SAT Word Skills 2 - Lesson 42

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

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

to cause someone to lose physical or mental energy or strength

make weak

outspoken conceit

showing excessive pride in one's abilities or accomplishments

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

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

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

an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it

not relating to or responsive to individual persons

assume or act the character of

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

the inherent qualities that one is normally characterized by

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

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

incapable of being passed