SAT Word Skills 2

SAT Word Skills 2 - Lesson 42

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10 min
dilettantenoun

an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

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diligence
diligencenoun

persistent effort or attention towards a task or goal

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diligentadjective

consistently putting in the necessary time and energy to achieve one's goals

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energetic
energeticadjective

active and full of energy

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to enervateverb

to cause someone to lose physical or mental energy or strength

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to enfeebleverb

make weak

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vainglorynoun

outspoken conceit

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vaingloriousadjective

showing excessive pride in one's abilities or accomplishments

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recessionnoun

a period of economic decline marked by a rise in unemployment and the fall in the GDP

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recessiveadjective

(of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

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to assessverb

to form a judgment on the quality, nature, or ability of something or someone

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assessornoun

an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it

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impersonaladjective

not relating to or responsive to individual persons

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to impersonateverb

assume or act the character of

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to displaceverb

to make someone leave their home by force, particularly because of an unpleasant event

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dispositionnoun

the inherent qualities that one is normally characterized by

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to dispossessverb

to deprive someone of a property they possess, such as a house, land, or other things of high value

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impassenoun

a difficult situation where progress is not possible because the people involved are unable to come to an agreement

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impassableadjective

incapable of being passed

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