SAT PHRASES B12

MEANING CLUSTERS

 

amputate limbs

cut off limbs

amputated arm

 

The amputee

lost her leg.

 

amputation surgery

 

run amuck

frenzied

violent disorder

 

my special amulet

my lucky charm

 

Anachronisms

belong to another time.

 

Riding a horse

on the highway

is an anachronism.

 

medical analgesic

pain reliever

 

analogous story

comparative story

simple analogy

make an analogy

 

Anarchy is

no government

anarchism is communal

anarchy or tyranny?

 

Copyrighted 2005. Carl H. Peterson.

Anarchy also

means disorder.

 

anathema to civilization

vile to civilization

 

ship’s anchor

anchor in the tug-o-war

roots anchor trees

Anchorage, Alaska

 

ancillary note

adds to the original note

 

brief anecdote

brief story

anecdote as example

 

anemia

blood disease

anemic cells

iron deficiency

weak

 

numbing anesthetic

anesthesia before operating

Novocain before the dentist

 

Anesthesiologist

stops pain.

 

anesthesiology

studies pain

 

in anguish at funeral

painful emotions

anguished after failing