Lesson 43

19 words

10 min

SAT Word Skills 5 - Lesson 43

to forgoverb

be earlier in time; go back further

to concedeverb

to surrender something such as a privilege or right, often reluctantly

to exertverb

to put force on something or to use power in order to influence someone or something

to bevelverb

cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

to fordverb

cross a river where it's shallow

to promenadeverb

take a leisurely walk

to museverb

reflect deeply on a subject

to scotchverb

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

to smeltverb

extract (metals) by heating

to defuseverb

remove the triggering device from

to impedeverb

block passage through

to ingraftverb

cause to grow together parts from different plants

to fawnverb

try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

to gaugeverb

a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body

to exhortverb

force or impel in an indicated direction

to gleanverb

gather, as of natural products

to brineverb

soak in brine

to embroilverb

to involve someone in an argument, conflict, or complex situation

to remitverb

diminish or abate