SAT Word Skills 6 - Lesson 48

wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

a system that divides the people of a society into different social classes based on their wealth, privilage, or profession

a renowned female opera singer

an individual who is in the habit of spending money in a careless and wasteful way

kindly endorsement and guidance

worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

a working woman who takes in washing

alternative names for the body of a human being

a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)

a desirable state

an alcoholic beverage made from fermented honey and water

the smallest member of the flute family that plays higher notes than the ordinary flute

an introductory or preliminary section of a book, statute, document, etc. giving information about its purpose

(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

a large hairy spider originated in warm regions with venomous fangs that does not spin any webs or threads

a game bird with a fat body and feathered legs that cannot fly and has brownish red plumage

a fundamental rule that is considered to be true and can serve as a basis for further reasoning or behavior

the moment in which a situation or life is at its lowest or worst

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others