SAT Essay Vocabulary| Match Practice

SAT Essay Vocabulary

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abate

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	compatible
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image

aberration

	deviation, not normal
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	stray from the subject at hand
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer

abhor

	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	assign, portion

abstruse

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	accelerate; quicken
	dislike, aversion
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

accost

	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	bitter animosity
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal

acrimony

	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	bitter animosity
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

acumen

	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	shy
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating

adamant

	confuse
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	humiliation
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

adept

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	stray from the subject at hand
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	air, feeling

affected

	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

alacrity

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	force to leave; remove from office
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope

aloocate

	assign, portion
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	disenchantment, disappointment
	openly emotional

altruistic

	force to leave; remove from office
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

amenable

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

amiable

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	alienate

amicable

	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	excessively morally instructive

antediluvian

	sudden realization
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

anthropology

	bitter animosity
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	supported by two opposing parties
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

antipathy

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

apathetic

	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	useless; having no useful result; vain
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

apt

	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	stray from the subject at hand

arcane

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ascendancy

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	sudden realization
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention

ascetic

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

aspire

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

assail

	accelerate; quicken
	alienate
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	characteristic of acting or stage performance

assiduous

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	list each one; mention one by one

assuage

	excessive pride or self-confidence
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	violate the sacredness of

atrophy

	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	air, feeling
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

attenuate

	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

august

	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	devaluation; decrease in price or value

aura

	humiliation
	succinct
	air, feeling
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

auspicious

	sudden realization
	puzzle; difficult problem
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

autocrat

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	confuse

automaton

	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention

avarice

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	humiliation
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud

banal

	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

barrage

	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

belie

	contradict; give a false impression
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active

belligerent

	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	humiliation
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

benevolent

	a party of persons having a common end in view
	make worse
	measure the depth; come to understand
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable

bequeath

	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	leave to someone by a will; hand down

berate

	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	below the average size; very small; little
	contradict; give a false impression

bitartisanship

	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	supported by two opposing parties
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

blighted

	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	useless; having no useful result; vain
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

bog

	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	marsh, swamp
	representative example
	deliberately deceptive

bolster

	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	blameworthy

bombastic

	excessively morally instructive
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	detect; perceive
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning

boorish

	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect

buoyant

	force to leave; remove from office
	humiliation
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic

burgeon

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	a party of persons having a common end in view
	unoriginal; derived from another source

buttress

	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention

byzantine

	compromising, apologizing
	a party of persons having a common end in view
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	convoluted, complex

cacophonous

	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding

cajole

	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

callous

	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles

cantankerous

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud

capricious

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent

castigate

	creating conflict
	detect; perceive
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

caustic

	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

censorious

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

censure

	bubble, fizz
	supported by two opposing parties
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

cerebral

	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

chagrin

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

charlatan

	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	something that discourages; tending to deter

chastise

	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group

chide

	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	something that discourages; tending to deter
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

churlish

	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	intrusive
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent

circuitous

	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct

circumscribe

	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

circumvent

	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

clandestine

	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	make worse
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous

coalesce

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	bitter animosity
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

compendious

	succinct
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	disenchantment, disappointment

complacency

	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	discouraging
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

compliant

	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	bitter animosity
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance

conciliate

	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	compromising, apologizing
	supported by two opposing parties
	confuse

concur

	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	agree
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

conflagration

	set forth; set out to public view
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration

confluence

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	make worse

congenial

	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	compatible

conscientious

	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	violate the sacredness of

consternation

	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	burden
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

contempt

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	puzzle; difficult problem
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	well-suited, happy

contemptible

	sudden realization
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	reveal; make known to public
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

contentious

	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	deviation, not normal
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving

convivial

	compatible
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

copious

	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention

corroborate

	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	tending to waste time

cosmopolitan

	marsh, swamp
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	stray from the subject at hand

credulity

	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling

culpable

	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	blameworthy
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

cursory

	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	something that discourages; tending to deter
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of

dauntless

	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	list each one; mention one by one
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind

dearth

	convoluted, complex
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight

debacle

	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	compatible

debilitate

	excessively morally instructive
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	alienate
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest

debunk

	measure the depth; come to understand
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	belief in equality
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

decimate

100

	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

decorum

101

	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior

deference

102

	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	tending to waste time

degredation

103

	compatible
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	humiliation

deleterious

104

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

delineate

105

	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

demonstrative

106

	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	openly emotional
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception

demure

107

	unoriginal; derived from another source
	urgent, dreadful
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior

demystify

108

	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

denigrate

109

	belief in equality
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

depose

110

	deliberately deceptive
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	force to leave; remove from office

depravity

111

	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	stray from the subject at hand
	reveal; make known to public

deprecate

112

	marsh, swamp
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of

depreciation

113

	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	sudden realization
	a party of persons having a common end in view

deride

114

	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

derivative

115

	humiliation
	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

derogatory

116

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	belief in equality

desecration

117

	compassionate
	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	violate the sacredness of

despondent

118

	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	excessive pride or self-confidence
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness

despot

119

	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

destitute

120

	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

deterrent

121

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	something that discourages; tending to deter

devoid

122

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	useless; having no useful result; vain
	excessive pride or self-confidence
	completely lacking; barren or empty

didactic

123

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	excessively morally instructive
	burden
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop

diffident

124

	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	shy
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

diffuse

125

	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	compromising, apologizing
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception

digress(ion)

