SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 18

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

to remove something, often by erasing or crossing it out

the act of expelling or forcing someone to leave a particular place, especially a school

information and statements that are mostly biased and false and are used to promote a political cause or leader

cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

a disposition to behave in a certain way

the property of being close together

being in due proportion

a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water, often linking two seas or an inlet with a larger expanse of water

exaggeratedly proper

extremely bad, unpleasant, or unacceptable in a way that deeply affects or offends the senses, emotions, or moral sensibilities

to end or lessen a person's anger by giving in to their demands

of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)

add to the very end

having the quality of being appropriate or closely connected to the subject or situation at hand

to estimate or assess the value, quality, or performance of something or someone

someone who works for a skilled person for a specific period of time to learn their skills, usually earning a low wage

a supplementary component that improves capability

to make a person do something through reasoning or other methods

being susceptible to persuasion