SAT Word Skills 4 - Lesson 7

the process or act of making a person or thing ready for use, an event, act, situation, etc.

a superiority in numbers or amount

influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

contrary to reason or common sense

a follower or student who adheres to the teachings and practices of a particular leader, teacher, or philosophy

related to a specific branch of knowledge or academic field

to train a person or animal by instruction and exercise, usually with the aim of improving or correcting behavior

accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy

complete and utter, typically used to describe something negative or undesirable

a stream or brook

to noisily argue over an unimportant matter

a person who lives in an unoccupied building or on an empty land illegally, without permission or rent

excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

to cover or obscure something with fog or smoke, making it hard to see

to make friends with someone

to come into sudden and forceful contact with another object or person

(physics) the act of two or more moving items crashing onto each other

to waste or misuse something valuable, such as money, time, or opportunities

to experience a sudden and complete failure