SILENTLY WRITE VOCAB 76 88 1520 MIN WORDS

*SILENTLY WRITE VOCAB (#76 – 88) = 15/20 MIN WORDS, DEFINITIONS, SENTENCES, IMAGES.

GOAL: KNOW 100 SAT VOCAB WORDS 50 WORDS PER QUARTER *DISCUSS 12 VOCAB (#63 – 75) WORDS & DEFINITIONS.

63. novice -- (n) apprentice, beginner SENTENCE: The bike race is only for novice riders who have never participated in a professional race.

63. novice -- (n) apprentice, beginner

64. opulent -- (adj) wealthy SENTENCE: Even though the evil king knew many of his people were dying of starvation, he continued to spend money decorating his opulent castle.

65. orator -- (n) lecturer, speaker SENTENCE: Because Heather is a gifted orator, she is often called upon to host events.

66. ostentatious -- (adj) showy, displaying wealth SENTENCE: My wealthy aunt who enjoys flaunting her wealth always wears an ostentatious diamond necklace.

67. parched -- (adj) dried up, shriveled SENTENCE: After being stuck in the desert for two days, I was parched and in need of water.

68. perfidious -- (adj) faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy SENTENCE: Because Lawrence is such a perfidious person, you cannot believe a word he says.

69. precocious -- (adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age SENTENCE: The music teacher was surprised to see the precocious toddler correctly playing the violin.

69. precocious -- (adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age

70. pretentious -- (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured SENTENCE: Because the weight loss product seemed fake and pretentious to me, I decided to buy an alternative item.

71. procrastinate -- (v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off SENTENCE: The counselor urged the students to not procrastinate in filling out their college applications.

72. prosaic -- (adj) relating to prose; dull, commonplace unimaginative SENTENCES: Students were yawning during the prosaic graduation speech.

73. prosperity -- (n) wealth or success an abundance of resources SENTENCE: As soon as the miners heard about the opportunity for prosperity, they packed up their homes and went in search of gold.

74. provocative -- (adj) tending to provoke a response, e. g. , anger or disagreement tending to provoke or stimulate SENTENCE: During the debate, the experienced politician made a provocative statement to make her opponent angry.

74. provocative -- (adj) tending to provoke a response, e. g. , anger or disagreement

75. prudent -- (adj) careful, cautious marked by wisdom or sound judgment SENTENCE: It is not prudent to go swimming during a hurricane.