SAT Multiple Choice Questions - List 22

Definition:

(noun) game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a ####### to get a strategic advantage"

(noun) a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this #######"

(noun) a separate part of a whole; "an important ####### of the evidence"

(noun) an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new ####### of equipment"; "she bought a lovely ####### of china";

(noun) a distance; "it is down the road a #######"

(noun) an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting ####### on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic ####### to amuse the guests"

(noun) a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

(noun) an instance of some kind; "it was a nice ####### of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"

(noun) a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a ####### of pie"; "a slice of bread"

(noun) a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a ####### of granite"

(noun) a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"

(noun) a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a #######"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

(verb) repair by adding #######s; "She #######d the china cup"

(verb) eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He #######d at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"

(verb) join during spinning; "####### the broken #######s of thread, slivers, and rovings"

(verb) to join or unite the #######s of; "patch the skirt"

(verb) make by putting #######s together; "She #######d a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"