Vocabulary Words on the SAT Exam
Learning new words and improving your vocabulary is the first step to developing better communication skills.
These skills will carry you forward in both your academic and professional careers.
That’s why there is a vocabulary section on the SAT exam. It’s important to learn these life skills.
100 Most Common SAT Word List
Here is a list of the most common SAT words that are often tested on the SAT vocabulary exam.
- Abandon – give up completely
- Abate – become less intense or widespread
- Abet – encourage or assist
- Accede – accent or agree to a demand
- Berate – scold or criticize
- Bovine – of or relating to cattle
- Braggart – a person who boasts about achievements
- Burnish – polish by rubbing
- Cache – a collection of similar items stored in a secret place
- Cacophony – harsh discordant mixture of sounds
- Catalyst – substance the increases the rate of chemical reaction
- Censorious – severely critical of others
- Dearth – scarcity or lack of something
- Demagogue – a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires rather than reason
- Diluvial – of or relating to a flood
- Dispassionate – not influenced by strong emotion
- Effluvia – an unpleasant or harmful odor
- Emulate – match or surpass
- Epochal – extremely significant
- Expound – explain or present
- Facile – appearing comprehensive by ignoring the complexities of the situation
- Fictive – created by imagination
- Flippant – not showing serious attitude
- Gauche – lacking grace
- Gregarious – outgoing or social
- Grotto – small cave or cave-like structure
- Hedonist – person who believes the pursuit of pleasure is the most important aspect of life
- Heretical – practicing religious heresy
- Hubris – excessive pride
- Hypocrite – a person who says one thing and does another
- Ignoble – not honorable in character
- Imbibe – drink alcohol
- Imperious – assuming power without justification
- Importunate – persistant
- Jettison – throw or drop for an airplane or ship
- Jocular – humorous or playful
- Junta – military group that rules after taking by force
- Kismet – destiny
- Lexicon – vocabulary of a person
- Licentious – immoral
- Limber – flexible
- Loquacious – talkative
- Malapropism – mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding word
- Malfeasance – wrongdoing
- Mawkish – sentimental in a sickening way
- Misnomer – wrong or inaccurate name in designation
- Modicum – small or minimal portion
- Mote – tiny piece of a substance
- Necromancy – practice of communicating with the dead
- Nihilism – rejection of religion
- Nomenclature – the choosing of names for things
- Novel – fictitious prose narrative
- Obfuscate – to confuse
- Olfactory – of or relating to the sense of smell
- Opprobrious – compressing scorn
- Ostracize – exclude from a society or group
- Palatial – resembling a palace
- Pandemic – disease prevalent over an entire country or multiple countries
- Paramount – more important than anything else
- Patrician – an aristocrat
- Polyglot – knowing or using several languages
- Prestidigitation – magic tricks performed for entertainment
- Provincial – of or concerning a province or country
- Rancor – bitterness or resentfulness
- Rarefy – to make or become more dense or solid
- recapitulate – summarize and state again the main points
- Refute – prove to be wrong or false
- Repose – a state of rest
- Resilient – able to withstand
- Revile – criticize in an abusive manner
- Rife – of common occurrence
- Sanctimonious – making a show of being morally superior
- Scrupulous – diligent attention to details
- Sedition – conduct or speech inciting people to rebel
- Sinecure – position requiring little or no work
- Stint – supply inadequate amount of something
- Sybarite – self indulgent person
- Tawdry – showy but cheap
- Tenacious – keep a firm hold on something
- Terse – sparing in use of words
- Tout – attempt to sell something by aggressively pestering
- Trounce – defeat heavily in a contest
- Tutelage – authority over someone or something
- Unconscionable – not right or reasonable
- Untoward – unexpected
- Usury – lending money at unlawful rates
- Vehemently – showing strong feeling
- Veritable – using as an intensifier
- Vilify – write or speak in an abusively disparaging way
- Vociferous – vehement
- Wan – pale with appearance of illness
- Wield – hold and use typically a weapon or tool
- Winsome – attractive appearance or character
- Wry – using dry or mocking humor
- Xenophobe – fear or dislike for people of different countries
- Yeoman – a man holding and cultivating a field
- Yen – Japanese monetary unit
- Yowl – loud waining cry
- Zenith – peak
- Zephyr – soft gentle breeze
How do you learn new words, especially big ones like «obstreperous» and «percipient» that you don’t often hear in daily conversation? Do you pore over long lists, make flash cards, or focus on one or two at a time?
