Vocabulary Puzzles The Fun Way to Ace Standardized Tests

DEFINITION
SAMPLE SENTENCE
_____ separation in a group, 
A.) When oil prices went up sharply due to 
especially due to disagreement
a shortage, oil companies experienced a
WINDFALL.
_____ pleasant means of amusement 
B.) Reports of UFOs over the town turned 
or recreation
out to be SPURIOUS.
_____ inclined to seek revenge
C.) When the lovers parted at the end of
the film, it was a POIGNANT moment
for the entire audience.
_____ gruesome; horrible
D.) A SCHISM has formed in some reli-
gious organizations over gay rights.
_____ part that sticks out; bulge; 
E.) Alone in the house, he felt 
bump
TREPIDATION when the wind made
the roof creak.
_____ of lofty dignity or imposing 
F.) It is PRUDENT not to walk in certain 
aspect
neighborhoods after dark.
_____ unexpected gain or good 
G.) The mountains were a MAJESTIC sight 
fortune
when viewed from the nearby desert.
_____ strongly affecting one’s 
H.) Baseball is our country’s national 
emotions
PASTIME.
_____ trembling fear
I.) The tree trunk had a 
PROTUBERANCE where a branch 
had been mostly cut off.
_____ not genuine or authentic; 
J.) The Scream film series contained many 
counterfeit
LURID scenes.
_____ wise in practical matters; 
K.) It is usually better to understand and 
sensible
forgive someone who hurts you, rather
than be VINDICTIVE.
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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:
ARBITER
Sentence 1: