Winning Words: Mastering the SAT Vocabulary

All right stop – collaborate and listen! Do you know what the words AMASS, PROXY, DISPASSIONATE, IMPERATIVE, ELASTICITY, PERTURB, ABATE, VISIONARY, and PREDICATED ON mean? If your answer is “NO” you’re not alone. These words baffled many students who took recent SATs. The Second Edition of Winning Words defines and illustrates all of these difficult vocabulary words. These recent words are part of our collection o 170 Winning Words that have all been answers on Vocabulary in Context Questions. Winning Words illustrates each vocabulary word with vivid examples drawn from popular movies and songs, key events in American history, and my most memorable students. Many of the words are followed by a special “LOOKING AHEAD” feature that indicates how the word is being used on actual Vocabulary in Context questions. Winning Words is more than just a vocabulary book. It devotes 5 chapters to describing and illustrating how to answer challenging Vocabulary in Context questions. These practice questions and answers will sharpen your skills and help you turn our Winning Words into winning points on the SAT. With Winning Words you’ll never be cooked again by insanely difficult vocabulary words!