For those playing the long game, SAT Word of the Day sites and email lists can be useful resources for gradually building your vocabulary over time. This guide will point you to the best sources of SAT Word of the Day and give you some strategies for how to use them effectively. First, why might you want to study vocabulary this way?
Is SAT Word of the Day Effective?
Using SAT Word of the Day to build your vocabulary is effective in a gradual way, but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it as the only vocab studying you do to prepare for the SAT. It’s a good way to start early, learn new words, and insert a little bit of SAT prep into your routine on a daily basis. That being said, SAT Word of the Day probably doesn’t substitute for more extensive studying. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons for studying SAT words in this way.
Pros of SAT Word of the Day
Like a trickle of water filling up a bowl, learning a word a day can build up to a great deal of knowledge if you sustain it over time. It’s a low-pressure, stress-free way to start SAT prep early, rather than cramming a lot of words at once and struggling to retain them. You could start freshman year and spend just 5 minutes a day learning a word’s definition and how that word is used in different contexts.
Have you ever noticed how you learn a new word or fun fact for the first time and suddenly start seeing it everywhere? This «Baeder-Meinhof Phenomenon» could happen with new SAT words, too. You’ll start to notice (and should be on the lookout for) SAT words when you’re reading books, blogs, or the news. This will both aid your long-term retention of the vocab and help you understand if a given word has various uses and connotations. Widening your vocabulary is not just useful for the SAT, but also for your own writing, reading, and work throughout high school and college.
Finally, SAT Word of the Day also serves as a daily reminder to stick to your overall test prep schedule. Incorporating a word a day or an SAT Question of the Day orients you towards learning and building your skills and understanding on a daily basis. While SAT Word of the Day is useful for building up your vocabulary and retaining new words over time, what are some downsides to this approach to studying?
Cons of SAT Word of the Day
Perhaps the most obvious question about using SAT Word of the Day is whether it teaches you enough to really be effective. Since you’re only focusing on one word each day, you’d have to start a long time in advance of your SAT test to learn enough words. If you don’t keep reviewing and referring back to words, you might forget those you learned several months or a year ago. While you’re studying a word a day in theory, likely you would end up studying more to review ones that you’ve already learned.
Another downside to SAT Word of the Day is that it could be more of a passive than an active approach. You’re learning a word, but not necessarily putting it in context of the SAT and applying it to real SAT questions. Thus you would want to be proactive and couple your studying with answering sample questions and ensuring that you can demonstrate what you’ve learned on SAT passage-based and sentence completion questions.
How effective studying with SAT Word of the Day is also varies from student to student and depends on their individual learning style and focus. This approach may appeal more to you if you like spreading out your test prep over a sustained period of time, but may not be your preferred mode if you like to bunch up studying and focus intensively on more material at the same time.
In order to get the most use out of SAT Word of the Day, you want to use high quality resources, just as you should with the rest of your SAT prep. Read on for my suggestions of the best sources for SAT Word of the Day.
Where Can You Find SAT Words of the Day?
You can track down high quality SAT Words of the Day on various websites, as well as sign up for daily emails. For further reinforcement, you could also choose to create your own word of the day flashcards by writing down vocabulary, definitions, and examples from SAT vocabulary lists. Below are my suggestions for the best websites and email lists.
New York Times SAT Vocabulary
The New York Times learning blog has an SAT Word the Day 7 days a week. It gives you SAT words and definitions, as well as an example of how each word is used in a sentence. What I like about this blog is that it links you to all the New York Times articles that have used that word. This lets you gain a sense of how it’s used in various contexts, which is especially helpful for passage-based vocabulary questions on the current SAT, as well as the more context-based vocabulary questions that will appear on the new SAT in 2016. Plus you can learn about current events and editorials, which might be useful to draw upon when it comes time to write your SAT essay.
