1. -Exactly or sharply defined or stated
How to remember:
Incision  Sharply exact 1. For additional information,
contact us at 555-0001.
2. Enclosed is a copy of the
required document.
3. Because heavy rain was
forecast for June 13, the
picnic was rescheduled for
June 20.
4. He is an admirable man.
5. Ventura County is in
California.

2. -Having much knowledge acquired by study.
How to remember:
Learned  past tense, already learnt something;
has the knowledge

3. -Strikingly graphic or vivid
-How to remember:
--esque means “resembling”, picture + esque is
resembling a picture.
The the season cast an orange
haze above the horizon, lighting up
the sky as if lit by fire, yet the
haze was so crisp and clear.
The sun, like a large, granduer
orange fireball in the distance
was partially cloaked by the
hanging clouds, which were all
splashed with the random colors of
hot pinks, reds and even hints of
purples and blues. The sun was so
large that he felt he could almost
touch it. It seemed to look at him

4. -plain, unpolished, unsophisticated
-How to remember:
-Homespun  Homemade  Patches, patches = unpolished

5. -one living in or coming from a province
-simple and plain
-How to remember:
Provincial  Rural  rustic  simple

6. -Lacking in freshness or effectiveness
-How to remember:
-double “t” – repetitive, used too much
"Embarrassed, he turned white as snow."
"The news spread like wildfire."

7. -Not clear or plain; ambiguous
-How to remember:
-spanish word “ Oscuro” which means dark  Dark; not
clear

8. -Marked by characteristics of an earlier period
-How to remember:
-Archaic  Archaeology  studies past
“Hippolyta, I woo'd thee with my sword,
And won thy love, doing thee injuries;
But I will wed thee in another key,
With pomp, with triumph and with
revelling.”

9. -Characterized by the use of many or too many words
-How to remember:
--ose means “full of”
“the glances of women are like certain
-Verb + ose = full of verbs seemingly peaceful but really formidable
machines. Every day you pass them in
peace, with impunity, and without suspicion
of danger. There comes a moment when you
forget even that they are there. You come
and go, you muse, and talk, and laugh.
Suddenly, you feel caught up! It is all
over. The wheels have you, the glance has
captured you. It has caught you, no matter
how or where, by some wandering of your
thought, through a momentary
distraction. You are lost. You will be
drawn in entirely. A train of mysterious
forces has gained possession of you. You
struggle in vain. No human succor is
possible. You will be drawn down from
wheel to wheel, from anguish to anguish,
from torture to torture. you, your mind,

10. -Difficult to understand; not concrete
-How to remember:
-Abstract  abs = “away” tract = track
-Away from track
-Or
-Abstract – abstract painting - unclear
“the lady hit the man
with an umbrella”
“he gave her cat food”

11. -Cutting, sarcastic
-How to remember:
-Bite  Incise  cutting
"It was decided by the university
of Coimbre that the sight of
several persons being slowly
burned in great ceremony is an
infallible secret for
preventing earthquakes."
- Voltaire, Candide, Chapter 6

12. -Abrupt in manner
-How to remember:
-Brusque  blunt
“ the dog is blue”
“ don’t do that”
“ that was stupid”