SAT Word Skills 5 - Lesson 33

the act of ridiculing someone or something in a hurtful manner

a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding

money, goods, or property that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family at marriage

the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will

the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building

a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person

a general lack of interest, concern, or enthusiasm toward things in life

the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic

a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization

a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity

a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices

the government of Roman Catholic Church

the use of clever or dishonest schemes to mislead others

the people from whom a person is descended

the number of times an event recurs in a unit of time

(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation

a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold

a place used for storing grains or farm food

the whole of something, from beginning to end

a raised narrow mass of land that sticks out into the sea