SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 3

spericolato

drammaturgo

to overstate or exaggerate the significance of something, often for emphasis or effect

incendiario

incensare

incentivo

parola per parola

the unnecessary use of terms and words to express something and causing complexion

prolisso

the quality of containing unnecessary and excessive words or terms in speech or writing

capo femminile delle monache

abbazia

the male spiritual leader and administrator of an abbey, monastery, or group of monasteries

capable of being felt and perceived by the sense of touch

(of heart) to pound irregularly and rapidly

a condition of the muscles, in which a person experiences tremors all over their body or in specific body parts

cadenza

cadenza

the act of treating someone in a demeaning way