Vocabulary Puzzles The Fun Way to Ace Standardized Tests

DEFINITION
SAMPLE SENTENCE
_____ serious and dignified
A.) In the ‘50s, the Rosenbergs were found
guilty of TREASON for selling atom
bomb secrets to the Russians.
_____ highest point
B.) John cleaned his shoes after the hike, but
there was still a RESIDUE of mud on
them.
_____ sharply affecting one’s sense 
C.) Our dog has such a VORACIOUS 
of taste or smell; hot; peppery
appetite all the time that you’d think we
never feed him.
_____ quiet; not inclined to talk
D.) Modelers like to work with clay because
it’s a PLIANT material.
_____ something that remains; 
E.) The city tried to provide shelters for 
remnant
VAGRANTs so they wouldn’t have to
sleep on the streets.
_____ easy to bend; flexible
F.) At its ZENITH, the company made
more computers than anyone else.
_____ extremely hungry; almost 
G.) He was quite TACITURN at parties, 
impossible to satisfy
making it difficult to have a conversa-
tion with him.
_____ person of profound learning; 
H.) The PUNGENT onions made her cry 
scholar
when she was slicing them.
_____ person who wanders about 
I.) Only a SAVANT can truly understand 
with no employment or 
the complexities of nuclear physics.
home; hobo
_____ acting to overthrow one’s 
J.) The Easter service in honor of Christ 
government or ruler, or 
was a SOLEMN event.
helping your country’s enemy
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Step 3: Write Sentences
For each word write two sentences that indicate you know the meaning of the word. Then
read aloud quickly three times each set of sentences that came to you. If you hesitated
before coming up with the sentences or had to look up a word, say each of those sen-
tences six times and write the vocabulary word you are studying at least three times. You
can write them anywhere—on the lines after the sentences, in the margin, or on a piece of
paper—as long as you write them.
Word:
ABSOLVE
Sentence 1: