SAT Word Skills 2 - Lesson 34

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SAT Word Skills 2

to carefully cut apart the body or one of its parts to display internal structures for scientific examination or instruction

Ex: The professor asked the students to dissect the heart of a cow to explore its chambers .

the act of cutting apart or separation of tissues, organs, etc. during anatomical study or investigation

Ex: In the surgical dissection , the doctor precisely separated the tumor from the surrounding healthy tissues to remove it intact .
epicycle [noun]

(astronomy) a secondary circular orbit embedded within a primary circular orbit

Ex: In his astronomical work the Almagest, Ptolemy used a system of deferents and epicycles to explain the observed motions of planets across the night sky.

a curve created by tracing the path of a point on a small rolling circle as it revolves around the edge of a larger circle

Ex: Planetary astronomers once thought the apparent motions of Mars could be explained by a combination of deferents and epicycloids modeled after circular trajectories .

to cause a bruise or injury to the body, typically by blunt force or impact

Ex: The accidental fall contused her arm , resulting in visible bruising .

a bruise caused by blunt force trauma without piercing the skin

Ex: Contusions on the leg were visible after the accident .

to oversee or manage a process or operation, especially in an administrative or executive role

Ex: The general superintended combat logistics like troop movements and arms procurement .
superlative [adjective]

of the highest or best kind possible within a field or industry

Ex: Engineers designed the skyscraper to have superlative earthquake resistance and wind load capacity .

to take something or someone's position or place, particularly due to being more effective or up-to-date

Ex: The amended constitution officially superseded the original founding document .

to occur as an additional or unexpected development following something else

Ex: The conflict supervened as tensions between the two nations escalated unexpectedly .

to grant permission or approval for someone to possess or have something

Ex: The court accorded the claimant ownership rights over the disputed property .
centenary [adjective]

relating to or occurring once every hundred years

Ex: Donors contributed over $ 1 million in gifts to support the centenary building campaign for a new library and archives wing .

a professional soldier in the Roman army who commanded 100 men

Ex: Famous centurions in history include Lucius Cornelius who was honored with a victory monument for bravery in Germany .
populace [noun]

the collective body or masses of people inhabiting a particular locality or jurisdiction

Ex: Outreach programs aimed at improving literacy levels among disadvantaged parts of the populace .
populous [adjective]

having a large number of inhabitants relative to its size or area

Ex: The populous region saw rapid urban growth over the last decade .

the number of people who live in a particular city or country

Ex: Migration patterns have changed the ethnic composition of population groups over decades .

a metric unit equal to 1/100th of a liter

Ex: We calibrated the new pipettes by transferring known volumes of 5 , 10 and 25 centiliters of distilled water .