Hot SAT Words Lessons 21 30 LESSON 24

Hot SAT Words Lessons 21 -30

LESSON # 24 Old Hat, New Hat? Words Relating to the OLD or the NEW

ANTEDILUVIAN Adj. Very, very old; antiquated

ANTIDILUVIAN l The joke about the chicken crossing the road is ANTEDILUVIAN. Can’t you think of a more current one?

ANTIQUATED Adj. very old and no longer in use; obsolete

ANTIQUATED l The author says he prefers to write on an ANTIQUATED portable typewriter instead of a computer.

ANTIQUITY N. Ancient times

ANTIQUITY l Hippocrates articulated a code of medical ethics as valid today as it was in ANTIQUITY, l Much to the chagrin of the Greeks, the Elgin marbles are among the many Greek ANTIQUITIES housed in the British museum.

ARCHAIC Adj. old, from a much earlier time, antiquated

ARCHAIC l Footnotes are used to explain ARCHAIC terms known to Shakespeare’s audience but not to modern readers.

OBSOLETE Adj. Old, outdated; no longer in use

OBSOLETE l Although rotary dial phones are OBSOLETE, my grandmother still uses one.

RELIC N. A custom or object that has been around for a very, very long time

RELIC l Fritzi’s spinning wheel is a RELIC that’s been in the family for generations. l The museum displays RELICS of ancient cultures from all over the world.

CONTEMPORARY Adj. modern, new, relating to the same time period

CONTEMPORARY l Radiant heat, instead of traditional forced air or steam heat, is becoming the standard in CONTEMPORARY buildings. l John Maynard Keynes was a CONTEMPORARY of Winston Churchill.

INCEPTION n. The start , the beginning of something

INCEPTION l The INCEPTION of e-mail has cut stamp expenditures. l Use of paper has skyrocketed, however, since the INCEPTION of desktop printing.

INNOVATION N. Something new

INNOVATION l The company makes INNOVATIVE water filters that can add fresh lemon flavor to tap water. l The spreadsheet was an important INNOVATION in accounting.

INNOVATION or ENERVATION?

INNOVATION OR EXAGGERATION?

NOVEL Adj. new

NOVEL l Using movies to teach vocabulary is a NOVEL approach to instruction. l A conch shell made into a nightlight is a NOVELTY.

POPULAR NOVELTIES Computer manipulated photograph or aberrant animal?

BOVINE CARTOGRAPHY or MANIPULATED NOVELTY ?

UNPRECEDENTED Adj. novel, unparalleled

UNPRECEDENTED l The number of delayed flights is UNPRECEDENTED. l Giving students money instead of grades is UNPRECEDENTED and will never be accepted by the community.