SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 43

to encourage or provoke something, especially trouble or conflict

an unreliable person or company that is only interested in making money and is likely to avoid paying its debts back

very impressive in scale or scope

to mention things individually

bad in a noticeable and extreme way

a wall built in order to stop water, especially from the sea, from entering an area

the theory of Charles Darwin that claims the evolution of species happens by natural selection

the quality of being fast and swift in movement

the quality of being fleeting or short-lived

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

a container to keep a holy bread in a Christian ceremony

to stop a ship in a place where it can stay

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