SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 28

boring and repetitive, often causing frustration or weariness due to a lack of variety or interest

the state of being wearied or bored due to repetitive or unchanging activities

determined, firm, and unwavering in one's beliefs, decisions, or actions

an official decision that is made, particularly when an official body takes a group vote

to find a way to solve a disagreement or difficulty

characterized by letters that are joined in a flowing manner

done quickly with a lack of thoroughness or attention to details

a technique used in speech and writing to exaggerate the extent of something

prone to overly harsh judgments and unreasonably critical of small faults

the feeling of discomfort in the stomach, often with the urge to vomit

to make someone feel very disgusted, often in a moral sense

a person of lower rank who serves or works under someone of higher authority

to set different things next to each other for clear comparison or contrast

the act of placing two things side by side to produce a contrasting effect

a condition when the tubes that carry air to one's lungs get infectious

a major airway in the respiratory system that branches off from the trachea and leads to the lungsea

relating to the eyes or vision

a person whose job is to test people's eyes and sight or to make and supply glasses or contacts