SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 43

try to stir up public opinion

a debtor who flees to avoid paying

impressive, awe-inspiring, or monumental in nature, often referring to something that has a significant impact on history, culture, or society

to mention things individually

bad in a noticeable and extreme way

a long thick wall built in order to prevent water flooding onto a lower area, especially from the sea

a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

the quality of being fast and swift in movement

the attribute of being brief or fleeting

to speak or express derogatory remarks about someone or something

very courageous and not afraid of situations that are dangerous

discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

an official appointed by a government to represent that government in a foreign city

uneasiness about the fitness of an action

any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

to face a difficulty or problem and start to deal with it

a large pot, often made of metal and equipped with handles, used for boiling liquids like water or soup

make a break in