To access these words you have to visit the site. Unfortunately they don’t have an email option or a phone app that you could download. You can follow the New York Times learning blogs on Twitter, but not specifically the SAT Word of the Day.
Number2.com Word of the Day
On this straightforward site, you can find an SAT vocabulary word, definition, and one example. Unlike the New York Times blog, this site doesn’t give you additional examples of the vocabulary in context. You could do your own searches, along with keeping an eye out for words you’re learning in your reading. If you prefer to have daily vocabulary emailed to you, you can sign up for the email lists of any of the sites below.
Get Emailed SAT Word of the Day
These sites are all comparable to one another. They will email you a vocabulary word, definition, and example sentence every day. Again, it would be up to you to seek out the new vocabulary in other contexts beyond the one sentence example.
- SAT Daily (this site also has a texting option)
- Test Magic SAT Word of the Day
- SAT Hot Words
- SAT Words Daily
Signing up for an email or texting list is an easy way to keep up with the word a day. Just don’t let the emails pile up in your inbox! Finally, you could also create your own vocabulary lists and words of the day on paper or online. One site that’s useful for this kind of self-directed studying is Quizlet.
Make Your Own SAT Word of the Day
Quizlet has some useful preexisting SAT vocabulary lists that you could use to create your own flashcards. You can also upload your own lists and practice that way, perhaps to review words of the day that you studied in the past. If you have an iPad or tablet, you can also play vocabulary matching games and time yourself as you review.
If you start studying vocabulary in freshman year for just five minutes a day, then you could really grow your language skills over time. To make the most of your prep, use high quality resources that access the most commonly tested SAT vocabulary words. The best way to retain words and have a complex understanding is to read them in various contexts and take note when they appear in your reading. You could even try working it into conversation or your texts, though you might cause some confusion if you start throwing words like «assiduous» and «perfidious» around.
Rather than only passively reading through definitions, actively search these words out and couple your studying with answering SAT practice passage-based and sentence completion vocabulary questions. At the same time, it’s important to note that this focus on vocabulary might actually be more relevant for the current version of the SAT than the redesigned one rolling out in 2016. The new SAT has less of a focus on «big» words and more focus on relatively common words that might be presented in an unusual way. Below is a quick review of the changes as they relate to vocabulary.
How Important is Vocabulary for the New SAT?
If you’re taking the new SAT, you might consider readjusting your approach to studying SAT vocabulary. The new SAT is deemphasizing these common SAT words, and shaping questions around more accessible words, like «intense» and «maintain,» that might have different connotations in different sentences. Instead of stand-alone sentence completion questions, the vocabulary questions will be more passage-based.
If you’re taking the current version of the SAT, then SAT Words of the Day are still a very useful tool for building your vocabulary and learning the words you’ll need to achieve strong scores on the Critical Reading section. If you’re taking the newer version, you might still benefit from the SAT Word of the Day, but should focus on connotation and context and not worry too much about particularly obscure words.
By learning more about what skills the new SAT will test, you can reshape your prep and continue to use older practice materials effectively. With SAT Word of the Day and all your test prep, you’ll be best served by reflecting on your learning style and uncovering the tactic that works best for you.
How Do You Learn New Words?
As with all aspects of studying for the SAT, reflect on how you learn and retain information and customize your study plan to best help you improve. Even if you’re someone who likes to bunch up studying, SAT Words of the Day can be a useful tool, especially if you start early.
Even though I gave several options of websites and email lists above, the «word of the day» is meant to be just that, a single vocabulary word that you examine and incorporate on a daily basis. With this approach, it’s better to prioritize quality of words, definitions, and examples over quantity. Pick just one of those resources (or two, if you really want) and stick with it. Pay attention to how it’s used, where you can find it, and how it helps express a thought or idea.
Even if only a fraction of the words you learn actually show up on your official SAT tests, you’ll still have advanced your language and sharpened your reading, writing, and communication skills. Plus you can impress your friends and family with your ever expanding repertoire of impressive vocabulary.
What’s Next?
Besides Word of the Day, you might also be learning a lot of SAT vocabulary at the same time. Learn about the «waterfall method» of studying SAT words and definitions.
