SAT PHRASES B14 MEANING CLUSTERS anthropologist study anthropology study cultures cultural anthropologist study development of humans anthropomorphic human motivation human concerns A tie in a football game is anticlimactic. Climax is the peak. Anticlimax works against peak. strong antipathy strong hate pathos is emotion anti is against emotion against antipathy toward war antiquated beliefs very old beliefs antiseptic ointment prevents infection antithesis is the opposite Thesis is argument. Copyrighted 2005. Carl H. Peterson.

Antithesis is against the argument. apathetic teenagers indifferent youth apathy toward politics don’t care about politics wide aperture lets light in aperture on a camera apex of the mountain the top apex of my career aphasia from injury lose articulation ability to communicate aphorism truisms old sayings Aphorisms aren’t always true. “Life is short.” apiaries make honey beehives aplomb and confidence composure She has aplomb under pressure. apocalyptic thinking end of the world