Idioms and Cliches
Language Based
Some But Not All
Antonyms
Real Life Examples
100
Stuck between a rock and a hard place
What is quandary?
100
a clear statement
What is assertion?
100
Cowboys and Aliens
What is alienated?
100
strong, sturdy
What is tenuous?
100
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Glenn Beck
What is pundit?
200
The prince and the pauper
What is disparity?
200
language of persuasion
What is rhetoric?
200
Vin Diesl
What is vindicated?
200
humble, down to earth (hint: think Home "Depot")
What is despotic?
200
George Zimmerman was this in the Trayvon Martin trial
What is exculpated?
300
"And on Wednesdays, we wear pink"
What is superficial?
300
to talk trash about someone
What is slander?
300
another word for tip (ex: at a restaurant)
What is gratuity/gratuitous?
300
enthusiastic, with passion
What is apathetic?
300
The leaders of North Korea, and Germany/Japan during WWII could be described as this
What is dictatorial?
400
A Harry Potter spell + "us" = difficult, demanding
What is imperious?
400
the SAT will want you to make these-- but stick to the passage and find your line references
What is implications?
400
h(y)ppopotamus
What is hypocrisy?
400
necessary, vital
What is superfluous?
400
Traffic does this to you when you're late for school
What is impedes?
500
Whine and Dine, or also known as Dining and __________
What is discourse?
500
the property of a really fantastic, 12-worthy essay
What is eloquence?
500
chicken coop
What is coup?
500
to make more boring or plain
What is embellish?
500
Your attitude towards studying the SAT this summer and being in class with all of us
What is ebullience?
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