SAT Vocabulary
A loud fight
What is a brawl?
You use this statement to grab the readers attention.
What is the hook statement?
These are hints that the author gives you to figure out the meaning of an unknown word.
What are context clues?
Using like or as to make a comparison. Examples - Her hair was as white as snow.
What is a simile?
These are a letter or letters that you add to the beginning and end of a word to modify its meaning.
What is a prefix and suffix?
When you stall doing something or you keep putting it off (i.e. watching tv instead of doing your homework)
What is procrastinate?
This is the main idea of your essay or the point you are trying to convince the reader that you summarize into one sentence.
What is the thesis statement?
You do this while reading, usually on the side of the paper to briefly summarize information.
What is annotate?
Susie sat sadly under the steaming hot sun.
What is alliteration?
What is the name of the ocean on the West coast of the United States?
What is the Pacific?
When you work together in order to create something
What is collaborate?
These are words that you use to introduce new ideas, evidence, or make you paper flow nicely. Examples are "however, in addition, lastly."
What are transition words?
These are two or more words that have the same or similar meaning.
What is a synonym?
The colorful picture jumped out at me. (hint: when you giving a non-living thing human qualities)
What is personification?
This female rapper/singer from the Bronx became famous for her single "bodak yellow."
Who is Cardi B?
When you do something without planning for it
What is spontaneous?
You need to do this when you copy a direct quote from a reading so that you are not plagarizing.
What is use citations?
This is the speech, thoughts, actions, effect on others, and looks of a character.
What are the five elements of characterization?
I have to do a million things today. (hint: when you exaggerate)
What is a hyperbole?
Which war was fought between the northern and southern regions of the United States?
What is the Civil War?
When you are one-sided or play favorites, usually in an unfair way
What is bias?
After you introduce evidence, you need to do this so that the reader understands it.
What is thoroughly explain the evidence and how it relates to the thesis statement?
This is a word for an educated guess. It is an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning.
What is an inference?
When you use ords help you create a visual picture in your mind.
What is imagery?
Who was the first president of the United States?
Who is George Washington?