SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 41

to perform an additional piece of music or repeat a performance in response to an enthusiastic audience's request

to provide someone with support, hope, or confidence

an exact or very close copy of an object, often made to resemble the original in appearance and function

the act of doing or performing something again

a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule

spoken or written language in its usual form, in contrast to poetry

a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism

wicked and cruel behavior

wicked and cruel behavior

a belief or opinion that contradicts the established doctrines of a religion

a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

an upward slope or incline of a hill, path, or terrain

the process of growth caused by the gradual buildup or sticking together of small parts or particles

the obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus which is a particle that travels through the bloodstream and blocks a vessel

a person or organization that provides money or resources to a business or project with the expectation of making a profit

a police officer whose duties include examining crimes and gathering evidence

a person who examines, observes, or investigates carefully, often in an official or professional capacity

a figure of speech in which a name of something is used instead of another, the two of which are closely associated or one is an attribute of the other

a series of methods by which a certain subject is studied or a particular activity is done

after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body