SAT Word Skills 3 - Lesson 44

to form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts

someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains

to be closely connected or have mutual effects

a mutual connection or relation between two or more things

expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

a state of melancholy depression

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care or worry for a person's well-being

showing hovering attentiveness

the scientific study of ancient societies through examining the remains of their monuments, graves, tools, corpses, etc., some of which are found deep in the ground

dating back to the ancient past

having an extreme lack of money

overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

to feel the desire to do something

a person who tempts others