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About the Author
Rebecca graduated with her Master’s in Adolescent Counseling from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has years of teaching and college counseling experience and is passionate about helping students achieve their goals and improve their well-being. She graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University and scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT.
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relegate
assign to a lower position
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supersede
take the place or move into the position of
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beatific
resembling or befitting an angel or saint
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demise
the time when something ends
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lassitude
a feeling of lack of interest or energy
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ambidextrous
equally skillful with each hand
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abortive
failing to accomplish an intended result
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expendable
suitable to be used up
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equable
not varying
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antipathy
a feeling of intense dislike
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sylvan
relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
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auspicious
indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
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revelation
the act of making something evident
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eradicate
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
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bivouac
temporary living quarters built by the army for soldiers
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archetype
something that serves as a model
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predecessor
one who goes before you in time
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histrionic
overly dramatic or emotional
Created on June 20, 2011
(updated July 5, 2011)
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- Эффективно ли SAT Word of the Day?
- Плюсы SAT Word of the Day
- Минусы SAT Word of the Day
- Где найти слова дня для SAT?
- Словарь SAT New York Times
- Number2.com Слово дня
- Получите по электронной почте SAT Word of the Day
- Сделайте свое собственное слово дня для SAT
- Насколько важен словарный запас для нового SAT?
- Как учить новые слова?
- Что дальше?
Как вы учите новые слова, особенно такие большие, как «непослушный» и «восприимчивый», которые вы не часто слышите в повседневной беседе? Вы изучаете длинные списки, составляете карточки или сосредотачиваетесь на одном или двух за раз?
Для тех, кто играет в долгую игру, сайты SAT Word of the Day и списки адресов электронной почты могут быть полезными ресурсами для постепенного пополнения словарного запаса с течением времени. Это руководство укажет вам на лучшие источники SAT Word of the Day и даст вам несколько стратегий, как их эффективно использовать. Во-первых, почему вы можете захотеть изучать словарный запас таким образом?
Эффективно ли SAT Word of the Day?
Использование SAT Word of the Day для пополнения словарного запаса — это эффективен постепенно, но я бы не рекомендовал его как единственный язык, который вы изучаете для подготовки к SAT. Это хороший способ начать рано, выучить новые слова и добавить немного подготовки к SAT в свой распорядок дня. При этом SAT Word of the Day, вероятно, не заменяет более углубленного изучения. Давайте посмотрим на плюсы и минусы подобного изучения слов SAT.
Плюсы SAT Word of the Day
Как струйка воды, наполняющая чашу, выучить слово в день может накопите большой объем знаний, если вы будете поддерживать их с течением времени. Это легкий и легкий способ начать подготовку к SAT пораньше, вместо того, чтобы набивать сразу много слов и изо всех сил пытаться их запомнить. Вы можете начать первый год обучения и тратить всего 5 минут в день на изучение определения слова и того, как это слово используется в разных контекстах.
Вы когда-нибудь замечали, как вы впервые изучаете новое слово или забавный факт и вдруг начинаете видеть его повсюду? Этот «феномен Бедера-Майнхоф» может произойти и с новыми словами SAT. Вы начнете замечать (и должны быть начеку) слова SAT, когда читаете книги, блоги или новости. Это будет как поможет вам надолго запомнить словарный запас и поможет понять, имеет ли данное слово различные значения и значения. Расширение словарного запаса полезно не только для SAT, но и для вашего собственного письма, чтения и работы в средней школе и колледже.
Наконец, SAT Word of the Day также служит ежедневным напоминанием о необходимости придерживаться общего графика подготовки к тесту. Включая слово в день или SAT Вопрос дняориентирует вас на ежедневное обучение и развитие ваших навыков и понимания. Хотя SAT Word of the Day полезен для пополнения словарного запаса и сохранения новых слов с течением времени, каковы некоторые недостатки этого подхода к обучению?
