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** if the vocab word is either a qualifier or itself being qualified, identify the “type” or “kind” of word it must therefore be, ex.: | ** if the vocab word is either a qualifier or itself being qualified, identify the “type” or “kind” of word it must therefore be, ex.: | ||
* anticipate definitions and then test possible answers (which are designed to be misleading) | * anticipate definitions and then test possible answers (which are designed to be misleading) | ||
* use surrounding words for context or word-type clues | |||
** if a noun has two adjectives then whatever the word the adjectives describes has to reflect ''both'' characteristics, so you only need to know one of those | |||
** if two vocab words are contrasted "but not" (ex. by "this but not that"), then you can assume the words have a similar meaning but express a different degree of that meaning. | |||
*** ex.: "the teacher was irritated but not completely mad" | |||
*** thus you only need to know the definition of one of those words to understand both | |||
** if an unfamiliar noun has a modifier, then its definition must reflect something than can be modified in that way | |||
click EXPAND for an example of these techniques from CB practice test 1, question 6: | |||
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<pre> | |||
In the passage, Akira addresses Chie with | |||
A) affection but not genuine love. | |||
B) objectivity but not complete impartiality. | |||
C) amusement but not mocking disparagement. | |||
D) respect but not utter deference.</pre> | |||
* if you know what ''objectivity'' (or ''objective'') means but not "impartiality" (or ''impartial'') you can assume that ''impartiality''' means the same thing as ''objectivity'', so read it as, "objective but not completely objective" (or "unbiased") | |||
* note how the difficult vocab words ''impartiality,'' ''disparagement'' and ''deference'' each are preceded by modifiers | |||
** in the case of C) "mocking" is all we need to know to understand "disparagement" | |||
*** whatever the definition of ''disparagement,'' it is something that can be characterized as ''mocking'' (making fun of), therefore just ignore the word altogether and use ''mocking'' for your elimination | |||
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* elimination: | * elimination: | ||
** if the word appears twice (i.e., line “4 & 57”) test possible answers in both lines | ** if the word appears twice (i.e., line “4 & 57”) test possible answers in both lines | ||
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*** if you feel it isn’t quite right it probably is not | *** if you feel it isn’t quite right it probably is not | ||
** “high utility” words are still useful (older SAT tests had explicit vocabulary sections) | ** “high utility” words are still useful (older SAT tests had explicit vocabulary sections) | ||
* vocabulary knowledge will always yield higher results | |||
* vocabulary impacts not only question comprehension but for passages themselves | |||
=== Additional Reading section techniques === | === Additional Reading section techniques === | ||