Hot Words for the SAT 1 - Softcover

This entirely new book takes it title from an earlier Barron's vocabulary builder and SAT test prep book. Author Linda Carnevale presents hundreds of new words especially focused to prepare students to do their best in the all-important verbal skills section of the SAT 1. "Tough" words that often confuse students, but which appear most frequently on the SAT 1 are presented with definitions, sample sentences, and explanations of word origins. This book's highly original approach to vocabulary building takes the form of a series of clusters - words grouped together that have similar meanings. Short "Words in Context" quizzes appear throughout the book, and closely reflect questions as they appear on the actual SAT 1.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Lesson 1 Using Few Words or Being Quiet
Lesson 2 Speaking
Lesson 3 Feeling Superior
Lesson 4 Unoriginal, Dull, Played Out
Lesson 5 Lessening Pain, Tension, and/or Conflict
Review Exercises
Lesson 6 Friendly and Agreeable
Lesson 7 Quarreling, Fighting, and Bitter Feelings
Lesson 8 Generosity in Spending Money or Time, or Showing Concern for Others
Lesson 9 Cheapness or Care with Spending Money
Lesson 10 Problems, Puzzlements, and Disasters
Review Exercises
Lesson 11 Harmful or Mean
Lesson 12 Criticizing, Disapproving, or Scolding
Lesson 13 Lacking Interest or Emotion
Lesson 14 Lacking Energy or Movement
Lesson 15 Humility and Obedience
Review Exercises
Lesson 16 Enthusiasm and Passion
Lesson 17 Being Stubborn
Lesson 18 Sound
Lesson 19 Praise and Respect
Lesson 20 More Than Enough
Review Exercises
Lesson 21 Food and Hunger
Lesson 22 Being Careful

Lesson 23 Being Short-Lived in Time or Place
Lesson 24 The Old or the New
Lesson 25 Being Sneaky or Hardly Noticeable
Review Exercises
Lesson 26 People You Will Meet on the SAT
Lesson 27 Things of Little Importance or Value
Lesson 28 Being Wise and Sharp-Minded
Lesson 29 Words That Sound and/or Look Alike, But Have Different Meanings

Lesson 30 More Tricky Twins and Triplets
Review Exercises
Lesson 31 Hottest of the Hot Words (Letters A to G)
Lesson 32 Hottest of the Hot Words (Letters H to P)
Lesson 33 Hottest of the Hot Words (Letters Q to Z )
Lesson 34 More Hot Words
Lesson 35 Even More Hot Words
Review Exercises
Lesson 36 Literary Terms That Are Helpful to Know
Lesson 37 ACT Vocabulary: Prose Fiction and Humanities
Lesson 38 ACT Vocabulary: Social Science and Natural Science
Answer Key
Appendix A Mini Vocabulary Clusters

Appendix B More Tricky Twins
Word Index