Vocabulary University® Special Feature = THE MOST IMPORTANT SAT* WORDS #1

Sam Mantics
"Hi, I'm Sam Mantics, Dean of Admissions & Directions at Vocabulary University."
"Type in and submit 18 answers (6 in each puzzle) to the Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® brand puzzles in the boxes BELOW THE PUZZLE. When you hit the "Submit Query" 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 for 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 finding the words that fall in sequence between APATHETIC and INNOVATIVE. All 6 answers have been among the top 100 words tested on the SAT. The word bank below the puzzle (and the "pebble" section of the graphic) contains the correct answers along with 18 other SAT-type words helpful in vocabulary acquisition.

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #1 "text": all 6 are SAT words you should learn.

  • Answer 1:--11 letter adjective--root is FER = to bear -- word means: *** without interest or concern; not caring; neutral
  • Answer 2:--10 letter adjective--root is PLAC = to please -- word means: *** self-satisfied; unconcerned; content to a fault
  • Answer 3:--8 letter adjective--root is TICERE = to be silent -- word means: *** disposed to be quiet or not speak freely; reserved
  • Answer 4:--11 letter adjective--root is QUAERO = to ask, seek -- word means: *** questioning; eager to learn; given to examination
  • Answer 5:--8 letter adjective--root is LIG-LEG = to choose -- word means: *** constant and earnest in effort and application; persistent in doing something
  • Answer 6:--10 letter adjective--root is METI = to fear -- word means: *** taking or showing extreme care about minute details; painstaking; thorough

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

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Cinny Nym
"Hi, I'm Cinny Nym, Dean of Faculty at Vocabulary University.
I am going to give HINTS by giving you some synonyms and antonyms for each puzzle word above. It would be a good exercise (for both your writing and reading comprehension) to know the meanings and how to use each of these words in a sentence."

  • Word #1: synonym = unconcerned, insensitive, nonchalant; antonym = caring, earnest
  • Word #2: synonym = contented, satisfied, assured, smug; antonym = worried, disturbed
  • Word #3: synonym = reserved, closed-mouthed, taciturn, self-contained; antonym = forthcoming, talkative
  • Word #4: synonym = curious, questioning, prying, investigating; antonym = ignoring, uninterested
  • Word #5: synonym = attentive, earnest, careful, intense; antonym = lethargic, lazy, slothful
  • Word #6: synonym = fussy, precise, fastidious, particular; antonym = careless, remiss, sloppy

Puzzle #2 - Directions.
The 6 puzzle words begin with the letters A-B-C-D-E-F respectively, and all have been among the top 100 words tested on the SAT. The "alphabetical word bank" contains the 6 answers plus 24 other SAT words you will want learn!

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #2 "text":

  • Answer 7:--9 letter adjective--root is AISTHE = perceive -- word means: *** pertaining to a sense of beauty in nature and art
  • Answer 8:--10 letter adjective--root is BEN = good, kind -- word means: *** expressing goodwill or kind feelings to others
  • Answer 9:--12 letter adjective--root is CIL = unite, bring -- word means: *** regaining goodwill or favor; tending to placate
  • Answer 10:--8 letter adjective--root is DOG = opinion -- word means: *** asserting opinions in a dictatorial manner
  • Answer 11:--9 letter adjective--root is CENT middle, center -- word means: *** unconventional; deviating from accepted practice
  • Answer 12:--10 letter adjective--root is FALL = deceive -- word means: *** deceptive; logically unsound; misleading

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

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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 A to F that you absolutely DO NOT NEED to know (but are fun)!"

  • A = ANANIAS (a teller of untruths; liar)
  • B = BIBELOT (small artistic object of beauty or rarity)
  • C = CORNIGEROUS (having horns or horn-like projections)
  • D = DISCALCED (without shoes; barefot; unshod)
  • E = ESTIVATE (to spend the summer)
  • F = FUNAMBULIST (tightrope walker).
  • Source: "The Grandiloquent Dictionary" by Russell Rocke 1972

Puzzle #3 - Directions
Solve Puzzle #3 by finding the words that fall in sequence between OBSCURE and ENLIGHTENED. All 6 answers have been among the top 100 words tested for on the SAT. The word bank below the puzzle (and the "pebble" section of the graphic) contains the correct answers along with 18 other SAT-type words you should learn.

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #3 "text": all 6 words are SAT words you should learn.

  • Answer 13:--7 letter adjective--root is VIA = way -- word means: *** departing from the most direct way; circuitous; roundabout
  • Answer 14:--10 letter adjective--root is CAPER = goat -- word means: *** subject to changing one's mind without much thought; erratic; whimsical
  • Answer 15:--8 letter adjective--root is TRACT = to draw -- word means: *** thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects or actual instances
  • Answer 16:--9 letter adjective--root is PLAUD = to applaud -- word means: *** having the appearance of truth, reliability or reason
  • Answer 17:--11 letter adjective--root is CERN = to distinguish -- word means: *** ability to perceive something obscure or concealed; discriminating
  • Answer 18:--9 letter adjective--root is TIN-TEN = to hold, keep -- word means: *** relevant; relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand

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

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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 meanings and how to use each of these words in a sentence."

  • Word #13: synonym = sneaky, underhanded, contemptible; antonym = reliable, steady, dependable, sincere
  • Word #14: synonym = fickle, inconsistent, flighty, undependable; antonym = reliable, steady
  • Word #15: synonym = intangible, immaterial, ideal; antonym = concrete, tangible, solid, specific,
  • Word #16: synonym = acceptable, believable, credible, likely; antonym = improbable, unattainable, impracticable
  • Word #17: synonym = perceptable, understandable, lucid, distinct; antonym = confused, muddled
  • Word #18: synonym = material, apropos, germane, applicable; antonym = unconnected, unrelated, irrelevant

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Try the other SAT#1-exercises to reinforce the word meaning of the same 18 words :
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  • SAT* #1 Crossword
  • SAT* #1 Word Find
  • SAT* #1 Definition MATCH
  • SAT* #1 Fill-in-the-Blanks
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