SAT Word Game, anyone?

<p>misanthropic- antisocial, disliking mankind</p>

<p>In order to avoid social interaction with the creatures she hated but shared so many characteristics with, she bolted the doors, blocked the windows, and kept the curtains drawn at all times. </p>

<p>eurhythmic</p>

<p>Harmonious-
The cacophony of sounds was far from eurythmic. </p>

<p>Inveterate</p>

<p>Inveterate - deep-seated, ingrained
He had the inveterate habit of taking his shoes off upon entering a home.</p>

<p>The person who answered for honorarium forgot to include that an honorarium is a payment for services that would normally be rendered without charge, like how a volunteer guest speaker might receive an honorarium of free food/lodging and a gift basket.</p>

<p>curriculum vitae</p>

<p>Curriculum vitae - resume</p>

<p>After submitting his curriculum vitae, she attacked the essays required for her application.</p>

<p>Grasp</p>

<h2>Grab; seize</h2>

<p>Malediction</p>

<p>you guys are messsing up the structure of this game. </p>

<p>define the word
put it in context by using it in a sentence
then put your unique SAT word</p>

<p>malediction=a pejorative magical curse</p>

<p>It would be an understatement to say that Lord Voldemore has chanted a surfeit of malediction.</p>

<p>atrophied</p>

<p>Atrophied - Wasted or shriveled.</p>

<p>Chris McCandless’s body was so atrophied by the time it was found that it was almost unidentifiable. </p>

<p>Perfunctory</p>

<p>Perfunctory - done with little effort or care</p>

<p>Larry’s mom, crestfallen that, although she’d asked her son to clean the outhouse meticulously, he’d merely done a perfunctory job, slowly inserted her head into the oven, snuffed out the pilot light, and opened the gas valve.</p>

<p>palimpsest</p>

<p>*** is that word? someone continue man</p>

<p>Palimpsest - Something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.</p>

<p>Palimpsests these days are rare, especially those that are people.</p>

<p>Convivial</p>

<p>Convivial- jovial</p>

<p>The atmosphere between the SAT proctor and I was far from convivial after I commented on her mole… Let’s just say, won’t think my scores will ever show up…</p>

<p>adumbrate</p>

<p>omg, someone do this word. i wanna do it, but idk what it means!!</p>

<p>Adumbrate-to overshadow</p>

<p>His low GPA was adumbrated by the fact that he cured cancer.</p>

<p>Incubus</p>

<p>Incubus - dream (or male sex demon thing)
The steep decline in state capabilities amounts, on its own, to another important element in the INCUBUS of terrorism.</p>

<p>Inchoate</p>

<p>(lol at your parenthesis)
Inchoate - Incipient</p>

<p>I have an inchoate plan of my future ahead of me; my mom, on the other hand, has already planned out the minute details from college life to the name of my child.</p>

<p>Sanguinary</p>

<p>Sanguinary - bloody</p>

<p>The sanguinary Battle of Isandhlwana was one of the Zulu’s victories.</p>

<p>Euhh … Quintessential</p>

<p>quintessential - serving as a perfect example; supremely representative</p>

<p>Kimchi is the quintessential Korean dish, but few know there are over 100 varieties.</p>

<p>table (v)</p>

<p>Table - To postpone or delay.</p>

<p>To the relief of many students, my AP Biology teacher tabled a test, rescheduling it for next Tuesday.</p>

<p>Impecuniary</p>

<p>Impecunious (because impecuniary wasn’t in the dictionary)- having little or no money</p>

<p>The prostitute discovered my impecunious state after we danced the horizontal mambo- thank god I got away in time.</p>

<p>disparity</p>