SAT Word Skills 1

SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 7

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vivaciousadjective

vigorous and animated

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vivacitynoun

characterized by high spirits and animation

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to vivifyverb

give new life or energy to

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vivisectionnoun

the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)

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to migrate
to migrateverb

to move from a country or region in search of a better job or living conditions

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migratoryadjective

habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work

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desolateadjective

providing no shelter or sustenance

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to despairverb

abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

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desperadonoun

a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)

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desperateadjective

(of an act) without much hope for its success and done when nothing else works

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parablenoun

a short fictitious story with a moral or spiritual lesson, especially one told by Jesus Christ in the Gospels

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paradigmnoun

a standard or typical example

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paradoxnoun

a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true

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paragonnoun

an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

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infamous
infamousadjective

famous for doing horrible things

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infamynoun

a state of extreme dishonor

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odiousadjective

extremely unpleasant and repulsive, provoking or deserving hate

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odium
odiumnoun

hate coupled with disgust

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degeneracynoun

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

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degenerateadjective

unrestrained by convention or morality

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