SAT Word Skills 3 - Lesson 23

to firmly stick to something

devotion and loyalty to a certain religion, party, etc.

a word, expression or idiom that is only used in British English

able to be counted or estimated

the branch of mathematics that comprises differentials and integrals

to occur at the same time as something else

a situation in which two things happen simultaneously by chance that is considered unusual

not enough in degree or amount

incapable of being touched or physically grasped

too unpleasant or hard to be allowed

difficult to manage, control, or resolve

to position oneself comfortably and cozily

a bird that is too young to leave the nest built by its parents, especially one that has not yet learned how to fly

an article or report, especially in a newspaper, published soon after the death of a person, typically containing details about their life

a ceremony to bury or burn a dead body

to insult or damage something that people greatly respect or consider holy, particularly a place

the act of treating something sacred with disrespect or violation

the act of going overboard with one's actions or desires