126

	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	stray from the subject at hand

dilatory

127

	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	tending to waste time

diminutive

128

	below the average size; very small; little
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	creating conflict

dire

129

	measure the depth; come to understand
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	urgent, dreadful
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

discern

130

	bitter animosity
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	detect; perceive
	sudden realization

discomfited

131

	disappointed, defeated
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	violate the sacredness of
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope

discount

132

	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	give reduction in price on

disheartening

133

	below the average size; very small; little
	discouraging
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	bitter animosity

disillusionment

134

	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	disenchantment, disappointment

disingenuous

135

	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	deviation, not normal
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating

disparage

136

	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	representative example
	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	give reduction in price on

dispassionate

137

	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble

dispel

138

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

disputatious

139

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	set forth; set out to public view
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

disquiet

140

	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling

disseminate

141

	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

distaste

142

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	dislike, aversion

divergent

143

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	give reduction in price on
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions

divisive

144

	dislike, aversion
	agree
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	creating conflict

divulge

145

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	reveal; make known to public
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

doctrine

146

	disenchantment, disappointment
	creating conflict
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	confuse

dormant

147

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of

dupe

148

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	bubble, fizz

duplicitous

149

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	deliberately deceptive
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior

ebullient

150

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

eclectic

151

	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop

efface

152

	completely lacking; barren or empty
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	urgent, dreadful
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

effervesce

153

	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	blameworthy
	bubble, fizz
	force to leave; remove from office

egalitarian

154

	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	belief in equality
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	air, feeling

elated

155

	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable

elicit

156

	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	disappointed, defeated

elucidate

157

	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	reveal; make known to public
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify

elude

158

	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

elusive

159

	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

embitter

160

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	make worse

embroiled

161

	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	accelerate; quicken
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	give reduction in price on

empathetic

162

	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	compassionate

empirical

163

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	convoluted, complex
	make worse

encompass

164

	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	dislike, aversion

encroaching

165

	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	set forth; set out to public view
	bitter animosity
	intrusive

encumbrance

166

	burden
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction

enigma

167

	puzzle; difficult problem
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer

enumerate

168

	list each one; mention one by one
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	accelerate; quicken

ephemeral

169

	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions

epiphany

170

	excessively morally instructive
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	detect; perceive
	sudden realization

epitome

171

	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	make worse
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	detect; perceive

equanimity

172

	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.

equitable

173

	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive

equivocal

174

	accelerate; quicken
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	shy
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead

erudite

175

	accelerate; quicken
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

esoteric

176

	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

estrange

177

	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	alienate
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	urgent, dreadful

eulogy

178

	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	burden

evoke

179

	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	air, feeling
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of

exacting

180

	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention

excavate

181

	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	bubble, fizz
	person who eats too much food and drink
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details

exemplar

182

	representative example
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	agree

exhibitionist

183

	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	supported by two opposing parties

exhort

184

	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

exorbitant

185

	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	shy

expedient

186

	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest

expose

187

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	set forth; set out to public view
	something that discourages; tending to deter

extol

188

	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent

extricate

189

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved

facile

190

	compatible
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

faction

191

	a party of persons having a common end in view
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

fallacious

192

	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	compassionate
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

fallacy

193

	stray from the subject at hand
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	characteristic of acting or stage performance

fanaticism

194

	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	disappointed, defeated
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed

fastidious

195

	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

fathom

196

	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	humiliation
	a party of persons having a common end in view
	measure the depth; come to understand

felicitious

197

	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	bitter animosity
	well-suited, happy

finesse

198

	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	well-suited, happy
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

flagrant

199

	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of

flippant

200

	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative

florid

201

	excessively morally instructive
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits

flummox

202

	confuse
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	stray from the subject at hand
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

folly

203

	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	compromising, apologizing

foolhardy

204

	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness

forlorn

205

	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	make worse
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding

fortitude

206

	marsh, swamp
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	convoluted, complex
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

fortuitous

207

	list each one; mention one by one
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause

fraudulent

208

	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

frugal

209

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	assign, portion
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

furor

210

	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar

furtive

211

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	belief in equality
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

futile

212

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	useless; having no useful result; vain

gait

213

	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	contradict; give a false impression

gallant

214

	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive

gargantuan

215

	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	disenchantment, disappointment

garish

216

	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	compromising, apologizing
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree

genial

217

	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

germinate

218

	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	deviation, not normal
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article

glutton

219

	person who eats too much food and drink
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	compatible
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous

grandiose

220

	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

hackneyed

221

	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	discouraging
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length

hamper

222

	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	accelerate; quicken
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

hardy

223

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

hasten

224

	accelerate; quicken
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	humiliation
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

heresy

225

	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	belief in equality
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

histrionic

226

	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	convoluted, complex
	humiliation
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

hubris

227

	compatible
	puzzle; difficult problem
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	excessive pride or self-confidence

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