SAT Word Skills 5 - Lesson 11

a strong liking for something

a belief or opinion that is very strong

great sympathy for a person or animal that is suffering

a failure to perform an assigned task or duty without any feeling of remorse

a conversation with someone about a serious subject

the change in orientation of a rotating body with respect to its rotational axis

the quality of working toward something despite difficulties

the act of publicly criticizing or condemning someone

an absolute pathetic coward

an instance in which an infectious disease spreads from one individual to another

a shrub or small tree of the family of rose with small red fruits

a diagonal formation of things, especially used in military troops

a durable cotton fabric with a slight nap or pile on the surface, originally made in the Middle Ages in Europe

an adult male horse which its sex organs are intact and is used in breeding

the slow expansion of land due to water movements

a lightweight and transparent fabric made from silk or nylon

a bad-tempered person who is easily annoyed and angered, usually old in age

meat of a deer, eaten as food

a tent of considerable size and often luxurious

the decaying flesh of dead animals, often consumed by scavengers