Quack SAT VocabGroup 8Cash, Jonathan, Mackenzie, and Soo Bin

Connoisseur

Part of speech: noun Definition: An expert

in art and taste Synonym: critic Antonym: ignoramus Sentence: He visited

the best restaurants and was a connoisseur of fine wines.

Asunder

Part of speech: adjective

Def: in separate parts

Synonym: apart Antonym: together Sentence: My boat

was torn asunder on the jagged rocks.

Raze

Part of speech: verb Def: to tear down,

demolish to the ground

Synonym: destroy Antonym: build Sentence: The

building was old, so they had to raze it before it fell down.

Blighted

Part of speech: verb

Def: been destroyed, ruined

Synonym: spoil Antonym:

preserved Sentence: Illness

blighted his hopes.

Aghast

Part of speech: adjective

Def: to be filled with horror

Synonym: horrified Antonym: fearless Sentence: They

stood aghast at the sight of the plane crashing.

Milieu

Part of speech: noun

Def: environment or surrounding

Synonym: background

Antonym: foreground Sentence: The play is

set in the milieu of the late 1800’s.

Arduous

Part of speech: adjective

Def: difficult and tiresome

Synonym: exhausting

Antonym: easy Sentence:

Climbing the gigantic mountain was very arduous.

Coterie

Part of speech: noun Def: a circle of close

friends Synonym: clique Antonym: strangers Sentence: Everyone

has their own coterie.

Awry

Part of speech: adjective

Def: to be twisted, crooked, or off course.

Synonym: lopsided Antonym: straight Sentence: Our

plans went awry.

Table

Part of speech: verb Def: to remove

consideration Synonym: dismiss Antonym: decide Sentence: The head

of the school board tabled the idea of letting school out the next day.

NO SCHOOL!

Harried

Part of speech: verb

Def: to be troubled or bothered

Synonym: harassed

Antonym: untroubled

Sentence: The bird was harried for its food.

Irascible

Part of speech: adjective

Def: angers easily, irritable

Synonym:short-tempered

Antonym: calm Sentence: Be

careful he is very irascible.

Congenial

Part of speech: adjective

Def: pleasant to be around

Synonym: sympathetic

Antonym: disagreeable

Sentence: That girl was very congenial.

Boisterous

Part of speech: adjective

Def: rowdy, noisy Synonym: loud Antonym: quiet Sentence: The

stadium was quickly filled with the sounds of the boisterous crowd.

Chimerical

Part of speech: adjective

Def: bizarre, far out. Synonym: illusory Antonym: real Sentence: Suddenly,

the cat thought of the most chimerical plan to capture the mouse.

Vertigo

Part of speech: noun Def: dizzy, disoriented

sensation. Synonym: woozy Antonym: well Sentence: The man

suddenly had a sensation of vertigo when he looked at the picture.

Fallacious

Part of speech: adjective

Def: false, wrong, incorrect.

Synonym: untrue Antonym: correct Sentence: The boy

fallaciously answered the test.

Impasse

Part of speech: noun

Def: a dead end Synonym:

standstill Antonym: clear Sentence: Soon

the road came to an impasse.

Zeal

Part of speech: noun

Def: spirit, enthusiasm.

Synonym: passion Antonym: apathy Sentence: The

dancers were filled with tons of zeal.

Berate

Part of speech: verb

Def: to scold severely

Synonym: abuse Antonym: praise Sentence: The

mother berated the child when he didn’t do what she asked.

There once was a connoisseur who was very irascible. He hated to be harried and if he was he would berate whoever did. One day he received a invitation to a congenial milieu where a coterie was hosting a wine tasting and an art show fundraiser to keep the government from razing the old historic house the fundraiser was being held at. He immediately tabled the idea of going. But soon his curiosity won out and he began the long arduous trip up there. Throughout the trip the roads kept going awry. Eventually he came to an impasse. Suddenly a very boisterous hippie came out of nowhere. The connoisseur became vertigo at the sight of the hippie’s tie-dyed shirt. But soon his head cleared and he asked the hippie if he was going the right way to the house. The hippie replied, “no man, you’re very fallacious. You need to turn around and turn right at where the road is asunder and go straight. You should get there in no time”. The connoisseur, now full of zeal and excitement, quickly thanked the chimerical hippie and headed toward the house. But when he arrived he was aghast. For the house was blighted. He re-checked the invitation. The fundraiser was to be held on January 17. It was January 24. He was a week late…

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