series and list of words and check back tomorrow for a new set of words.
Here is the third set of words:
Ø Idiom (n.): a use of words peculiar to a particular language
Ø Humane (adj.): compassionate
Ø Lackadaisical (adj.): listless; lacking spirit or liveliness
Ø Lacerate (v.): to cut or tear raggedly
Ø Laborious (adj.): toilsome; arduous
Ø Hillock (n.): a small hill or mound
Ø Gallant (adj.): possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit
Ø Fuse (v.): to unite or blend as by melting together
Ø Heretic (n.): one who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy
Ø Havoc (n.): devastation
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