SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 12

hard or painful work

to travel or move across or through in a specified direction

an exaggerated and humorous imitation of a serious subject

to heat a liquid and turn it into gas then cool it and make it liquid again in order to purify it

a product resulting from heating a liquid until it changes to vapor and then allowing it to change back to liquid

the changing process of a liquid to a gas and then cooling it which results in the forming of a purified liquid

a company or a person that produces strong alcoholic drinks through a process in which a liquid is formed after cooling vapors

to attribute a particular quality, cause, or origin to someone or something

a person who lives a strict life and avoids physical pleasures, particularly due to religious beliefs

to determine something with certainty by careful examination or investigation

having great importance and requiring immediate attention or action

related to the characteristics or actions of an empire or emperor

(of a person) rudely bold in speech or behavior

consistently calm, restrained, and composed

to lose moisture and become dried up

a chemical substance used to dry something

to write or speak about a subject and include much detail

to banish or force an individual to live in another country

a collection of selected writings by various authors, often on a similar theme or subject