SAT Word Skills 3 - Lesson 45

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SAT Word Skills 3

to act against something in order to reduce its effect

Ex: Physical exercise is essential to counteract the sedentary lifestyle of office work .
subpoena [noun]

a legal document issued by a court or administrative agency, compelling an individual to appear as a witness, produce certain documents, or provide testimony in a legal proceeding

Ex: The prosecutor used a subpoena to secure the attendance of the expert witness in the upcoming trial .

a weight or mechanism used to provide stability and balance by offsetting the weight of another object or system

Ex: The counterbalance ensures stability during the machine 's operation .

to make a false copy of something with the intent to deceive

Ex: She was accused of trying to counterfeit artwork for profit .

a person or thing that serves a similar purpose or role to another

Ex: The athlete ’s counterpart from another team was just as skilled and competitive .

to apply an equal force against another power or impact that is usually bad

to deceive someone into believing something that is not true, often by creating false hopes or illusions

Ex: His charm and promises deluded her into trusting him too quickly .
delusion [noun]

the act of tricking someone into believing things that aren't true

delirium [noun]

a state of extreme mental confusion, often accompanied by confused or unclear thoughts or speech

delirious [adjective]

having confused or unclear thoughts or speech due to fever, pain, medication, etc.

to emit [verb]

to release gases or odors into the air

Ex: The flowers emit a pleasant fragrance , filling the garden with a sweet scent .
emitter [noun]

a place in a voltage-controlling devise in which electrons are created

emissary [noun]

an agent who is sent on a mission to represent someone or a group of people

to share or have a characteristic or quality that is present in something or someone else

Ex: The community participates in compassion , always supporting those in need .
partible [adjective]

related to a property that can be divided after being inherited

to parse [verb]

(grammar) to divide a sentence into its grammatical constituents, identifying the syntactic role of each part

partisan [noun]

a devoted and often biased supporter of a cause, political party, or leader

Ex:

a wall or piece of glass that is used to divide different parts of a building