DRD SAT Vocab

Which of the following uses the word "abate" correctly?

• In time, his anger will abate, and he will forgive you.

• Eating too much made her stomach abate from bloat.

• Because she was pregnant, her stomach began to abate as the baby grew.

• Excess weight caused his belly to abate.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Which of the following sentences uses the word "abstract" correctly?

• An abstract location has been set for the wedding and the exact address has been sent out.

• I cannot tell the difference between any defined shapes within the artist’s abstract painting.

• All of the runners need an abstract starting point so that no one has an unfair advantage.

• Before she can order the steaks, the chef needs an abstract number of people who will be at the event.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which of the following uses the word "abysmal" in a sentence correctly?

• The final draft of Simon’s book was abysmal, and deserved special mention.

• I find it abysmal that the Wal-Mart would agree to accept returned merchandise, 3 months after it was purchased.

• It is not abysmal to convince my daughter to take the wheel because she does not have a license to drive.

• Since Troy did not study for the test, he earned an abysmal score on the exam.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Which of the following uses the word "accordingly" appropriately?

• Using his manipulation, the dictator was able to act accordingly toward innocent people and cause them to do terrible things.  

• The banker would never act accordingly toward his clients because they trusted his honesty and expertise.  

• She is considered a manager and is paid accordingly.

• Lying to the detectives, the suspect acted accordingly toward the officers and got them off of his trail.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Which of the following uses the word "acquisition" correctly?

• Because he was marrying her, there would be an acquisition of all of her things.

• Since he filed for bankruptcy, the broke businessman’s office building is subject to acquisition.

• The settlement includes a financial acquisition that the defendant agreed to give up.

• The teacher had to agree to the acquisition of her bonus check if she decided to quit her job early.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which of the following sentences uses the word "adapt" appropriately?

• Her mother warned her against behaving in such a way that would adapt to her religion.

• Bad behaved elementary boys decided to adapt to the recess rules and sneak over the fence.

• When James moves to a different side of the country, he will have to adapt to a new weather pattern.

• In order to peacefully insist upon rights, the protesters promise to adapt to the constitution.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which of the following uses the word "adept" in a sentence?

• The robber was so adept he locked himself in the bank vault.

• When I hired the cook, I did not know he was so adept he could not boil an egg.

• Jonas showed how adept he was when he failed to meet a deadline at school.

• Jeremy is an adept tennis player who wins practically every match in which he plays.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which of the following sentences uses the word "adequate" correctly?

• When I tried to withdraw money, I was told I couldn’t because my funds were adequate.

• Adequately drinking water is important for your body to work correctly.

• My doctor said I was adequate in potassium and told me to eat more bananas.

• We couldn’t make chocolate chip cookies because we had an adequate amount of ingredients.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following uses the word "justice" correctly?

• The role of the courts is to dispense justice fairly to everyone.

• The purpose of affirmative action was to go against racism and justice.

• Do you feel the reporter showed justice against males when she only interviewed female nurses?

• The jury was instructed to not let justice against the defendant influence its decision.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which of the following sentences uses the word "advocate" correctly?

• Sometimes I think my math teacher is my advocate who loves to watch me fail.

• Since as long as I can remember, Caroline has been my evil advocate.

• The villain is the superhero’s advocate.

• Any good doctor will advocate healthy eating for his patients.

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CCSS.L.5.5C