Wednesday, September 9, 2009

SAT PREP Vocabulary

SAT PREP Vocabulary
  1. Abhor-Hate

Example Sentence: I abhor going to the dentist becasue it only means pain to me.

-I abhor people who makes loud noises, it hurts my head very badly.

  1. bigot- Narrow minded prejuiced person

Example sentecne:Adolf Hitler was both a bigot and insane.

-the girl was very bigot and crazy, she yelled at all black people, but didnt know why.

  1. Counterfeit-fake; False

Example sentence: it was abvious that the hundred dollar bill was a couterfeit, becasue it had Abraham Lincoln on the front.

-it is illegal to use counterfeit money in the US, you will go to jail.

  1. Victim- a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency

Example Scetence: A Victim of an automobile accident

-When the police came to the crime scene, the victims was laying there dead.

  1. Entitle(ment)-to give (a person or thing) a totle right, or vlaim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim.

Example Sentence: His exective position ebtitled him to certain courtesies rarely accorded others.

-She needed some entitlement, becasue the girl hurt her feelinngs.

  1. Talisman-lucky charm

Example Sentence: A rabbit's foot is considered to be a talisman of good luck

-I told told Sam Davis he is my talisman for good luck.

  1. Aberration-different from what is normal, desirable, or expected

Example Sentence- The day eating johnny's homework was an aberration, however, he still got a zero for the assignment.

  1. Accentuate- to make a feature of something more not iceable; to emphasize

Sentence Example- The bite marks on Johhny's neck accentuated the fack that there had been many animals attacks in the area.

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