Vocabulary
Vocabulary
SAT Words
SAT Words
SAT Words
100
The knowledge and instinct a reporter calls on whether to determine that an event is news
What is news judgement
100
A story that causes the reader to feel such emotion as sorrow, pity or amazement.
What is human interest
100
To start a fire
What is kindle
100
petitioner (in court of law)
What is Plaintiff
100
forgiveness; pardon; release
What is Absolution
200
A story about a coming event
What is advance
200
An element of news that involves tension, surprise, and suspense and arises any good news, wars, and elections.
What is conflict
200
Calm and peaceful
What is Placid
200
can be touched
What is Tangible
200
praiseworthy
What is Creditable
300
An element of news that has to do with how new or current the event is
What is timeliness
300
A method of obtaining many ideas of a short time
What is brainstorming
300
Rough, coarse, harsh
What is Abrasive
300
puzzle; mystery
What is Enigma
300
hurry; accelerate; rush
What is Hasten
400
An element of news that refers to the geographic nearness of an event to your place of publication or of your readers
What is proximity
400
A sample of a population to be survey in which every member of the population has an equal possibility to be included in a survey sample
What is random sample
400
Fame
What is Renown
400
complicated; highly convoluted
What is Labyrinthine
400
a cut
What is Laceration
500
An element of news that refers to how well known the individual is know to the school, community, nation or world.
What is prominence
500
A question posed at the beginning of a survey designed to eliminate people who do not belong to the desired population (example: are you 18?)
What is filter question
500
noisy, attacking speech
What is Harangue
500
shameful; very bad
What is Reprehensible
500
stubborn
What is Obdurate
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