Test Prep Vocabulary – cantankerous
Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary: cantankerous irritable, difficult to deal with, peevish Sample Sentence: Never let a cantankerous person interfere with life’s many blessings! photo credit
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Test Prep Vocabulary – incandescent
Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary: incandescent shining brightly, glowing, emitting light especially due to heat rarely can mean raging or glowing anger Word Building: candere – to glow or shine (Latin) candle Sample Sentence: The woman’s face became incandescent upon receiving the message about her son’s return. photo credit
Test Prep Vocabulary – labor
Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary: labor labor – to work, either mentally or physically, to produce something labor- a body of workers labor – something pertaining to work as in the labor movement Word Building: labor – to labor (Latin) Sample Sentence: When Susan realized the other woman had forgotten to pay the laborers, she paid …
Test Prep Vocabulary – gratify
Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary: gratify gratify – to receive pleasure, to satisfy, to find relief Word Building: gratus – pleasing (Latin) Sample Sentence: Many people find their anxieties gratified when reading the Bible. photo credit
Test Prep Vocabulary – antagonize
Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary: antagonize antagonize – to make worse, to bother, to be hostile Word Building: agon – to contest or to go against (Greek) Sample Sentence: Jenna told the little boy to stop antagonizing his sister. photo credit
Test Prep Vocabulary – appease
Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary: appease appease – to bring peace or calm, assuage, placate Word Building: pais, pax, pacem – peace (Latin) Sample Sentence: Knowing bears had not recently been seen in the campground did little to appease my apprehension about pitching my tent there. photo credit
Test Prep Vocabulary – tranquil
Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary: tranquil tranquil – peaceful Word Building: qui, quil,quit – meaning to rest as in quiet, acquittal, or acquiesce Sample Sentence: The babysitter enjoyed the tranquility of the twins’ nap time. photo credit
Test Prep Vocabulary – respite
Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary: respite respite – to take a break from especially a break from something stressful Word Building: respit (French) respectus (Latin) Sample Sentence: Even the most studious individuals need a respite from test prep once in a while. photo credit
Test Prep Vocabulary – languid
Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary: languid languid – lazy, listless, slow Word Building: lax – loose as in relax or lackadaisical (PIE) Sample Sentence: The runner fell into a languid state after completing the marathon; he felt he could not move another step. photo credit
Test Prep Vocabulary – therapeutic
Today’s Test Prep Vocabulary: therapeutic therapeutic – to make feel better, medicinal, curative Word Building: -tic – primarily used to form adjectives from nouns (Greek) Sample Sentence: Physical activity provides a therapeutic outlet for many people. photo credit