Definitions of words are still loosely tested on the SAT and ACT, although in a much less formulaic way now than you might remember. Gone are the easily recognizable "Analogies" that plagued many an SAT tester in the past. My mind still swirls from words such as *pusillanimous and *apocryphal. Ask an adult to describe the SAT and he/she might respond with "Dog is to Cat as Hot is to Cold, right?" They've also gotten rid of the slightly less annoying "Sentence Completions", wh

It's around this time of year that thousands of high school seniors hold their collective breaths in anticipation of responses from college admissions offices. In my day, that meant strolling to the mailbox every afternoon, hoping to receive the auspicious sign of the times: the "fat envelope". Today, it's all about email and websites. You hope to see the words "Congratulations" or "pleased to inform" in the first sentence. It's also around this time that we are regaled with