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Linda Carnevale, MA
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Columbia University, Teachers College
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Dedicated to
my Beloved Sandro & precious sons Phillip and Andrew who inspire me daily ~ to my supportive family, friends, colleagues at Cold Spring Harbor Schools, my wonderful students ~ and ~ to my cherished parents Anne & Ernest ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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With love and gratitude to my husband and children, my inspirations. To my husband, who encouraged me every step of the way in this process, through late nights of writing, and who helped me find my way through myriad PC file management debacles. With love to my parents, Anne and Ernest, who—since I was a preschooler— encouraged me to write, and to “dream the impossible dream.” Thanks to my dedicated editor, Linda Turner, to Wayne Barr, who first welcomed me to Barron’s, and to George Ehrenhaft for his contribution to this book.
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© Copyright 2007 by Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. © Copyright 2004, 2001 by Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., under the title Hot Words for the SAT I.
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ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-3632-0 ISBN-10: 0-7641-3632-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2006102136 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carnevale, Linda. Hot words for the SAT / Linda Carnevale.—3rd ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7641-3632-0 ISBN-10: 0-7641-3632-1 1. SAT (Educational test)—Study guides. 2. English language—Examinations— Study guides. 3. Vocabulary tests—Study guides. I. Title. LB2353.57.C357 2007 378.1′662—dc22 Printed in Canada 987654321
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Contents Introduction
Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson
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Using Few Words or Being Quiet / 1 Speaking / 5 Feeling Superior / 11 Unoriginal, Dull, Played Out / 17 Lessening Pain, Tension, and/or Conflict / 22
Review Exercises / 28
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Friendly and Agreeable / 31 Quarreling, Fighting, and Bitter Feelings / 36 Generosity in Spending Money or Time, or Showing Concern for Others / 42 Cheapness or Care with Spending Money / 47 Problems, Puzzlements, and Disasters / 52
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Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8
Review Exercises / 58 Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson
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Harmful or Mean / 61 Criticizing, Disapproving, or Scolding / 67 Lacking Interest or Emotion / 73 Lacking Energy or Movement / 78 Humility and Obedience / 83
Review Exercises / 88 Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Lesson 18
Enthusiasm and Passion / 91 Being Stubborn / 96 Sound / 101
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Lesson 19 Lesson 20
Praise and Respect / 106 More Than Enough / 111
Review Exercises / 116 Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson
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Food and Hunger / 119 Being Careful / 124 Short-Lived in Time or Place / 129 The Old or the New / 134 Being Sneaky or Hardly Noticeable / 140
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People You Will Meet on the SAT / 147 Things of Little Importance or Value / 152 Being Wise and Sharp-Minded / 157 Words That Sound and/or Look Alike, But Have Different Meanings / 163 More Tricky Twins and Triplets / 169
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Review Exercises / 144
Review Exercises / 174 Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson
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Hottest of the Hot Words (Letters A to G) / 177 Hottest of the Hot Words (Letters H to P) / 182 Hottest of the Hot Words (Letters Q to Z) / 188 More Hot Words / 194 Even More Hot Words / 199
Review Exercises / 204 Lesson 36 Lesson 37
Latest Words Spied on Recent SATs / 207 Literary Terms That Are Helpful to Know / 214
Answer Key / 222 Appendix A Mini–Vocabulary Clusters / 246 Appendix B More Tricky Twins / 248 Word Index / 251
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Introduction Are you ready for the HOTTEST of the HOT WORDS? This book is divided into 37 lessons, containing more than 365 SAT level words that have been taken off of Barron’s high-frequency database of words and off of recent SAT tests. Additional SAT words are featured in the exercises.
Why is this edition particularly HOT?
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Two lessons have been added: Latest Words Spied on the SAT and Literary Terms That Are Helpful to Know. The innovative format of this edition sets it apart from other vocabulary books. “Word Clustering” is especially effective in learning hundreds of vocabulary words. Unlike dictionary-style, alphabetized lists, Clustering groups Hot Words with similar meanings so that distinctions in usage and connotation can become more apparent. Never before presented so comprehensively in an SAT preparatory book, Clustering boosts vocabulary building exponentially!
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Vocabulary in your life
As you’re probably aware, analogy questions no longer appear on the PSAT or SAT. Even so, vocabulary is still imperative and vital to doing well on the three Critical Reading sections of the SAT. Testing aside, gaining a broad and rich vocabulary edifies your life skills and people skills. The paragraphs that follow illustrate ways in which vocabulary can enrich your everyday life.
Future prep If you apply to graduate school one day, the words you learn now will help you later on the verbal portions of grad school admissions exams, like the LSAT, MCAT, or GRE.
Reinforcement through writing Next time you write an essay or creative piece for school, try to use some of your new words in your writing. If you have to submit a project on poster board, include upper-level vocabulary words as you write out the text for this visual presentation. v
