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SAT Word Skills 2 - Lesson 34

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SAT Word Skills 2
to dissect

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

[Verb]
dissection

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

[noun]
epicycle

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

[noun]
epicycloid

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

[noun]
to contuse

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

[Verb]
contusion

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

[noun]
to superintend

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

[Verb]
superlative

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

[Adjective]
supernumerary

over and above what is required or expected

[Adjective]
to supersede

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

[Verb]
to supervene

to occur as an additional or unexpected development

[Verb]
to accord

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

[Verb]
centenary

relating to or occurring once every hundred years

[Adjective]
centurion

a professional soldier in the Roman army who commanded 100 men

[noun]
populace

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

[noun]
populous

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

[Adjective]
population

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

[noun]
centiliter

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

[noun]
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