Vocabulary Puzzles The Fun Way to Ace Standardized Tests

DEFINITION
SAMPLE SENTENCE
_____ make serious demands on; 
A.) It is necessary to STIPULATE the 
put a burden on
interest rate in a loan contract.
_____ specify formally, especially in 
B.) Her dad didn’t have to say anything; it 
a contract
was IMPLICIT in his expression that he
was angry with her for coming home
too late.
_____ weird and mysterious
C.) The chapel bells PEALed to mark the
start of the service.
_____ ring loudly
D.) Musical talent was clearly INNATE in
the Bach family; every one of them was
a first-class musician.
_____ cheap, gaudy, and showy
E.) The psychic’s ability to make accurate
predictions was UNCANNY.
_____ hinted at, but not directly 
F.) Since the witness was a friend of the 
expressed
accused, the lawyer doubted the
VERACITY of his testimony.
_____ place side by side
G.) She had terrible taste in furniture; she
always chose such TAWDRY patterns.
_____ truthfulness
H.) When she corrected the exams, the
teacher JUXTAPOSEd each student’s
paper with the answer sheet.
_____ moody and irritable
I.) Her constant complaining began to
TAX his patience.
_____ inborn; natural
J.) She was so spoiled that she became
PETULANT over the most unimpor-
tant things.
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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:
ACCOST
Sentence 1: