SAT Word List 11

Quiz Date: 4/15/11

Camaraderie- comradeship; friendship

Pacifist- one who is in opposition of war and violence

Quaff- to drink heartily

Jaunt- a short pleasure trip

Ebullience- enthusiastic; bubbling with excitement

Defunct- dead or inactive; having ceased to exist

Obtrude- to impose oneself or one’s ideas on others; to stick out

Hearten- to give strength, courage, or hope; to encourage

Raffish- cheaply vulgar in appearance or nature; tawdry; disreputable

Fetter- to restrain; to hamper; a shackle

Maladroit- clumsy; inept

Saga- long story, often telling the history of a family

Kismet- fate

Iconoclast- one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular

ideas or institutions

Abashed- ashamed or embarrassed

Lackadaisical- showing lack of interest; listless

Gambit- to take a risk for some advantage

Baleful- threatening; hurtful; malignant; ominous

Nemesis- an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome

Tantalize- to excite by exposing something desirable while keeping

it out of reach; to tease

10 Minutes: Read & Analyze in Groups1. Why did the Devil go down to Georgia?2. How does Johnny interact with him?3. Is Johnny wrong for challenging the Devil?4. What would have happened to Johnny if he

had lost? Why was he so confident?5. What do you think the “moral” of the story is?

What can you learn from it?6. Why is this song still very popular all over the

world, even though it was written in the American south in the 1970s?

1. There is a devil who tries to trick people.

2. Having lots of money is the main goal people in our society have today.

3. People, in all cultures, have always been motivated by greed.

4. Integrity is more important than money.

5. When you get married, what you have should become your spouse’s,

and vice versa.

6. It is okay to lie to your spouse if the lie will not hurt him or her.

Class Reading• “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington

Irving• Pgs. 258-268• Colonial Massachusetts• Tom Walker- opportunity to attain wealth,

makes a pact with the devil• Gets greedy and miserable

Pre-Reading: Things to Look For1. What does the devil offer Tom Walker?2. What happens to Tom’s wife?3. What agreement does Tom make with the devil?4. Why does Tom begin to go to church and carry a

Bible with him?5. Do you feel that Tom deserved his fate?6. How has Tom’s life changed?7. Why do you think this story is popular, even

though it was written so long ago?8. How does this compare to “Devil Went Down to

Georgia”?9. Why is the Devil a prominent character in

American literature?