SAT Word Skills 5 - Lesson 18

to attempt to persuade a person into accepting one's beliefs, particularly political or religious ones

to exclude someone from a community or group as a form of punishment or social rejection

to capture someone's attention and interest completely, in a way that they forget about everything else

to treat something or someone as if they were important or famous

to grant the right of voting to a person or group

to use less money, time, or other resources

to take strength, energy, or life out of something

to cause something to lose all magnetic properties

to become clear, definite, or understandable, often after a period of confusion or ambiguity

to delete the sections or words that are believed to be offensive or inappropriate from a play, movie, book, etc.

to express written or spoken words of a language into another language

to offer something and let the other person decide whether to accept or reject it

to continue a course of action, especially in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success

to make something flexible, nimble, or pliable

to sell goods in an annoying, flashy, and questionable manner from one place to another

to tie up a person with chains or manacle, especially around the ankles

to feed farm animals with any agricultural foodstuff that is specifically for domesticated livestock

to encourage the growth or development of something

to prevent something from moving or progressing