Week 27 SAT Word Wall Vocabulary Quiz Preassessment

Define "pilgrimage."

• (noun): a religious or spiritual journey; excursion; peregrination

• (noun): a religious service and/or ceremony

• (noun): a style of hat and/or head covering worn by pilgrims

• (adj): a religious term to describe an individual's piety

Define "portent."

• (noun): a tolling of a bell for religious services

• (adj): used to describe a natural wonder

• (noun): an omen; a sign of something coming in the future

• (noun): a sign of something that has occurred in the past

Define "ruminate."

• (verb): to hastily decide; split decision

• (verb): knee-jerk reaction

• (noun): ancient ruins specific to the antebellum period

• (verb): to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over

Define "servile."

• (adj): to serve in a position of leadership and/or authority

• (adj): submissive; subservient; like a servant

• (noun): a prophet

• (verb): to act as a pilot/navigator

Define "shrewd."

• (adj): indigent; poor

• (adj): dim; dense; obtuse

• (adj): lacking common sense; absent of "street smarts"

• (adj): wily; cunning; sly

Define "solidarity."

• (noun): a sense of unity; a sense of sharing a common goal or attitude

• (noun): a sense of disunity; dissension; disharmony

• (noun): solid; firm; reliable

• (adj): opaque; cloudy; uncertainty

Define "travesty."

• (noun): a lack of success; failure

• (noun): a path; travel route for religious pilgrims

• (noun): a grotesque or shameful imitation; a mockery; a perversion

• (noun): a traveler; a pilgrim

Define "trepidation."

• (noun): confidence; clarity of purpose

• (noun): excitement; anticipation

• (noun): clarity of thought; of sound mind

• (noun): fear; apprehension; nervous trembling

Define "veneer."

• (noun): foundation; bedrock

• (noun): a facade; coating; outward appearance

• (noun): a component; an accessory

• (adj): a dark color; resembling reddish brick

Define "vex."

• (verb): to annoy; to pester; to confuse

• (verb): to curse; to plague

• (verb): to facilitate; to assist

• (verb): to administer; to direct