SAT Word Skills 2 - Lesson 43

to consider or examine something while being very careful and attentive to detail

the action of reading something such as a document, paper, etc. very carefully

cautious and attentive of one's surrounding, especially to detect and respond to potential dangers or problems

a brief, impressionistic scene or sketch in literature or film that focuses on a particular moment or character

to make alterations or adjustments to improve the quality, effectiveness, or suitability of something

very likely to be cooperative, agreeable, or accepting of a request or suggestion

someone who comes to live in a foreign country

to come to a foreign country and live there permanently

the study of mental conditions and their treatment

lacking morality, shame, or consideration toward others

a method of treating mental conditions such as anxiety through conversations with a trained specialist, such as a therapist

the outer areas or parts of a city or town

to posses or reach a higher level of skill, success, value, or quantity than another person or thing

to have more value, effect or importance than other things

(of an animal, person, or plant) able to produce offspring, fruit, or seed

to increase productivity of the soil by spreading suitable substances on it

the process of uniting male and female reproductive cells of humans, animals, or plants in order to create a new young being

to rub and dirty a surface with some sort of substance such as oil

to talk badly of someone in order to ruin people's impression of them