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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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compliant   Speak
yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
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confluence   Speak
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
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congenial   Speak
compatible
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disheartening   Speak
discouraging
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duplicitous   Speak
deliberately deceptive
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extricate   Speak
free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
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4   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
accost  Speak
Exercise
alienate
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
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learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
acrimony  Speak
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
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bitter animosity
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casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
aloocate  Speak
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make worse
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social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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assign, portion
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make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
amiable  Speak
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spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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alienate
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learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
antediluvian  Speak
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quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
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learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
anthropology  Speak
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discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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tending to waste time
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set forth; set out to public view
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5   Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude


Spelling Word: adept
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rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners


Spelling Word: boorish
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discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding


Spelling Word: cacophonous
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emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened


Spelling Word: callous
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scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval


Spelling Word: chide
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blameworthy


Spelling Word: culpable
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