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KSJC Fall SAT Vocab List 1

Directions: (1) Create a mnemonic for each of the words below.

(2) Write a sentence using each word below on a SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.

(3) Create a QUIZLET account and study the words:

(1) Go to

(2) Click on in the upper-right hand corner

(3) Create a user name that is your FIRST INITIAL_LAST NAME_2015

- Example: T_Do_2015

(4) Login to and click on

(5) Under “Search” for Groups, type: KSJC English 11 2014-2015

(6) Enter the password: ksjc2015

(7) Find “KSCJ FALL SAT VOCAB LIST 1” and complete the “LEARN” mode. When you’re done, you should see your name in the “completed” list on the right-hand side.

*If you do not have internet access over the summer, you are expected to make flashcards for all of the words.

|Word |Definition |Notes and Mnemonics |

| | |*mnemonics are “memory tricks” to help you |

| | |remember words, like pictures, rhymes, etc. |

|1. affirmation |(n) a declaration of truth | |

|2. boundless |(adj) having no bounds, limitless | |

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|3. aspire |(v) to seek ambitiously | |

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|4. paragon |(n) a model or pattern of excellence | |

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|5. precedent |(adj) any act or decision serving as a pattern or rule to| |

| |follow | |

|6. competent |(adj) capable, skilled | |

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|7. incompetent |(adj) incapable, unskilled | |

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|8. innovation |(n) something newly created or different | |

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|9. dissemble |(v) to pretend to be something/someone else | |

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|10. propriety |(n) appropriate, society-approved behavior | |

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|11. defile |(v) to corrupt or ruin, usually morally | |

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|12. homage |(n) show or obvious sign of respect | |

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|13. parochial |(adj) narrow-minded | |

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|14. innate |(adj) naturally occurring or existing in something | |

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|15. calumny |(n) false statements used to slander or harm someone’s | |

| |reputation | |

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