SAT Word Skills 2

SAT Word Skills 2 - Lesson 43

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10 min
to peruseverb

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

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perusalnoun

reading carefully with intent to remember

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vigilantadjective

carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

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vignettenoun

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

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to amendverb

to make small changes to a statement, law, etc. to make it more accurate or improve or correct it

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amenableadjective

disposed or willing to conform

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immigrant
immigrantnoun

someone who comes to live in a foreign country

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to immigrate
to immigrateverb

to come to a foreign country and live there permanently

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psychiatry
psychiatrynoun

the study of mental conditions and their treatment

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psychopathicadjective

suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder

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psychotherapy
psychotherapynoun

the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods

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outskirts
outskirtsnoun

the outer areas or parts of a city or town

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to outstripverb

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

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to outweighverb

be heavier than

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fertile
fertileadjective

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

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to fertilizeverb

increase productivity of the soil by spreading suitable substances on it

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fertilisationnoun

creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

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to besmearverb

spread or daub (a surface)

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to besmirchverb

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

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