SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 3

not caring about the possible results of one's actions that could be dangerous

someone who writes plays for the TV, radio, or theater

to exaggerate the importance, danger, or emotional impact of something

made with the intention of causing fire

to provoke extreme anger in a person

something that is used as an encouraging and motivating factor

in exactly the same words as used originally

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

using or having an excessive number of words

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

the female head of an abbey, convent, or other religious houses of nuns

a church with buildings connected to it in which a group of monks or nuns live or used to live

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

capable of being physically sensed

(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

a sequence of musical notes or chords that marks the conclusion of a phrase, section, or entire composition

a solo section at the end of a musical piece for the performer to show their skill and creativity

the act of treating someone in a demeaning way