SAT Essay Vocabulary| Match Practice

SAT Essay Vocabulary

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abate

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened

aberration

	deviation, not normal
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

abhor

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	force to leave; remove from office
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

abstruse

	person who eats too much food and drink
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	dislike, aversion
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

accost

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	discouraging

acrimony

	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	confuse
	bitter animosity

acumen

	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

adamant

	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent

adept

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.

adroit

	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

affected

	useless; having no useful result; vain
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct

alacrity

	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	compromising, apologizing

aloocate

	useless; having no useful result; vain
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	assign, portion
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

altruistic

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	assign, portion
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

amenable

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	compromising, apologizing
	leave to someone by a will; hand down

amiable

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	set forth; set out to public view

amicable

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	compatible
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

antediluvian

	air, feeling
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

anthropology

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	accelerate; quicken
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	representative example

antipathy

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

apathetic

	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	puzzle; difficult problem
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length

apt

	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop

arcane

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	dislike, aversion
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval

ascendancy

	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	agree
	force to leave; remove from office

ascetic

	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	bubble, fizz
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence

aspire

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

assail

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	bitter animosity

assiduous

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

assuage

	disappointed, defeated
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

atrophy

	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	excessive pride or self-confidence

attenuate

	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	tending to waste time
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	openly emotional

august

	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details

aura

	air, feeling
	stray from the subject at hand
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction

auspicious

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention

autocrat

	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	set forth; set out to public view
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

automaton

	bubble, fizz
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	diligent; responsible; reliable

avarice

	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	alienate
	contradict; give a false impression

banal

	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	creating conflict
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	alienate

barrage

	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	alienate
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid

belie

	contradict; give a false impression
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding

belligerent

	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

benevolent

	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	below the average size; very small; little

bequeath

	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	contradict; give a false impression
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of

berate

	disappointed, defeated
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

bitartisanship

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	supported by two opposing parties
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	compatible

blighted

	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

bog

	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	marsh, swamp
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable

bolster

	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
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	below the average size; very small; little

bombastic

	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning

boorish

	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree

buoyant

	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict

burgeon

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention

buttress

	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	sudden realization

byzantine

	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	measure the depth; come to understand
	convoluted, complex
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

cacophonous

	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

cajole

	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	disappointed, defeated
	list each one; mention one by one

callous

	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	list each one; mention one by one
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive

cantankerous

	openly emotional
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

capricious

	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	compassionate
	creating conflict
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

castigate

	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

caustic

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	deliberately deceptive
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest

censorious

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

censure

	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

cerebral

	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving

chagrin

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	measure the depth; come to understand
	excessively morally instructive
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

charlatan

	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	set forth; set out to public view

chastise

	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	measure the depth; come to understand
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

chide

	accelerate; quicken
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack

churlish

	a party of persons having a common end in view
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable

circuitous

	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct

circumscribe

	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

circumvent

	sudden realization
	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

clandestine

	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions

coalesce

	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive

compendious

	succinct
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	urgent, dreadful

complacency

	force to leave; remove from office
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	accelerate; quicken
	sudden realization

compliant

	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

conciliate

	compassionate
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	compromising, apologizing
	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank

concur

	agree
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	intrusive
	deliberately deceptive

conflagration

	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence

confluence

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

congenial

	compatible
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

conscientious

	dislike, aversion
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	diligent; responsible; reliable

consternation

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	intrusive
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

contempt

	compromising, apologizing
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group

contemptible

	bring out; arouse; call forth
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble

contentious

	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	excessively morally instructive
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

convivial

	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	accelerate; quicken

copious

	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable

corroborate

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	disappointed, defeated
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence

cosmopolitan

	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	compromising, apologizing
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct

credulity

	measure the depth; come to understand
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

culpable

	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	blameworthy

cursory

	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind

dauntless

	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless

dearth

	bubble, fizz
	marsh, swamp
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

debacle

	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	compassionate
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	burden

debilitate

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive

debunk

	measure the depth; come to understand
	violate the sacredness of
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

decimate

100

	tending to waste time
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of

decorum

101

	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	humiliation
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling

deference

102

	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	sudden realization

degredation

103

	air, feeling
	humiliation
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	useless; having no useful result; vain

deleterious

104

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

delineate

105

	succinct
	make worse
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

demonstrative

106

	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	make worse
	openly emotional

demure

107

	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness

demystify

108

	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	shy
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight

denigrate

109

	bring out; arouse; call forth
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

depose

110

	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	force to leave; remove from office
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

depravity

111

	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness

deprecate

112

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	set forth; set out to public view
	characteristic of acting or stage performance

depreciation

113

	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	shy
	devaluation; decrease in price or value

deride

114

	air, feeling
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

derivative

115

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	disenchantment, disappointment

derogatory

116

	accelerate; quicken
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice

desecration

117

	violate the sacredness of
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

despondent

118

	representative example
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

despot

119

	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	below the average size; very small; little
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed

destitute

120

	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	force to leave; remove from office
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions

deterrent

121

	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	something that discourages; tending to deter

devoid

122

	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	excessively morally instructive
	completely lacking; barren or empty

didactic

123

	excessively morally instructive
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative

diffident

124

	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	shy
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous

diffuse

125

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	belief in equality
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated

digress(ion)