Минусы SAT Word of the Day
Возможно, самый очевидный вопрос об использовании SAT Word of the Day — достаточно ли он учит вас, чтобы быть действительно эффективным. Поскольку вы каждый день сосредотачиваетесь только на одном слове, вам придется Начните задолго до сдачи теста SAT, чтобы выучить достаточно слов. Если вы не будете повторять и возвращаться к словам, вы можете забыть те, которые вы выучили несколько месяцев или год назад. Изучая теоретически по одному слову в день, вы, вероятно, в конечном итоге изучите больше, чтобы пересмотреть те, которые вы уже выучили.
Еще одним недостатком SAT Word of the Day является то, что он может быть скорее пассивным, чем активным. Вы изучаете слово, но не обязательно помещаете его в контекст SAT и применяете его к реальным вопросам SAT. Таким образом, вы должны проявлять инициативу и совместите учебу с ответами на типовые вопросы и убедиться, что вы можете продемонстрировать то, что вы узнали на SAT основанный на переходе и завершение предложения вопросов.
Насколько эффективно обучение с помощью SAT Word of the Day также варьируется от студента к студенту и зависит от их индивидуального стиля обучения и направленности. Этот подход может больше понравиться вам, если вам нравится растянуть подготовку к экзамену на длительный период времени, но он может быть не вашим предпочтительным способом, если вы хотите сосредоточить внимание на большем количестве материала в одно и то же время.
Чтобы получить максимальную отдачу от SAT Word of the Day, вам нужно: использовать качественные ресурсы, так же, как и с остальной частью вашей подготовки к SAT. Читайте мои предложения о лучших источниках для SAT Word of the Day.
Где найти слова дня для SAT?
Вы можете отслеживать высококачественные SAT Words of the Day на различных веб-сайтах, а также подписываться на ежедневные электронные письма. Для дальнейшего подкрепления вы также можете создать свои собственные карточки «Слово дня», записав словарный запас, определения и примеры из списков словаря SAT. Ниже приведены мои предложения по лучшие веб-сайты и списки адресов электронной почты.
Словарь SAT New York Times
В учебном блоге New York Times есть SAT Word the Day 7 дней в неделю. Он дает вам слова и определения SAT, а также пример того, как каждое слово используется в предложении. Что мне нравится в этом блоге, так это то, что он связывает вас со всеми статьями New York Times, в которых используется это слово. Это позволяет вам получить представление о том, как он используется в различных контекстах, что особенно полезно для вопросов по лексике на основе отрывков в текущем тесте SAT, а также для более контекстных вопросов по лексике, которые появятся в новый SAT в 2016 году. Кроме того, вы можете узнать о текущих событиях и редакционных статьях, которые могут быть полезно использовать, когда приходит время писать эссе для SAT.
Чтобы получить доступ к этим словам, вам нужно посетить сайт. К сожалению, у них нет ни электронной почты, ни приложения для телефона, которое вы могли бы загрузить. Вы можете следить за учебными блогами New York Times в Twitter, но не за SAT Word of the Day.
Number2.com Слово дня
На этом простом сайте вы можете найти слово из словаря SAT, определение и один пример. В отличие от блога New York Times, на этом сайте нет дополнительных примеров лексики в контексте. Вы можете выполнять поиск самостоятельно, а также следить за словами, которые вы заучиваете при чтении. Если вы предпочитаете получать по электронной почте ежедневный словарный запас, вы можете подпишитесь на списки рассылки любого из сайтов ниже.
Получите по электронной почте SAT Word of the Day
Все эти сайты сопоставимы друг с другом. Они будут ежедневно присылать вам по электронной почте словарные слова, определения и примеры предложений. Опять же, это было бы до вас, чтобы искать новый словарный запас в других контекстах, помимо примера с одним предложением.
- SAT Daily (на этом сайте также есть возможность отправлять текстовые сообщения)
- Испытайте Magic SAT Word of the Day
- SAT Горячие слова
- SAT Words Daily
Подписка на рассылку электронной почты или текстовых сообщений — это простой способ не отставать от слова в день. Только не позволяйте электронным письмам скапливаться в вашем почтовом ящике! Ну наконец то, вы также можете создавать свои собственные словарные списки и слова дня на бумаге или в Интернете. Одним из сайтов, который может быть полезен для такого рода самостоятельного обучения, является Quizlet.
