SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 13

stubbornly unyielding

mediocre

dogma

dogmatico

state as a dogma

a person who overly emphasizes minor details or rules, often displaying a pretentious or excessive concern for academic correctness

an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

briefly giving the gist of something

assistance in time of difficulty

tender, juicy, and full of flavorful moisture

consent reluctantly

retire from military service

demolire

degradare

an abrupt excited utterance

(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body

discolpare

organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip

fluente