Q4 SAT Vocab 10-17

The hyperactive student, having eaten too much chocolate, prattled on and on about nothing.

• articulated

• babbled

• enunciated

• drove

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The students were used to their colloquial language, used on the streets, and therefore had a difficult time adjusting to the proper English spoken by Mr. Stevens.

• informal

• grammatical

• literary

• proper

Tags

CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.SL.8.6

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

The phony politician knew nothing about politics, yet his bombastic speech fooled many into believing that he was the best man for the job.

• boring and unimpressive

• genuine and truthful

• articulate and meaningful

• impressive sounding, yet meaningless

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A rhetorical question needs no answer because it is generally shallow, and a rhetorical speech is filled with big words and fancy expressions, but is also meaningless. A near synonym would be

• colloquial

• prattle

• bombastic

• succinct

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

The gifted speaker, a fan of the people, kept everyone's attention with his eloquence and charm.

• poetic delivery

• flowery lies

• stuttering slur

• novice difficulty

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

When people drink too much, they tend to get garrulous. What they have to say isn't exactly meaningless, but there sure is a lot of it!

• silent

• talkative

• angry

• happy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

It was easy to get the teacher to digress from the topic. All you had to do was ask him to tell you a story from his childhood, and he would immediately get off topic.

• talk a lot about

• stay focused

• veer off course

• get interested in

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Rather than answering the question directly, Martin resorted to circumlocution, which made the teacher suspect he was hiding something.

• squirming in your seat because you have to go potty

• truth telling and believability

• getting right to the point and addressing the issue directly

• talking around the issue and deliberately avoiding the question

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6