Defining Twilight: Vocabulary Workbook for Unlocking the SAT, ACT, GED, and SSAT (Defining Series)

195 Pages·2009·3.55 MB·English

by  Brian Leaf

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twilight
defining
Vocabulary Workbook for Unlocking
the *SAT, ACT®, GED®, and SSAT®
Brian Leaf, M.A.
Defi ning Twilight: Vocabulary Workbook for Unlocking the *SAT, ACT®, GED®, and SSAT®
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Leaf, Brian.
Defi ning Twilight : vocabulary workbook for unlocking the SAT, ACT, GED, and SSAT / by
Brian Leaf.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-50743-8
ISBN-10: 0-470-50743-8
1. Vocabulary tests--Study guides. 2. Vocabulary--Study and teaching (Secondary) 3.
Educational tests and measurements--Study guides. 4. Meyer, Stephenie, 1973- Twilight.
I. Title. II. Title: Vocabulary workbook for unlocking the SAT, ACT, GED, and SSAT.
PE1449.L32 2009
428.1'076--dc22
2009018186
Printed in the United States of America
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Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Composition Services
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 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 and Noah for love, support, and inspiration.
Table of Contents
About the Author viii
How to Use This Book viii
Group 1: Noble Death? 1
Group 2: A Pallid Refl ec(cid:415) on 5
Group 3: A Precarious Niche 9
Group 4: Apprehensive
Stammering 13 Group 6: Tousled Hair 22
Group 5: Surrep(cid:415) (cid:415) ous Glances 17 Group 7: Subtle Hints 26
Group 8: Inexplicable Frustra(cid:415) on 30
Quiz 1 21
Group 9: Ocher Eyes 34
Group 10: A Peripheral Peek 38
Quiz 2 42
Group 11: Bedlam 43
Group 12: Livid Angel 47
Group 13: Chagrin 51
Group 14: Muted Purgatory? 55 Group 16: Impenetrable Eyes 64
Group 15: Prudent Friendship? 59 Group 17: Ominous Blood 68
Group 18: Appeasement 72
Quiz 3 63
Group 19: Ceaseless Ques(cid:415) ons 76
Group 20: An Alluring Menace 80
Quiz 4 84
Groups 1–20 Review 85
Group 21: Judicious
Camaraderie? 86
Group 22: Plausible Explana(cid:415) ons? 90
Group 23: Morbid Thoughts 94
Group 24: Euphoria 98
Group 26: Raucous Run-In 107
Group 25: Desola(cid:415) on 102
Group 27: A Dazzling Rescuer 111
Quiz 5 106 Group 28: Convoluted Theories 115
Group 29: Enigma(cid:415) c Answers 119
Group 30: Uncondi(cid:415) onal
Agreement 123
Quiz 6 127
Group 31: Conspicuous
Indulgence 128
Group 32: His Topaz Eyes 132
Group 33: A Deluge
of Ques(cid:415) ons 136
Group 34: A Growing
Proximity 140
Group 36: Abs(cid:415) nence? 149
Group 35: Incandescence 144
Group 37: Vampire E(cid:415) que(cid:425) e 153
Quiz 7 148
Group 38: A Poignant Past 157
Group 39: An Ominous Gait 161
Group 40: Thwarted Enmity 165
Quiz 8 169
Groups 21–40 Review 170
Quiz and Review Solu(cid:415) ons 171
Glossary 173
About the Author
Brian Leaf, M.A., is the author of the four-book SAT and ACT test-
prep series McGraw-Hill’s Top 50 Skills. 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
Twilight. Many of these words will show up on your SAT, ACT, GED,
or SSAT. Beginning at Group 1, refer to the Twilight 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 a Twilight scholar!
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