SAT vocabulary
Inert
Lacking the ability or strength to move; chemically inactive.
Example
"The heavy, inert mass of the fallen tree blocked the entire road."
Etymology
From Latin 'iners' meaning 'idle, unskilled,' from 'in-' (not) + 'ars' (skill, art).
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