vocabulary unit 12: top sat words
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Vocabulary Unit 12: Top SAT Words. Full list can be found on Vocabulary.com. Abate. Become less in amount or intensity Your enthusiasm for skiing might abate after falling off a ski lift and getting a mouthful of snow. Ab dicate. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Vocabulary Unit 12: Top SAT Words
Full list can be found on Vocabulary.com
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Become less in amount or intensity
Your enthusiasm for skiing might abate after falling off a ski lift and getting a mouthful of snow.
Abate
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To give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
Sometimes someone in power might decide to give up that power and step down from his or her position. When they do that, they abdicate their authority, giving
up all duties and perks of the job.
Abdicate
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A state or condition markedly different from the norm
An example of an aberration is when the temperature hits 90 degrees in January — it's nice and warm, but it's really strange.
Aberration
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Choose not to consume
People usually abstain from things that are considered vices — like drinking alcohol or eating chocolate.
Abstain
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A state of misfortune or affliction
When circumstances or a situation works against you, you face adversity.
Adversity
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Concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
A velvet painting of dogs playing poker might have minimal aesthetic appeal.
Aesthetic
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Characterized by friendship and good will
The end of a romantic relationship that's less than amicable might involve broken dishes or broken bones.
Amicable
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Chronologically misplaced
Something that's old-fashioned and maybe a little out of place is anachronistic, like a clunky black rotary-dial
telephone sitting on a desk beside a sleek new smart-phone (or whatever the new technology when you read this).
Anachronistic
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Lacking sufficient water or rainfall
Death Valley in California features an arid climate, which is why it's called Death Valley and not Life Valley.
Arid
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A shelter from danger or hardship
Any mom taking care of the kids day in and day out is probably more than ready to seek asylum, or refuge, at a local spa.
Asylum