126

	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	violate the sacredness of
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	stray from the subject at hand

dilatory

127

	deviation, not normal
	disenchantment, disappointment
	tending to waste time
	dislike, aversion

diminutive

128

	below the average size; very small; little
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

dire

129

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	urgent, dreadful

discern

130

	force to leave; remove from office
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	detect; perceive
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

discomfited

131

	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	disappointed, defeated
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

discount

132

	excessively morally instructive
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	give reduction in price on
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image

disheartening

133

	discouraging
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial

disillusionment

134

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	disenchantment, disappointment
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited

disingenuous

135

	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

disparage

136

	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	discouraging
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop

dispassionate

137

	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

dispel

138

	excessive pride or self-confidence
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	convoluted, complex
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

disputatious

139

	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.

disquiet

140

	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	disenchantment, disappointment
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

disseminate

141

	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	bring out; arouse; call forth

distaste

142

	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	dislike, aversion
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble

divergent

143

	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	a party of persons having a common end in view

divisive

144

	humiliation
	creating conflict
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

divulge

145

	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	reveal; make known to public
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable

doctrine

146

	bring out; arouse; call forth
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

dormant

147

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	below the average size; very small; little
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active

dupe

148

	person who eats too much food and drink
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image

duplicitous

149

	deliberately deceptive
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image

ebullient

150

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence

eclectic

151

	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	succinct
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of

efface

152

	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception

effervesce

153

	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	intrusive
	marsh, swamp
	bubble, fizz

egalitarian

154

	belief in equality
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence

elated

155

	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	force to leave; remove from office

elicit

156

	compromising, apologizing
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	useless; having no useful result; vain

elucidate

157

	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	accelerate; quicken
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify

elude

158

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

elusive

159

	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding

embitter

160

	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	make worse
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight

embroiled

161

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

empathetic

162

	compassionate
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

empirical

163

	stray from the subject at hand
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

encompass

164

	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	assign, portion
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

encroaching

165

	compatible
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	intrusive
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

encumbrance

166

	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	burden
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

enigma

167

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	puzzle; difficult problem
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

enumerate

168

	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	list each one; mention one by one

ephemeral

169

	violate the sacredness of
	deliberately deceptive
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	short-lived; enduring a very short time

epiphany

170

	sudden realization
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	person who eats too much food and drink
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

epitome

171

	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	compromising, apologizing
	deviation, not normal

equanimity

172

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	creating conflict
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

equitable

173

	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	person who eats too much food and drink

equivocal

174

	disappointed, defeated
	supported by two opposing parties
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead

erudite

175

	below the average size; very small; little
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

esoteric

176

	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving

estrange

177

	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	alienate
	tending to waste time
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

eulogy

178

	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive

evoke

179

	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

exacting

180

	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details

excavate

181

	representative example
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	confuse
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits

exemplar

182

	representative example
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

exhibitionist

183

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	bubble, fizz
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits

exhort

184

	set forth; set out to public view
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	creating conflict
	a party of persons having a common end in view

exorbitant

185

	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	set forth; set out to public view
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits

expedient

186

	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	marsh, swamp
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented

expose

187

	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	convoluted, complex
	set forth; set out to public view

extol

188

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	assign, portion
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate

extricate

189

	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	set forth; set out to public view
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

facile

190

	discouraging
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent

faction

191

	a party of persons having a common end in view
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	detect; perceive

fallacious

192

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	sudden realization
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy

fallacy

193

	marsh, swamp
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	humiliation
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception

fanaticism

194

	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

fastidious

195

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

fathom

196

	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	air, feeling
	measure the depth; come to understand
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated

felicitious

197

	marsh, swamp
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	well-suited, happy
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

finesse

198

	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling

flagrant

199

	blameworthy
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	burden

flippant

200

	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

florid

201

	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	marsh, swamp

flummox

202

	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	something that discourages; tending to deter
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	confuse

folly

203

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	confuse
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight

foolhardy

204

	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive

forlorn

205

	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	intrusive
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest

fortitude

206

	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	force to leave; remove from office
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

fortuitous

207

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

fraudulent

208

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

frugal

209

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	compatible

furor

210

	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling

furtive

211

	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence

futile

212

	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	make worse
	useless; having no useful result; vain
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

gait

213

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	excessively morally instructive
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior

gallant

214

	assign, portion
	stray from the subject at hand
	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion

gargantuan

215

	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

garish

216

	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of

genial

217

	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	puzzle; difficult problem
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

germinate

218

	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

glutton

219

	creating conflict
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	alienate
	person who eats too much food and drink

grandiose

220

	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent

hackneyed

221

	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

hamper

222

	alienate
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

hardy

223

	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	force to leave; remove from office
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

hasten

224

	accelerate; quicken
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	completely lacking; barren or empty
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

heresy

225

	completely lacking; barren or empty
	convoluted, complex
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud

histrionic

226

	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	completely lacking; barren or empty
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	deliberately deceptive

hubris

227

	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	excessive pride or self-confidence
	force to leave; remove from office

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