SAT Word Skills 5 - Lesson 49

obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

cause to be bitter or resentful

trick or deceive

fix firmly or securely

(of farmland) not used for growing crops for a period of time, especially for the quality of the soil to improve

paint onto wet plaster on a wall

to confuse someone, often by being difficult to understand

to promise to marry someone, typically with a formal ceremony or agreement, often involving the exchange of rings

indicate, as with a sign or an omen

to prove to be superior in strength, influence, or authority

cause physical pain or suffering in

put before

place one's stake

to consume or absorb liquids, especially beverages

stir up or tend; of a fire

melt away in the process of decay

to give special advantages or rights to someone or something

to lightly burn something on the surface, causing minimal damage

to intensely compete with another person in order to achieve something