SAT Word Skills 5 - Lesson 46

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SAT Word Skills 5

to overly pamper or indulge someone

Ex: The mother is coddling her sick child , bringing them soup and blankets .

to move rapidly and erratically, often with a lack of control

Ex: Tourists screamed as the roller coaster careened through its final loop .
to enact [verb]

to act a role in a motion picture or perform a play on stage

Ex: The actors rehearsed tirelessly to enact their parts in the historical drama .
to bawl [verb]

to shout loudly and emotionally, often expressing distress, anger, or frustration

Ex: Overwhelmed with grief , she began to bawl at the news of a personal loss .

to cause a change in a person, thing, etc.

Ex: The economic downturn is expected to affect businesses across various sectors .

to draw back involuntarily, often in response to fear, pain, embarrassment, or discomfort

Ex:
to keen [verb]

to wail or lament loudly and mournfully, typically as an expression of grief or sorrow

Ex: The mourners are keening at the funeral , their voices filled with grief .
to lance [verb]

to thrust or strike with a long-pointed weapon

Ex: The skilled jouster aimed to lance the target with precision while charging on horseback .
to lynch [verb]

to kill someone without legal approval

Ex: The vigilante group sought to lynch those they deemed responsible for the crime .

to redirect focus or diverting someone's attention from a particular subject or matter

Ex: The celebrity tried to deflect accusations about their personal life by emphasizing charitable contributions .

to insert a substance or material into the body, often through a needle

Ex: They had to inject the horse with fluids to help with dehydration .

to carve or cut a design or lettering into a hard surface, such as metal or stone

Ex: The sculptor engraved the historical dates on the marble monument .

to cover, furnish, or decorate with a strong and woven fabric

Ex: The workers are canvasing the walls of the new building with white canvas for painting .

to use airwaves to send out TV or radio programs

Ex: The cable channel broadcasts documentaries on nature and wildlife .
to joust [verb]

to engage in a combat or competition, typically involving mounted knights, who use lances to try to unseat each other

Ex: While the crowd was cheering , the knights were jousting fiercely for the honor of their kingdoms .

to call forth or evoke specific emotions, feelings, or responses

Ex: The vivid imagery in the poem had the ability to arouse a range of emotions , from joy to melancholy .

to give a severe punishment to someone who has committed a major crime

Ex: In some countries , certain crimes can lead to being condemned to death penalty by lethal injection .

to publicly express one's disapproval of something or someone

Ex: The leader denounced the discriminatory policies and called for inclusivity .