SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 32

to spread across an area or through different channels

the process of spreading or dispersing something widely

a person who is too ill or disabled to care for themselves or participate in normal activities

to cancel the legal power or effect of a document or action

(of a look) indirectly and out of the corner of one's eye

relating to a system of time measurement based on the positions and movements of the stars

to deviate from a main course to another

a person who has the authority to act on someone else's behalf, especially the authority to vote

the immediate surrounding or area that is near or close around a person or thing

(of a liquid) to move steadily

a person who hunts small animals, especially using greyhounds, which rely more on sight than scent

an alternative name a person sometimes uses instead of one’s real name

proof that indicates a person was somewhere other than the place where a crime took place and therefore could not have committed it

a person who is foreign or not native to a particular country or environment

to make someone feel uncomfortable or distant from a situation

a defensive fence or barrier made of closely spaced wooden stakes or iron rails

(typically of men) very polite and charming

the act of persuading someone to do something through influence, rather than force