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Freedom Writers
SAT Prep Vocabulary
| Term | Definition | Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| advocate | to support a person or cause | I _____ and support noble causes. |
| alienate | to cause to become unfriendly | Don't _____ your friend by slighting him. |
| assumption | a supposition or presumption | Don't act on an _____ without evidence. |
| camaraderie | quality of being friends | ______ is found among close friends. |
| derogatory | putting down or disparaging someone else | She made a _____ and demeaning remark. |
| disingenuous | without frankness or sincerity | It was a _____ and dishonest practice. |
| emulate | to strive to be like another; to copy another | The young athletes ____ her success. |
| empathize | to understand the feelings of another | Compassionate people ____ with others. |
| eradicate | to end or eliminate | If we ____ poverty we will end hunger. |
| facade | a disguise or false appearance | I put on a happy ____, but I am very sad |
| heritage | property or traditions passed down | Our ancestors passed down a rich ____. |
| humility | meekness or humbleness | He isn't arrogant, but is full of ____. |
| hypocrisy | doing something you yourself disapprove of | _____ is going against what I believe. |
| inhibited | shy, reserved, self conscious, repressed | An _____ person guards his true desires. |
| permeating | passing through every part | A strong odor is ____ the entire room. |
| perpetuating | spreading, continuing, or prolonging | You're _____ the myth by retelling it |
| reminisce | recall past events, think back | I like to ____ about the good old days |
| spontaneous | sudden; not planned or organized | A ____ event happens without warning. |
| stereotype | an overgeneralization, usually about people | That racial ____ is not universally true. |
| stigma | a blemish on one's reputation; flaw on skin | Her one bad deed left an unerasable ____. |