SAT PHRASES B6

MEANING CLUSTERS

 

adjunct professor

lower position

an attachment

 

adjuration to the jury

a plea for justice

an adjuration

for leniency

 

admonish children

admonition of danger

warn or scold

 

adorn with decorations

decorate with badges

a general’s adornment

adorning your walls

 

adroit maneuver

skillful driver

adroit driver

 

public adulation

loved by the public

adulation of children

 

adulterate its purity

make unclean

 

Adulterated water:

do not drink!

 

commit adultery

cheat on spouse

adultery causes divorce

 

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advent candles

 

The advent

of spring

brings rain.

 

adventitious discovery

an accidental discovery

 

tricky adversary

adverse conditions

overcome adversity

 

advert the accident

call attention

to the crash

 

The subject

was adverted

at the meeting.

 

judge advocate

advocate for

a stiff sentence

my advocate,

my defender

child advocate

 

aegis of the courts

protection of the courts

 

The band plays under the

aegis of the conductor.

 

aesthetic beauty

 

My aesthetic

says your

aesthetic is tacky.