SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 7

full of life and energy

the quality of being full of life and energy

to revive something or restore its vitality

a very harsh and thorough examination or analysis

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

regularly travelling from one location to another, often looking for seasonal jobs

(of a place) lacking inhabitants or signs of life, often causing a sense of loneliness or abandonment

to fail to keep hope

a person who is reckless, lawless, and often involved in criminal activities

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

a brief symbolic story that is told to send a moral or religious message

a very typical example or model of something that sets a standard or pattern

a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true

a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality or trait

well-known for a bad quality or deed

a very wrong and evil act

extremely unpleasant and deserving revulsion or strong hatred

an intense sense of dislike that is accompanied with repulsion

the decline of moral principles

having deteriorated or declined in quality, value, or condition from an original or better state