SAT Word Skills 2 - Lesson 34

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

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

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

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

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

an injury that leaves a bruise and causes extreme pain but does not break the skin tissue

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

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

over and above what is required or expected

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

to occur as an additional or unexpected development following something else

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

relating to or occurring once every hundred years

a professional soldier in the Roman army who commanded 100 men

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

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

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

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