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100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"

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Here are 100 choice "A" words to get under your belt before you take the SAT. When you finish this list, move on to SAT B words .
abase, aberration, abhor, abject, abrasive, abstain, abstract, more...
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Literature

"A Farewell to Arms": Book I Vocabulary

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These 50 words can be found in the first book of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel, "A Farewell to Arms."
channel, orchard, ammunition, canvas, plateau, interior, rubble, more...
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Historical Documents

Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

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The U.S. Constitution is the highest law in the United States. It describes the structure of our government and how it works. The Preamble to the Constitution is an introduction which explains its...
perfect, establish, justice, insure, tranquility, promote, welfare, more...
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Speeches

Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1933)

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In the very depths of the Great Depression, a new president took office. Franklin D. Roosevelt would serve longer than any other president. He would bring the nation out of its worst economic crisis...
inaugural, address, consecration, induction, candor, impel, revive, more...
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Mother's Day Words: What Mothers Do

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This Mother's Day, in honor of hard working and hard loving mothers everywhere, this list answers two questions: The annoying, uninformed "What do you do all day?" one you get when you're on maternity...
engender, beget, bring forth, sustain, foster, raise, rear, more...
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News

Glossary of Corruption

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Words pulled from Rupert Murdoch Testifies as Hacking Case Shifts Focus to a Minister (NY Times April 25 2012) was well as statements made by Murdoch and British Prime Minister David Cameron.
scrutiny, deflect, testimony, claim, covert, collaboration, resignation, more...
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012

Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - May 16, 2012.

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Wordshop Vocab activities for your classroom

Teaching Verbs and Confronting the Skunk

May 15, 2012
By Georgia Scurletis
If "grammar is the skunk at the garden party of the language arts," how can teachers confront the skunk when it comes to explaining how verbs work? Continue reading...

Under the Hood The science of vocabulary building

On Metacognition, or Thinking About Thinking

May 14, 2012
Do you say, “I better write this one down, or it will disappear from my brain?” Do you count on answers to questions slipping into your brain hours after the question arises, or phone numbers sticking in your head once you've dialed them five times? If you do, that's great. You're engaging in a process called metacognition. Metacognition means ‘thinking about thinking,’ and educators going back to Piaget believe that engaging in it helps us learn. Continue reading...
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