SAT Vocabulary Set 6

English II

Blocks- Illustration due: 11/14

Quiz and Cards Due- 11/21

credentials

Definition: Evidence of authority

Sample Sentence: A reporter who covers at the white house has to have proper credentials to enter the press room there.

oppressive

Definition: brutal, discouraging

Sample Sentence: Sometimes the weather the narrator describes seems oppressive, like a weight bearing down on the characters.

genial

Definition: warm and pleasantly cheerful

Sample Sentence: Reporters have to decide how best to approach the people they want to interview. Should they be genial and friendly, or should they be tough and aggressive?

hoax

Definition: intended to deceive

Sample Sentence: The reporters lost his job because he printed a hoax on the front page.

morbid

Definition: gruesome, abnormal deadly

Sample Sentence: Sometimes the reporter'sjob requires him or her to witness gruesome and morbid things.

gaudy

Definition: showy, cheap, flashy

Sample Sentence: To some, the neon lights of Broadway may seem flashy, or gaudy, but to a struggling young actor they are beautiful.

jovial

Definition: full of playful, good humor

Sample Sentence: They may be surprised to discover that the sad character may be nothing like the jovial actor he is offstage.

pungent

Definition: sharply affecting the sense of taste or smell.

Sample Sentence: Their dishes always carry the pungent smell of cooked chili peppers.