Vocabulary University® Special Feature = THE MOST IMPORTANT SAT* WORDS #2

Sam Mantics
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Type in and submit the 18 answers (in four puzzles) to the Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® brand puzzles in the boxes BELOW THE PUZZLE. When you hit the "Submit" button at the bottom of this page, you will get immediate feedback with both the correct answers and the use of the words in context. There are word banks below each puzzle to assist you in your personal vocabulary acquisition. Click Directions for more detailed instructions."

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Four additional activities using these 18 puzzle words are listed below.
Puzzle #1 - Directions
Solve Puzzle #1 by discovering the four words that have been among the top 100 words tested for on the SAT. The word bank below each puzzle contains the correct answers along with 14 other SAT-type words you should learn. Type your answers in the boxes BELOW THE PUZZLE.

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #1 "text": all 4 words are SAT words you should learn.
  • Answer 1:--9 letter adjective--root is SOPOR = deep sleep -- word means:
    *** anything causing or tending to cause sleep; drowsy
  • Answer 2:--8 letter adjective--root is LETHE = forgetfulness -- word means:
    *** state of being dull, listless, drowsy or unenergetic
  • Answer 3:--9 letter adjective--root is QUIES = rest -- word means:
    *** being at rest; quiet or still; in active or motionless
  • Answer 4:--6 letter noun--roots are RE & POS = back & to place -- word means:
    *** state of being at rest; dignified calmness; sleep

PUZZLE #1 - Rooty*Hoot*HootĘ - Answer Sheet.

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Cinny Nym
"Hi, I'm Cinny Nym, Dean of Faculty at Vocabulary University."

"This month I am going to give HINTS by telling you some synonyms and antonyms to each word above. It would be a good exercise (for both your writing and reading comprehension) to know the subtle meaning and how to use each these words in a sentence."

  • Word #1: synonym = somnolent, slumberous, yawning; antonym = energetic
  • Word #2: synonym = sluggishness, passiveness, apathy, topor; antonym = vitality
  • Word #3: synonym = placid, peaceful, serene; antonym = dynamic
  • Word #4: synonym = tranquility, comfort; antonym = agitation

Puzzle #2
Solve Puzzle #2 by discovering four more words that have been among the top 100 words tested for on the SAT. The word bank below each puzzle contains the correct answers along with 14 other SAT-type words you should learn.


Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #2 "text": all 4 words are SAT words you should learn.

  • Answer 5:--11 letter adjective--root is SPONT = of one's own accord -- word means:
    *** a natural impulse or tendency; without premeditation
  • Answer 6:--7 letter adjective--root is OBSCUR = dark -- word means:
    *** hard to perceive; nebulous; meaning not clear or plain
  • Answer 7:--11 letter adjective--root is THEORECIN = to view -- word means:
    *** hypothetical; existing only in principle; not practical
  • Answer 8:--6 letter adjective--root is CAND = bright, white -- word means:
    *** frank or outspoken; free from reservation or disguise

PUZZLE #2 - Rooty*Hoot*HootĘ - Answer Sheet.

Your answer 5
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Cinny Nym
"Hi, Cinny Nym again with synonyms and antonyms HINTS for the words above. You should learn the subtle meaning and how to use each these synonyms and antonyms words in a sentence, too."

  • Word #5: synonym = involuntary, unintentional; antonym = deliberate, designed
  • Word #6: synonym = cloudy, blurred, dim; antonym = evident, clear
  • Word #7: synonym = unapplied, abstract; antonym = realistic, practical
  • Word #8: synonym = sincere, impartial; antonym = shrewd, intriguing

Puzzle #3
The 6 puzzle words to discover here all begin with the letters M-N-O-P-Q-R respectively, and all have been among the top 100 words tested for on the SAT. The "alphabetical word bank" contains the 6 answers plus 24 other SAT words you should learn!

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #3 "text": all six words are SAT words you should learn.

  • Answer 9:--6 letter adjective--root is MOR = will, manner -- word means:
    *** sullenly ill-humored (person); expressing gloom; glum
  • Answer 10:--6 letter noun--root is NOV = new -- word means:
    *** a beginner; person who is new to a work place or situation
  • Answer 11:--10 letter adjective--root is COQUERE = to cook, ripen -- word means:
    *** unusually advanced or mature development or talent
  • Answer 12:--12 letter adjective--root is OSTENTERE = to show -- word means:
    *** characterized by a pretentious show in order to impress
  • Answer 13:--9 letter adjective--root is QUERI = to complain -- word means:
    *** carping; characterized by or full of complaints
  • Answer 14:--9 letter verb--root is PUDARE = to be ashamed -- word means:
    *** to reject with disapproval, condemnation or denial

PUZZLE #3 - Rooty*Hoot*HootĘ - Answer Sheet.

Your answer 9
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Your answer 14

Dick Shinary
"Hi, I'm Dick Shinary, Chancellor of Literacy at Vocabulary University."

"With all the words you NEED to know, I wanted to give you 6 "power words" from M to R that you absolutely DO NOT NEED TO KNOW (but are fun)!"

  • M = MARCOTOUS (having large ears)
  • N = NIDIFICATE (to make a nest)
  • O = ONEIRIC (of or pertaining to dreams)
  • P = PLEONASTIC (use of words superfluously; redundant)
  • Q = QUADRUMANOUS (having all four feet adapted for use as hands; four-handed)
  • R = REMONTANT (flowering more than once in a season)
  • Source: "The Grandiloquent Dictionary" by Russell Rocke 1972.

Puzzle #4 - Directions
Solve Puzzle #4 by discovering four more words that have been among the top 100 words tested for on the SAT. The word bank below each puzzle contains the correct answers along with 14 other SAT-type words you should learn.

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #4 "text": all 4 words are SAT words you should learn.

  • Answer 15:--8 letter adjective--root is VIRUS = poison -- word means:
    *** actively poisonous; intensely noxious; deadly
  • Answer 16:--10 letter adjective--roots are IN & VITA = not & avoid -- word means:
    *** unable to be avoided, evaded or escaped; certain
  • Answer 17:--8 letter verb--root is SQVAT (from Danish) = to splash -- word means:
    *** to spend or use extravagantly, lavishly or wastefully
  • Answer 18:--11 letter verb--root is VARUS = bend, straddle -- word means:
    *** to speak falsely or misleadingly so as to avoid the truth; to lies

PUZZLE #4 - Rooty*Hoot*HootĘ - Answer Sheet.

Your answer 15
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Your answer 18

Crossword
"Hi, I'm Crossword, the Mascot at Vocabulary University. I like to have fun but I am also intellectually curious. Like Cinny Nym, I am going to give you some synonyms and antonyms for each mystery word above. It would be a good exercise (for both your writing and reading comprehension) to know the subtle meaning and how to use each these words in a sentence."

  • Word #15: synonym = harmful, bitter; antonym = healthy, innocuous
  • Word #16: synonym = necessary, sure; antonym = unlikely, preventable
  • Word #17: synonym = misuse, dissipate; antonym = preserve, retain, save
  • Word #18: synonym = falsify, misrepresent, fib; antonym = unequivocal, factual

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