Сделайте свое собственное слово дня для SAT
В Quizlet уже есть несколько полезных списков словаря SAT, которые вы можете использовать для создания своих собственных карточек. Вы также можете загрузите свои собственные списки и практикуйтесь таким образом, возможно, чтобы повторить слова дня, которые вы изучали в прошлом. Если у вас есть iPad или планшет, вы также можете поиграть в игры на сопоставление слов и провести время, делая обзор.
Если вы начнете изучать словарный запас на первом курсе всего по пять минут в день, то со временем вы действительно сможете улучшить свои языковые навыки. Чтобы получить максимальную отдачу от подготовки, используйте высококачественные ресурсы, которые имеют доступ к наиболее часто тестируемым словарным словам SAT. В лучший способ удерживать слова и иметь сложное понимание — читать их в различных контекстах и отмечать, когда они появляются в вашем чтении. Вы даже можете попробовать включить его в беседу или свои тексты, хотя вы можете вызвать некоторую путаницу, если начнете использовать такие слова, как «усердный» и «вероломный».
Вместо того, чтобы просто пассивно читать определения, активно ищите эти слова и сочетайте свое изучение с ответами на вопросы по лексике отрывков и завершений предложений для практики SAT. В то же время важно отметить, что этот акцент на лексике может быть более актуальным для текущей версии SAT, чем для обновленной версии, выпущенной в 2016 году. В новом SAT меньше внимания уделяется «крупным» словам и больше сосредоточьтесь на относительно распространенных словах, которые могут быть представлены необычным образом. Ниже приводится краткий обзор изменений, касающихся словарного запаса.
Насколько важен словарный запас для нового SAT?
Если вы берете новый SAT, вы можете изменить свой подход к изучению словарного запаса SAT. В новом SAT эти общие слова SAT не акцентируются, и формирование вопросов вокруг более доступных слов, таких как «интенсивный» и «поддерживать», которые могут иметь разные коннотации в разных предложениях. Вместо отдельных вопросов завершения предложения, вопросы по лексике будут больше основаны на отрывках.
Если вы изучаете текущую версию SAT, то SAT Words of the Day по-прежнему будет очень полезным инструментом для пополнения словарного запаса и изучения слов, которые вам понадобятся, чтобы получить высокие баллы в разделе «Критическое чтение». Если вы выбираете более новую версию, вы все равно можете извлечь пользу из SAT Word of the Day, но должны сосредоточиться на коннотации, контексте и не беспокойтесь об особо неясных словах.
Узнав больше о том, какие навыки будет проверять новый SAT, вы сможете: измените форму своей подготовки и продолжайте эффективно использовать старые учебные материалы. С помощью SAT Word of the Day и всей вашей подготовки к экзаменам вам будет лучше всего подумать о своем стиле обучения и найти тактику, которая лучше всего подходит для вас.
Как учить новые слова?
Как и во всех аспектах подготовки к SAT, подумайте о том, как вы усваиваете и сохраняете информацию, и настройте свой учебный план так, чтобы он лучше всего помогал вам совершенствоваться. Даже если вы любите заниматься вместе, SAT Words of the Day может быть полезным инструментом, особенно если вы начинаете рано.
Несмотря на то, что я привел несколько вариантов веб-сайтов и списков рассылки выше, «слово дня» означает именно это, единое словарное слово, которое вы изучаете и употребляете ежедневно. При таком подходе лучше отдавать предпочтение качеству слов, определений и примеров, а не количеству. Выберите только один из этих ресурсов (или два, если вы действительно хотите) и придерживайтесь его. Обратите внимание на то, как он используется, где его можно найти и как он помогает выразить мысль или идею.
Даже если только часть изучаемых вами слов действительно отображается на официальных тестах SAT, вы все равно улучшите свой язык и отточите свои навыки чтения, письма и общения. Кроме того, вы можете произвести впечатление на своих друзей и семью своим постоянно расширяющимся репертуаром впечатляющего словарного запаса.
Что дальше?
Помимо Word of the Day, вы также можете одновременно изучать большой словарный запас SAT.Узнайте о «водопадном методе» изучения слов и определений SAT.
