SAT Word Skills 3

SAT Word Skills 3 - Lesson 37

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vestmentnoun

gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy

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unrequitedadjective

not returned in kind

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untenableadjective

(of a position, argument, theory, etc.) not capable of being supported, defended, or justified when receiving criticism or objection

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unregenerateadjective

not reformed morally or spiritually

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unprecedentedadjective

never having existed or happened before

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surveyornoun

an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures

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surveillancenoun

close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

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treblenoun

the part in harmonic music or the voice with the highest pitch that belongs to a boy or female vocalist

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to subsistverb

support oneself

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subsistencenoun

a situation in which one has just enough money or food to survive

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to substantiateverb

to prove something to be true by providing adequate evidence or facts

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substantiveadjective

of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something

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to reuniteverb

to bring together again, especially after a period of separation

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to retrieveverb

to find and collect data stored on a computer

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putridadjective

of or relating to or attended by putrefaction

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putrescentadjective

becoming putrid

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monasticadjective

of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

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monastery
monasterynoun

a building where a group of monks live and pray

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