<p>Can I strictly just learn all 400 words that Direct Hit's includes and expect to get around 3-4 MAX sentence completion questions wrong?</p>
<p>This is assuming I have decent sentence completion skills, but I have a below average vocabulary to begin with.</p>
<p>Definitely possible.</p>
<p>How below average is your vocabulary? If you are coming in with a pretty solid foundational vocabulary and you learn everything in Direct Hits, missing 1-2 per test on average is most likely. If you have a really weak vocabulary now, though, you’ll still be missing the easier questions.</p>
<p>Try learning Direct Hits and then see how you do in the Blue Book. If you feel that you really need more words in your vocabulary, try some additional online lists (unfortunately, they are less efficient because they are much longer).</p>
<p>^what exactly qualifies as a “pretty solid foundational vocabulary”?</p>
<p>I would imagine the CC perception of normal and solid to be above average in reality.</p>
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<p>It’s difficult to verbalize. </p>
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<p>Yes. My concept of “pretty solid” is certainly above average for the general population. For most people, learning Direct Hits would not ensure near-perfects on the Sentence Completion questions, but it would still help. Turning to more basic lists as well would be advisable in such cases.</p>
<p>Is there one book or two seperate volumes for direct hits? thinking about getting this</p>
<p>^There are 2 volumes.</p>
<p>Get both volumes.</p>
<p>wheres a good place to buy it from i checked borders but didnt see it online?</p>
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<p>Amazon.</p>
<p>I get all the easy ones right usually, half the mediums, rarely any hard ones.</p>
<p>How would you rate 2-3 SC wrong without studying any vocab in terms of having good vocab? What would studying Direct Hits do to that score on average?</p>
<p>In my opinion, the DH books will help you with the medium hard to really hard vocabulary on the SAT. If you are not answering the the first 3-4 questions on the sentence completion parts, then you need to go back and review more basic vocabulary.</p>
<p>I would suggest using Direct Hits and Hot Words. On the May SAT I got two SC wrong and that was back when I only went through two pages of DH.</p>
<p>If your basic vocabulary isn’t so good, besides D.H I would suggest TOP 100 words on SAT.They may help=)
abbreviate – (v) to shorten, abridge
abstinence – (n) the act of refraining from pleasurable activity
adulation – (n) high praise
adversity – (n) misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events
aesthetic – (adj) pertaining to beauty or the arts
amicable – (adj) friendly, agreeable
anachronistic – (adj) out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period
anecdote – (n) short, usually funny account of an event
anonymous – (adj) nameless, without a disclosed identity
antagonist – (n) foe, opponent, adversary
arid – (adj) extremely dry or deathly boring
assiduous – (adj) persistent, hard-working
asylum – (n) sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge
benevolent – (adj) friendly and helpful
camaraderie – (n) trust, sociability amongst friends
censure – (v) to criticize harshly
circuitous – (adj) indirect, taking the longest route
clairvoyant – (adj) exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future
collaborate – (v) to cooperate, work together
compassion – (n) sympathy, helpfulness or mercy
compromise – (v) to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides
condescending – (adj) possessing an attitude of superiority, patronizing
conditional – (adj) depending on a condition, e.g., in a contract
conformist – (n) person who complies with accepted rules and customs
congregation – (n) a crowd of people, an assembly
convergence – (n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together
deleterious – (adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental
demagogue – (n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
digression – (n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point
diligent – (adj) careful and hard-working
discredit – (v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
disdain – (v) to regard with scorn or contempt
divergent – (adj) separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
empathy – (n) identification with the feelings of others
emulate – (v) to imitate, follow an example
enervating – (adj) weakening, tiring
enhance – (v) to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
ephemeral – (adj) momentary, transient, fleeting
evanescent – (adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
exasperation – (n) irritation, frustration
exemplary – (adj) outstanding, an example to others
extenuating – (adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
florid – (adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
fortuitous – (adj) happening by luck, fortunate
frugal – (adj) thrifty, cheap
hackneyed – (adj) cliched, worn out by overuse
haughty – (adj) arrogant and condescending
hedonist – (n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal
hypothesis – (n) assumption, theory requiring proof
impetuous – (adj) rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
impute – (v) to attribute an action to particular person or group
incompatible – (adj) opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
inconsequential – (adj) unimportant, trivial
inevitable – (adj) certain, unavoidable
integrity – (n) decency, honesty, wholeness
intrepid – (adj) fearless, adventurous
intuitive – (adj) instinctive, untaught
jubilation – (n) joy, celebration, exultation
lobbyist – (n) person who seeks to influence political events
longevity – (n) long life
mundane – (adj) ordinary, commonplace
nonchalant – (adj) calm, casual, seeming unexcited
novice – (n) apprentice, beginner
opulent – (adj) wealthy
orator – (n) lecturer, speaker
ostentatious – (adj) showy, displaying wealth
parched – (adj) dried up, shriveled
perfidious – (adj) faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy
precocious – (adj) unusually advanced or talented at an early age
pretentious – (adj) pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured
procrastinate – (v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
prosaic – (adj) relating to prose; dull, commonplace
prosperity – (n) wealth or success
provocative – (adj) tending to provoke a response, e.g., anger or disagreement
prudent – (adj) careful, cautious
querulous – (adj) complaining, irritable
rancorous – (adj) bitter, hateful
reclusive – (adj) preferring to live in isolation
reconciliation – (n) the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute
renovation – (n) repair, making something new again
resilient – (adj) quick to recover, bounce back
restrained – (adj) controlled, repressed, restricted
reverence – (n) worship, profound respect
sagacity – (n) wisdom
scrutinize – (v) to observe carefully
spontaneity – (n) impulsive action, unplanned events
spurious – (adj) lacking authenticity, false
submissive – (adj) tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
substantiate – (v) to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence
subtle – (adj) hard to detect or describe; perceptive
superficial – (adj) shallow, lacking in depth
superfluous – (adj) extra, more than enough, redundant
suppress – (v) to end an activity, e.g., to prevent the dissemination of information
surreptitious – (adj) secret, stealthy
tactful – (adj) considerate, skillful in acting to avoid offense to others
tenacious – (adj) determined, keeping a firm grip on
transient – (adj) temporary, short-lived, fleeting
venerable – (adj) respected because of age
vindicate – (v) to clear from blame or suspicion
wary – (adj) careful, cautious</p>
<p>^^ where is this list from?</p>
<p>Rocket Review’s vocabulary is a good place to start. It has some of the most simple and basic words used on the SAT</p>
<p><a href=“http://rocketreview.com/vocab_list.pdf[/url]”>http://rocketreview.com/vocab_list.pdf</a></p>
<p>And than move on to DH</p>
<p>Than stop there and use the BB as your next guide. When ever taking tests make flash cards of the words you can’t define in the CR section</p>
<p>Here is a list of vocabulary words from the BB.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/960908-words-official-sat-study-guide-practice-tests-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/960908-words-official-sat-study-guide-practice-tests-2.html</a> (look at post 18)</p>
<p>cheng,
You couldn’t understant it is from russian forum.</p>
<p>I don’t think that rocket review list is good to start. Most of it, are in D.H.</p>
<p>Yes most of the words are in D.H but the words that are not in D.H are very basic words one should know.</p>