Sat prep 5

(n) a person, especially a child, with no home or prospects

(n) the fact of being gone or not present

(n) the scientific study of plants

(n) the ability to anticipate future happenings or to plan for the future

(n) a desire to atone for wrongdoing

(adj) ill-disposed toward newcomers; unwelcoming

(n) not trusting or believing in one's self; self-doubt

(v) to calm or pacify

(n) an abnormal and unhealthy obsession with fire; often the obsessive desire to start fires

(adj) lacking in liveliness and flavor; dull

(v) to strike repeatedly; to beat, as with a club

(adj) having many twists and turns; intricate and difficult to follow

(v) to hold in a rapt state; to have overpowering influence

(n) particles that fall to the bottom of a liquid

(adj) having two possible meanings; able to be understood in two different ways

(adj) moving awkwardly, especially causing collisions, accidents, or mishaps

(v) to work against a project or purpose; to subvert or sabotage

(n) professing beliefs or acting in opposition to one's true beliefs or actions; insincerity

(adj) with a sideways glance, as with distrust

(v) to move backwards, especially to retreat to a former state

(v) to talk harshly or critically of, particularly to speak false criticisms

(adj) lacking in strength, especially due to old age or illness

(adj) occurring afterward

(adj) no longer used or useful

(v) to come together; to meet