Defining Eclipse: Vocabulary Workbook for Unlocking the SAT, ACT, GED, and SSAT

194 Pages·2010·0.95 MB·English

by  Brian Leaf

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BRIAN LEAF, M.A., is the owner and Director of New Leaf Learning ing
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eclipse
defining
Vocabulary Workbook for Unlocking the
*SAT, ACT®, GED®, and SSAT®
Brian Leaf, M.A.
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Defi ning Eclipse: Vocabulary Workbook for Unlocking the *SAT, ACT®, GED®, and SSAT®
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Leaf, Brian.
Defi ning eclipse: vocabulary workbook for unlocking the SAT, ACT, GED, and SSAT / by
Brian Leaf.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-470-59696-8(pbk)
ISBN: 978-0-470-63048-8(ebk)
1. Vocabulary tests--Study guides. 2. Vocabulary--Study and teaching (Secondary). I. Title.
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Acknowledgments
Thanks to Stephenie Meyer for her storytelling and her terrifi c
vocabulary. Thanks to my agent, Linda Roghaar, and my fantastic
editors at Wiley, Greg Tubach and Carol Pogoni. Thanks to Amy Sell,
Malati Chavali, and Adrienne Fontaine at Wiley for getting the word
out. Thanks to Heidi and Maddy Bennett for their Twilight expertise.
Thanks to Pam Weber-Leaf for great editing tips, Zach Nelson for sage
marketing advice, Ian Curtis for assiduous proofreading, Manny and
Susan Leaf for everything, and of course, thanks most of all to Gwen,
Noah, and Benjamin for love, support, and inspiration. This book is
dedicated in loving memory of Gary Willick (we all miss you, “Pop”).
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Table of Contents
About the Author viii
How to Use This Book viii
Group 1: Subterfuge 1
Group 2: Condi(cid:415) onal Parole 5
Group 3: Clandes(cid:415) ne Plans 9
Group 4: Herculean Eff ort 13
Group 6: Neophyte on the
Group 5: Appeasing Charlie? 17
Loose? 22
Quiz 1 21 Group 7: Insa(cid:415) able Pull 26
Group 8: Ironclad Promise 30
Group 9: Chagrin 34
Group 10: Vola(cid:415) le Wolf? 38
Quiz 2 42
Group 11: Her Crimson Eyes 43
Group 12: Impending Mania 47
Group 13: Belligerent
Group 16: Rosalie’s Fervor 64
Werewolf? 51
Group 17: A Life(cid:415) me of
Group 14: Team Switzerland 55
Servitude 68
Group 15: The Pinnacle of
Group 18: A Companionable
Safety 59
Werewolf 72
Quiz 3 63 Group 19: Werewolf Soiree 76
Group 20: Unsated Thirst 80
Quiz 4 84
Groups 1–20 Review 85
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Group 21: Mutually Inclusive? 86
Group 22: Transitory Customs 90
Group 23: Prophecy 94
Group 24: Circumspect
Comrades 98
Group 26: Incorrigible
Group 25: Unassailable Logic? 102
Behavior 107
Quiz 5 106 Group 27: Pandemonium 111
Group 28: Despera(cid:415) on 115
Group 29: Errant Thoughts 119
Group 30: Ramifi ca(cid:415) ons 123
Quiz 6 127
Group 31: Coercion and
Wheedling 128
Group 32: Exultant Edward 132
Group 33: Glacial Wind 136
Group 34: Civilized Wrangling 140
Group 35: Newborn Horde 144
Quiz 7 148
Group 36: Fissure 149
Group 37: Pyre 153
Group 38: Baleful Con(cid:415) ngent 157
Group 39: Cherubic Jane? 161
Group 40: Obs(cid:415) nate Eclipse 165
Quiz 8 169
Groups 21–40 Review 170
Quiz and Review Solu(cid:415) ons 171
Glossary 173
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About the Author
Brian Leaf, M.A., is the author of Defi ning Twilight, Defi ning New
Moon, and the four-book SAT and ACT test-prep series McGraw-Hill’s
Top 50 Skills for a Top Score. He is Director of the New Leaf Learning
Center in Massachusetts, and has provided SAT, ACT, GED, SSAT,
and GRE preparation to thousands of students throughout the United
States. Brian also works with the Georgetown University Offi ce of
Undergraduate Admissions as an alumni interviewer, and is a certifi ed
yoga instructor and avid meditator. For more information, visit his
Web site at www.brianleaf.com.
How to Use This Book
This workbook contains 40 groups of vocabulary words selected from
Eclipse. Many of these words will show up on your SAT, ACT, GED,
or SSAT. Beginning at Group 1, refer to the Eclipse page where each
vocabulary word appears. Read the word in context and come up with
a defi nition. Then check your defi nitions against those provided in
this workbook and make corrections. I’ll also show you synonyms,
word parts, and memorization tools. Read these over a few times, and
then complete the drills. Do that for all 40 groups. There’s no easier or
more fun way to learn 600 vocabulary words! By the end of this book,
your vocabulary will be larger, your test scores will be higher, and
you’ll be an Eclipse scholar!
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