SAT Essay Vocabulary
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| SAT Essay Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group 1 - Matching Quizzes |   |
adamant 
1
 | greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits |
| excessively morally instructive |
| extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| completely lacking; barren or empty |
aloocate
2
| assign, portion |
| impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration |
| marked by quiet and caution and secrecy |
| destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of |
amiable
3
| throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated |
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
bolster
4
| detect; perceive |
| learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books |
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
depravity
5
| extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness |
| grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| marked by quiet and caution and secrecy |
deride
6
| detect; perceive |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict |
| worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean |
derivative
7
| bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| unoriginal; derived from another source |
dire
8
| succinct |
| throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated |
| urgent, dreadful |
| completely lacking; barren or empty |
discern
9
| detect; perceive |
| lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative |
| contradict; give a false impression |
| urgent, dreadful |
discomfited
10
| disappointed, defeated |
| clarify; free from mystery or obscurity |
| extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| completely lacking; barren or empty |