SAT List #1 5 on front, 5 on back. adherent admonish adulation advocate aggrandize aberration abstemious accolade acrimonious acute
Guess the: P.O.S. & definition Context Clues: Guess the: P.O.S. & definition Stealing is a moral aberration. (n) deviation from what is correct or right When you are on a diet, you are abstemious with your food. (adj) sparing in use of food or drink; moderate At the ceremony, Susie was presented with an accolade for her innovative research in cancer. (n) embrace; award; commendation
We could tell he was in a bad mood by his acrimonious answer to our question. (adj) sarcastic; caustic; angry; mordant 5. It was his acute observations that led him to figure out who the killer was. (adj) 1. perceptive 2. excruciating (acute pain) 6. The change pleased the adherents of educational reform . (n) believer; supporter; devotee
The mother had to admonish her daughter for crossing the street without looking. (v) caution; reprove mildly; reprimand Excessive adulation will not get your teacher to give you an A, no matter how nice the compliments are. (n) excessive flattery; adoration; idolization Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an advocate of civil rights. (n/v) 1. argue for a cause; defend 2. support; uphold
Last one! 10. All his supporting details helped to aggrandize his argument during the debate. (v) Make more powerful; amplify; increase