SAT Word Skills 5 - Lesson 42

favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

a literary or artistic style that gives a lifelike representation of people, events, and objects

a concise and memorable expression that contains a general truth or principle

the negative quality of having doubts about the future and expect the worst possible outcomes

a distinctive style, behavior, or way of doing things that is characteristic of a particular individual, group, or period

a self-evident truth or axiomatic statement that does not worth mentioning, used as a literary device

a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens

the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

the act of using someone else's work or ideas without giving them proper credit or permission

a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy

the typical quality, mood, outlook, or spirit of a specific era that can be gathered from the ideas, traditions, beliefs, etc. of the people of that time

anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny

someone who attempts to persuade politicians to agree or disagree with a law being made or changed

someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment

a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)

a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

a condition in which part of an organ squeezes through an opening in the muscle or tissue that holds it in place

great excitement, anger, or fear that makes someone unable to control their emotions, and as a result, they start laughing, crying, etc.

mental condition that causes extreme and unusual changes in one's energy level, mood, or emotions