Rodolfo Brandon Bernardino's SAT vocab set 3 contains definitions for 24 words: acquit, complex, consign, effrontery, excruciating, forbearance, hamper, nettlesome, oblivious, prodigious, rejuvenate, residue, salutary, scrutinize, supersede, sweltering, unruffled, unwieldy, withdraw, zany. The document provides the page number and a short sentence using each word correctly in context for Rodolfo to study vocabulary.

1. Rodolfo Brandon Bernardino
10/12/10
SAT Vocab Set 3
Acquit. Page 4. (v.) - to declare (a person) not guilty of an offense
Due to the lack of convincing evidence, the jury prepared to acquit the defendant.
Complex. Page 78. (adj.) – consisting of many parts
Obviously, the new puzzle game was very complex.
Consign. Page 83. (v.) – to entrust
My father wanted to consign me to my godparents before he passed away.
Effrontery. Page 123. (n.) – shameless boldness
One requires a lot effrontery to attempt to streak in front of the President.
Excruciating. Page 136. (adj.) – causing great pain or anguish
After I fell, I decided to lay still and moan away the excruciating swelling.
Forbearance. Page 156. (n.) – a refraining from the enforcement of something that is due
Thankfully, our bank showed patient forbearance for my unpaid bills.
Hamper. Page 180. (v.) – to make (action or progress) difficult
My friend’s criticism was intended to hamper my positive outlook and progression.
Nettlesome. Page 269. (adj.) - causing vexation
In a nettlesome act, the man repeatedly insulted the intern’s weight.
Oblivious. Page 275. (adj.) – lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
It was clear that some of the students in class were oblivious to the assigned homework.
Prodigious. Page 322. (adj.) – amazing
The clown’s mastery of chainsaw juggling was prodigious.
Rejuvenate. Page 346. (v.) – to become as though young again
Rodolfo’s excessive consumption of soda was intended to rejuvenate his attention during
the lecture.
Residue. Page 349. (n.) – something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or
designated or after the completion of a process
Unfortunately, the gazpacho left a large residue of vegetables after the spill.
Salutary. Page 364. (adj.) – beneficial
It appears that the amelioration of my homework habits have been salutary to my grades.

2. Scrutinize. Page 371. (v.) – to examine with care and in detail
The series of “Where’s Waldo” books require the user to scrutinize its pages.
Supersede. Page 430. (v.) – to outmode and take place of
Every year, newer computers supersede their predecessors.
Sweltering. Page 434. (adj.) – oppressively hot
The sweltering movie theater proved to be nettlesome during the assembly.
Unruffled. Page 471. (adj.) – not ruffled, emotionally serene
After making peace with her inner demons, the woman was unruffled for the rest of her
life.
Unwieldy. Page 471. (adj.) – difficult to handle because of bulk
Full armor suits proved unwieldy in the progression of modern warfare.
Withdraw. Page 497. (v.) – to take away, remove
My broker advised me to withdraw my investments into the company after the public
relations massacre.
Zany. Page 505. (adj.) – Fantastically or absurdly ludicrous
Machete, a new movie directed by Robert Rodriguez, is an absurd, zany allegory to the
Illegal Immigration situation in the US.