SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 41

to question someone's honesty, quality, motive, etc.

the ability to understand or perceive something immediately, without conscious reasoning or the need for evidence or justification

based on or derived from instinct rather than rational analysis

belief or trust in the truth of something

able to be believed or relied on

deserving of approval or respect, though not very exceptional

the willingness to believe or trust too readily

believing things easily even without much evidence that leads to being easy to deceive

a set of fundamental beliefs or guiding principles

related to or living on land, rather than in the sea or air

regarding a specific region or territory

to grow in amount or number rapidly

(of an author, artist, etc.) having a high level of productivity or creativity, especially in producing a large quantity of work or ideas

related to the relationship between two things in which one is the cause of the other

the ability to chemically corrode or eat away materials, typically referring to strong acids

to burn or seal a wound or tissue, typically to prevent infection and stop bleeding

to spread out or stretch in various directions

a vast, open area or surface

an increase in the amount, size, importance, or degree of something