Есть ли у вас выбор между сдачей текущей версии SAT и новой SAT?Прочтите о различиях и как выбрать между ними здесь.
Хотите набрать наивысший балл по SAT?Прочтите наше руководство о том, как получить высший балл за SAT. Узнайте, как получить 800 на чтении SAT, SAT Math, и SAT Writing.
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The following simple English grammar tips and tricks will help you to learn and memorize English grammar rules and speak correctly. If you are on this site for English grammar practice, these tips will really help you. Let’s start.
Invest your time in learning
It surely takes some time to learn English. There is no shortcut way to learn it. Some websites may say that they will teach you English in seven days or one month. These are false offers. Invest some time in learning and practicing. Your English skills will surely improve.
Speak, speak, and speak!
Try to speak English the same way you write it. Do not worry about grammatical mistakes. The more you practice, the less mistakes you will make and the more fluent you will be. So, practice daily and do not be afraid of grammatical errors.
Slow down your speaking speed
Your confidence will go down if you try to speak fluently from the very beginning. Give yourself some time. Start with slow speaking speed and increase your speed over time as you make more progress day by day. Slowing down speaking speed has another benefit — you will get enough time to make sentences in your mind before you speak.
The more you practice speaking, the more confident you will be.
Use Mobile apps
Luckily, there are many English learning apps available. Some are free and some are paid apps. If you are a smartphone user, you should install some of these apps in your mobile phone. You can at least install one app and start practicing. A mobile app is a very handy and useful thing to learn at your convenient time. You can start with free apps.
Install and use a dictionary app in your mobile
There are several free dictionary apps that will help you to learn proper pronunciation and new words. It is highly possible that your smartphone already has a dictionary installed. Use it or install a better one.
Try to get a good bilingual dictionary for better understanding. Besides using a mobile app, you can buy and use a good bilingual dictionary. A good bilingual dictionary is always a good investment for personal improvement.
Learn English idioms and phrasal verbs
Idioms and phrasal verbs are very common in everyday English conversation. If you do not know them, you may fail to understand the correct meaning of what the other person is saying. So, do not ignore them. Try to learn the most common English idioms and phrasal verbs.
Listen to news bulletins
Almost every radio and television channel broadcasts news bulletins. If you have a smartphone, radio or television, you can listen to these English news bulletins. Besides learning the correct pronunciation, you can learn correct English. Listening to these bulletins will also improve your fluency. This is a common technique used by English learners.
Read out loud
How does your English sound? The pronunciation style of some people is very bad. But there is a simple and easy way to fix improve pronunciation. Take a newspaper or any other script written in English and read out loud. This way you can hear and test your own pronunciation. If you are not happy with your own pronunciation, keep practicing and your English pronunciation will surely improve.
Learn new words daily
The more words you learn, the better you can understand English and express yourself. You may be surprised to know that learning only the basic words can help you to speak English that is used in communication everyday.
Learn sentences
Besides learning common words, try learning common sentences used in everyday English communication. This will give you a huge boost in your learning efforts.
Write every day
When you write, do not be shy of your mistakes. Try to write at least a few paragraphs, ideally at least one page. It is a great practice to use your newly learned words and practice grammar. This will also improve your writing skills.
Watch English movies
These movies will help you to learn proper pronunciation and improve your understanding of English. When you see how native English speakers speak English, your mind will automatically start copying the style. You can try to speak like them at home to understand the quality of your pronunciation and fluency.
Language swap
There are several websites where you can find people who are native English speakers and want to help your learn English if you teach them your language. This is free and can be a great way to learn from native speakers. Many learners are using this method and you should give a try.
Go to a mentor
A mentor can help you to guide in the right direction. She can measure your progress and suggest whatever you need to improve. You can regularly discuss about your improvement and weakness with your mentor. Oftentimes, she can help you. Your mentor can be someone who is good at English. She can be your school / college / university teacher, your friend or any person good at English.
Try to correct your mistakes
It is common to make mistakes. Every time you make a mistake, write it in a separate piece of paper. Make a list of mistakes. Check your mistakes from time to time and try not to make these mistakes again when you practice. These mistakes are clear and good indications of your weakness in English.
