English 10 Honors: SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3

having no flaws; perfect

• negligible

• peccant

• peccadillo

• impeccable

to cancel out the effect of; to contradict or nullify

• pejorative

• malinger

• malign

• negate

to cause to diminish in value or strength; to weaken

• negate

• peccant

• impair

• malinger

a general sense of unease or depression

• malaise

• malinger

• peccadillo

• negligent

a small sin, misdeed, or fault

• peccant

• pejorative

• peccadillo

• impeccable

not properly attentive; careless

• impeccable

• negligent

• negligible

• pejorative

to speak of badly; to insult

• malinger

• negate

• impair

• malign

breaking a moral law; sinful

• peccant

• negligent

• negligible

• malaise

negative and critical; insulting

• pejorative

• negligent

• impeccable

• malaise

unimportant; insignificant or minor

• negligent

• impeccable

• malign

• negligible