108 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT
Vocabulary Lesson 16: Chillin’
Today’s roots: status position, standing quies rest
plac to please serenus calm❑ placid(adj) calm (placto please)
A relaxing day at the spa always makes me feel more placid.
Synonyms:serene, tranquil Antonyms:frenzied, frenetic❑ inert(adj) sluggish; inactive (in-not+ertemactive)
After his final exams, Ricky sat inerton his couch for two days watching soap operas and game shows.
Synonyms:quiescent, torpid, phlegmatic Antonyms:alert, lively❑ listless(adj) sluggish; without energy (-lesswithout)
I always feel listlesson rainy days; sometimes I don’t even want to get out of bed.
Synonyms:enervated, inert, phlegmatic, lethargic Antonyms:lively, robust❑ quiescent(adj) resting; quiet (quiesrest)
During the quiescentphase of cell division, the cell does not split or grow.
Synonym:inactive Antonyms:dynamic, active❑ serene(adj) tranquil; calm; placid (serenuspeaceful, calm)
There was not a single wave on the surface of the serenelake.
Synonyms:quiescent, sedate Antonyms:frenzied, turbulent❑ static(adj) stationary (statusstanding)
The patient’s vitals have been staticfor an hour. We hope this means he can be moved from intensive care.
Synonyms:stagnant, inert Antonyms:itinerant, peripatetic❑ lethargic(adj) lazy; sluggish
The flu left me feeling lethargiceven two days after my fever had broken.
Synonyms:phlegmatic, dormant, enervated, listless❑ moratorium(n) postponement
Synonyms:deferral, delay❑ stagnate(v) to become inactive; to become stale (statusstanding)
Synonym:idle❑ torpor(n) lethargy; apathy
Synonyms:inertness, lassitude❑ respite(n) rest; time of relief; pause (respitdelay)
Synonyms:hiatus, moratorium❑ hiatus(n) a break in the continuity of something
Synonyms:respite, discontinuity❑ torpid(adj) hibernating; dormant (torperebe numb)
Synonyms:inert, idle