Updated and expanded to reflect the vocabulary and format of the current SAT's Critical Reading section, Hot Words for the SAT presents and defines more than 365 words that frequently appear on SAT exams. The book is divided into 35 lessons, each consisting of dozens of illustrative sentences and a thematic word cluster. Each cluster contains words having similar meanings or words that apply to similar circumstances. Also included are new pronunciation keys for each word, memory tips, expanded review exercises following every five lessons, and an alphabetical word index. College-bound students who successfully complete the book's exercises and master these words will expand their lifelong vocabulary and improve their chance for acceptance at the school of their choice.
A native Long Islander, very happily married, and mother of three loveable sons, Linda Carnevale has been writing college preparatory books for BARRON'S Educational Series Publishers since 2000. Titles include HOT WORDS for the SAT and SAT2400: Aiming for the Perfect Score. A distinguished alumna of Columbia University's Teacher College where she earned a Master of Arts in English Education with an emphasis in nonfiction writing, Carnevale (a sought after SAT and ACT verbal coach) presents two Websites that specialize in college admissions support: www.SelectTutorsPrep.com ~ New York's Premier Academic Matchmaking Service ~ and www.CollegeEssayDoctors.com.
Mrs. Carnevale has been a tenured teacher of English at Cold Spring Harbor High School, a nationally-ranked TOP 100 Gold Medal School. Among her dozens of local and national published credits are Long Island Quarterly literary journal, Conde Naste's BRIDE'S Magazine, Modern Bride magazine, and - most recently - PAUMANOK: Poems & Pictures of Long Island (Hardcover Anthology, 2010).
