SAT VOCABULARY VOLUME 1 WORDS 11 20 93019

SAT VOCABULARY VOLUME 1: WORDS 11 -20

9/30/19 QUERULOUS Grumbling, grumpy (complaining in a whining way)

10/1/19 EXTOL To publicly brag (to praise enthusiastically) (synonym of tout)

10/2/19 QUELL To calm, pacify (to put an end to by force; to suppress)

10/3/19 OBSCURE Dark, unknown, hard to understand (to keep from being seen)

10/4/19 PUGNACIOUS Eager to fight

10/7/19 OBLITERATE To destroy completely

10/8/19 KINDLE To start a fire, ignite, arouse, inspire

10/9/19 ENGENDER To create, to cause (a feeling, situation, condition)

10/10/19 COPIOUS Abundant, plentiful

10/11/19 ARTISAN A person who is skillful with his/her hands (of food or drink: made in a traditional or nonmechanized way using high-quality ingredients)

10/17/19 PRACTICE: MATCH EACH WORD WITH ITS SYNONYM. D _____1. querulous A. create G _____2. extol B. subdue B _____3. quell C. craftsperson E _____4. obscure D. irritable H _____5. pugnacious E. vague J _____6. obliterate F. plentiful I _____7. kindle G. celebrate A _____8. engender H. combative F _____9. copious C ____10. artisan I. J. light destroy

10/18/19 PRACTICE: COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT WORD. artisan engender kindle obscure quell copious querulous extol obliterate pugnacious artisan 1. The _______ practiced his craft day and night. quelled 2. The troops ______(ed) the rebellion quickly. 3. The farmer knew he would be forced to hire extra help to harvest the copious amount of wheat. ______ extolled 4. Because of its Level 5 rating, BHS is a highly _______(ed) school. kindled 5. Happiness _______(ed) a glowing light in her eyes.

artisan copious querulous engender extol kindle obliterate obscure pugnacious quell obliterated 6. The eraser _______(ed) the pencil markings from the desk. engendered 7. When a cold front meets a warm front, tornadoes are often _______(ed). pugnacious 8. Because he was well-known for his ________ attitude, others frequently avoided him. querulous 9. The girl often took a(n) ________ tone with her parents when she didn’t get her way. obscure 10. The singer came from a(n) _________ little town in Montana.

TEST MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 • Querulous • Obliterate • Extol • Kindle • Quell • Engender • Obscure • Copious • Pugnacious • Artisan