SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 24

connected with God or a god, and considered holy or deeply respected in religious contexts

the act of disrespectfully treating a sacred item or place

to give something as a reward or compensation for services, favors, or achievements

an act of requiting; returning in kind

required for a particular purpose or situation

tending to discourage (especially of prices)

a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

extremely large or vast in physical size

to completely put something into a liquid

(particularly of something unpleasant) likely to take place in the near future

offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction

acting in a way that goes against accepted moral standards or principles

make famous forever

to take a person or thing to a confined space and trap them there

unable to be changed or altered, remaining constant and unchanging over time

to feel extremely discouraged, disheartened, or in low spirits

feeling hopeless, discouraged, or in low spirits, often due to a sense of failure or loss

cause to contract

violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles

marked by sudden, involuntary, and jerky muscular contractions or spasms