Give yourself time to think
Whenever you make a mistake, you should think how you can avoid this mistake from next time. Take time and assess your progress and weakness.
Be an advance learner
Try to learn advance English grammatical rules and vocabulary. Never be happy with your progress. The more you learn and practice, the better English skills you achieve.
Start with «Tense»
There are mainly three types of tense — past, present and future. Usually, verbs indicate the correct form of each tense. Besides learning tense, you should memorize some verbs too. Do not worry. It is interesting and easy to learn the necessary verbs.
Learn common pronoun usage
Do you know the difference between the common subject pronouns and object pronouns such as I/me, we/us, he/him, she/her, they/them?
We use subject pronouns such as I, we, he she, they when the subject is doing an action. Usually, we use subject pronouns at the beginning of a sentence. Example: I cannot remember the story.
But we do not start a sentence with object pronouns such as me, us, him, her, them. Example: Call him.
Active voice and passive voice
Many English learning students get confused here. In active voice, the subject performs an action. In passive voice, the subject and the object of a sentence swap to form the correct sentence.
Incorrect: The cinema was gone to by me.
Correct: The cinema was enjoyed by me.
Prepositions
A preposition defines the relationship between an object and its surroundings. Without the proper use of prepositions, your English will sound weird. Luckily, there are only a handful of prepositions and these are easy to learn.
Learning new words can be a matter of fun but you need to follow some effective methods to learn new words faster. Read them all in the list below.
Read, read, and read
You will find many new words that you need to learn in novels and literary works. You will be most benefited if you read classic literary books. You should also read magazines and newspapers because these are also good sources of new words that you need to learn. These sources often use high quality English that often contain both common and advance words.
Vocabulary wordbooks
In the bookshops, you will find vocabulary wordbooks that range from beginner to advance levels. You can buy one or more depending on your requirements. These books make it a lot easier to learn because these books come with a complete list of words that is suitable for your level.
Use a journal
During your learning time, you will surely find new words. Add them in your journal. This list will slowly grow. But this journal will help you to measure your progress and show where you need to improve. The journal can inspire you to learn more and faster if you find that you are going slow.
Learn some new words everyday
It is easier and more realistic to digest some new words everyday. If you are determined to learn some new words everyday, you will be surprised and happy to see your progress after a month. The progress will surely motivate you to keep using this learning method.
Use flashcards
Using flashcards is a common way to learn new words. You maybe know that you can buy flashcards from bookshops. Some learners find it easier to learn new words with flashcards. You should give a try too.
Set a target
Set a target that is achievable and realistic. Whatever happens, try to achieve your target at any cost.
Look up new words
Have you found a new word? Get in the habit of looking up words you do not know and immediately do this. If you leave it for later, you may completely forget about it and miss the chance to learn it. A quick way is to look the words in the dictionary installed or available in your smartphone. Another alternative is — look up the word on a search engine like Google.com and you will find the meaning of your desired word in several high quality websites.
Play some word games
If you search online, you can find several word learning games. Some of these games are developed in such a fun and entertaining way that you will not get bored even if you use them hours after hours. These games are not hard to find out. Vocabulary learners usually learn using crossword puzzles, anagrams, word jumble, Scrabble, and Boggle. You can try one of them or all of them.
Use your newly learned words
Take a piece of paper and make one or more sentences for every word you just learned. This way every word will be more memorable. It can take some time but it definitely has its benefits.
Engage in conversations
When you engage in conversation, use your newly learned vocabulary. It can be interesting because the other person will be surprised to see your improved vocabulary power / skills. Besides, you will be able to express / communicate in a better way.
Take vocabulary tests
There are several websites that give you free access to their website so that you can test your vocabulary. This website also helps you to test your SAT vocabulary, GRE vocabulary, IELTS vocabulary, TOEFL vocabulary, ACT vocabulary, TOEIC vocabulary, GMAT vocabulary, PTE vocabulary, ECPE vocabulary, MELAB vocabulary, MCAT vocabulary, and PCAT vocabulary.