SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 43

try to stir up public opinion

a debtor who flees to avoid paying

very impressive in scale or scope

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 make something or someone seem less important

very courageous and not afraid of situations that are dangerous

the surrounding discourse that provides clarity and understanding to a language unit, helping to determine its interpretation

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

a feeling of doubt or uneasiness, often related to one's conscience or sense of right and wrong

any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

to face or deal with a problem or difficult situation directly

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

to cause something to break apart or come undone