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 SAT Essay Vocabulary
1   Overview:
SAT essay vocabulary consists of 500 moderately difficult words; many high school students may learn them somehow but cannot use them confidently. This SAT word list includes examples, contexts, and interactive spelling exercises to build a solid essay vocabulary and sharpen writing skills.

If an essay is only done in plain or simple words in SAT writing, the chance to shoot a high score is relatively low. As a general rule, better vocabulary rewards a higher score. Unlike big-size reading vocabulary, writing vocabulary relies on your choice. You can prepare a set of words, then just use them in the right place, in the right way, and with the right spelling.

Most students can study or review the 500 SAT essay vocabulary in 2 weeks; some can even finish in 1 week. Nevertheless, in a real writing test, several hard words are enough; you should avoid using too many difficult words in a short essay. For example, if you have 5-7 uncommon but proper words in your essay, it will definitely impress readers.

If your time is tight and you feel the vocabulary big or hard, you may shrink the list to 200-300 words by excluding some relatively rare words. Only a doable task can bring your future writing with both confidence and skill.
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Words of Group 2 (Part of words, select list to view all.):
idiosyncrasy
idyllic
ignominy
illicit
impasse
imperious
impetuous
impudence
inane
incongruity
incredulous
incriminate
incubate
indeterminate
indictment
indigenuous
indignant
indiscriminate
indolent
indomitable
induce
indulgent
ineffable
ineptitude
inert
ingenuous
inherent
inhibit
innate
innocuous
innuendo
inscrutable
insipid
insolence
instigate
insular
intrepid
inundate
invoke
irate
irony
irreverent
jaded
jocular
jovial
judicious
lackadaisical
laconic
laggard
languid
latent
laud
listless
lithe
lucid
lucrative
lull
lurid
luxuriant
magnanimous
malleable
marred
maudlin
melancholy
mercenary
mercurial
miserly
mitigate
modicum
morose
motley
multifarious
nebulous
nefarious
neophyte
notoriety
noxious
nuance
obdurate
obstinate
officious
onerous
opportunist
oracle
orthodox
ostensible
oversight
pacifist
pacify
painstaking
palliate
paradigm
parch
parody
partisan
patronize
paucity
pedant
peevish
penchant
penurious
peremptory
perfunctory
peripheral
perquisite
petulant
philanthropist
piety
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boorish   Speak
rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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demystify   Speak
clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
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depose   Speak
force to leave; remove from office
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derogatory   Speak
expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
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doctrine   Speak
principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
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exemplar   Speak
representative example
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4   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
affected  Speak
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having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
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marsh, swamp
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
ascetic  Speak
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act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
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set forth; set out to public view
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force to leave; remove from office
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leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
attenuate  Speak
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openly emotional
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
bog  Speak
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leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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measure the depth; come to understand
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marsh, swamp
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dictator; ruler having unlimited power
deleterious  Speak
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marked by or having equity; just and impartial
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having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
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in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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set forth; set out to public view
demonstrative  Speak
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calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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openly emotional
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bitter animosity


Spelling Word: acrimony
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions


Spelling Word: adroit
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mechanism that imitates actions of humans


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artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles


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convoluted, complex


Spelling Word: byzantine
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ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt


Spelling Word: deride
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