SAT Word Skills 2 - Lesson 42

a person who has an interest in a particular subject but lacks determination or knowledge on the matter

persistent effort or attention towards a task or goal

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

active and full of energy

to cause someone to lose physical or mental energy or strength

to cause someone or something to lose strength

too much pride in one's abilities or achievements

showing excessive pride in one's abilities or accomplishments

a hard time in a country's economy characterized by a reduction in employment, production, and trade

(of a gene or trait) showing its specific appearance only when an individual inherits it from both parents

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

an expert who calculates the value of something to impose tax on it

not related to any individual

to pretend to be another person by imitating the way they look and behave in order to fool others

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

the inherent qualities that one is normally characterized by

to take away someone's ownership of a property

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

(of a path) not possible to travel across or through