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

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

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

to act or pretend to be someone else, typically for the purpose of entertainment or mimicry

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