SAT Essay Vocabulary| Match Practice

SAT Essay Vocabulary

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abate

	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception

aberration

	deviation, not normal
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	agree

abhor

	something that discourages; tending to deter
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind

abstruse

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	completely lacking; barren or empty

accost

	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence

acrimony

	bitter animosity
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	below the average size; very small; little
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed

acumen

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated

adamant

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy

adept

	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	alienate
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless

affected

	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	puzzle; difficult problem

alacrity

	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

aloocate

	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	assign, portion
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

altruistic

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	characteristic of acting or stage performance

amenable

	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

amiable

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

amicable

	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

antediluvian

	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify

anthropology

	reveal; make known to public
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate

antipathy

	deviation, not normal
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	sudden realization
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

apathetic

	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	deviation, not normal

apt

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

arcane

	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse

ascendancy

	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	urgent, dreadful
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

ascetic

	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

aspire

	disappointed, defeated
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

assail

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	excessively morally instructive
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	assign, portion

assiduous

	completely lacking; barren or empty
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	make worse

assuage

	bring out; arouse; call forth
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

atrophy

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	urgent, dreadful
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

attenuate

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	puzzle; difficult problem
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

august

	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration

aura

	air, feeling
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	discouraging
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

auspicious

	intrusive
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice

autocrat

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	person who eats too much food and drink
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

automaton

	something that discourages; tending to deter
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

avarice

	violate the sacredness of
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive

banal

	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

barrage

	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	air, feeling
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions

belie

	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	contradict; give a false impression
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling

belligerent

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	assign, portion
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

benevolent

	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	completely lacking; barren or empty
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

bequeath

	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	stray from the subject at hand
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	discouraging

berate

	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

bitartisanship

	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	supported by two opposing parties
	air, feeling

blighted

	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out

bog

	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	marsh, swamp
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	set forth; set out to public view

bolster

	intrusive
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	leave to someone by a will; hand down

bombastic

	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	succinct
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning

boorish

	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

buoyant

	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

burgeon

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated

buttress

	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

byzantine

	set forth; set out to public view
	convoluted, complex
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out

cacophonous

	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

cajole

	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

callous

	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

cantankerous

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	deviation, not normal
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness

capricious

	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	compatible
	succinct

castigate

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	convoluted, complex
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

caustic

	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree

censorious

	unoriginal; derived from another source
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	assign, portion

censure

	puzzle; difficult problem
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out

cerebral

	bubble, fizz
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict

chagrin

	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble

charlatan

	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance

chastise

	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	burden
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

chide

	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	puzzle; difficult problem
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval

churlish

	list each one; mention one by one
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	alienate
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable

circuitous

	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

circumscribe

	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved

circumvent

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit

clandestine

	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

coalesce

	bring out; arouse; call forth
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

compendious

	succinct
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

complacency

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble

compliant

	bitter animosity
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

conciliate

	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	compromising, apologizing
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	short-lived; enduring a very short time

concur

	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	agree
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited

conflagration

	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	shy

confluence

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling

congenial

	compatible
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits

conscientious

	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	diligent; responsible; reliable

consternation

	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	stray from the subject at hand
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

contempt

	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	contradict; give a false impression

contemptible

	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous

contentious

	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

convivial

	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	tending to waste time
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct

copious

	below the average size; very small; little
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited

corroborate

	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

cosmopolitan

	measure the depth; come to understand
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner

credulity

	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence

culpable

	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	blameworthy
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated

cursory

	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

dauntless

	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

dearth

	completely lacking; barren or empty
	set forth; set out to public view
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative

debacle

	air, feeling
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	sudden downfall; complete disaster

debilitate

	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack

debunk

	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

decimate

100

	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	assign, portion

decorum

101

	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	dislike, aversion
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	urgent, dreadful

deference

102

	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding

degredation

103

	humiliation
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	air, feeling
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

deleterious

104

	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	well-suited, happy
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention

delineate

105

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	compromising, apologizing
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

demonstrative

106

	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	openly emotional
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate

demure

107

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

demystify

108

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of

denigrate

109

	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	disenchantment, disappointment
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

depose

110

	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	force to leave; remove from office
	below the average size; very small; little
	compatible

depravity

111

	excessively morally instructive
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack

deprecate

112

	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	convoluted, complex
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

depreciation

113

	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	deviation, not normal
	devaluation; decrease in price or value

deride

114

	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	bubble, fizz
	person who eats too much food and drink
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

derivative

115

	sudden realization
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	unoriginal; derived from another source

derogatory

116

	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

desecration

117

	sudden realization
	alienate
	violate the sacredness of
	stray from the subject at hand

despondent

118

	excessively morally instructive
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

despot

119

	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

destitute

120

	tending to waste time
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	agree

deterrent

121

	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	assign, portion
	something that discourages; tending to deter
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal

devoid

122

	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	completely lacking; barren or empty
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

didactic

123

	excessively morally instructive
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

diffident

124

	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	shy
	disenchantment, disappointment

diffuse

125

	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative

digress(ion)

126

	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	stray from the subject at hand
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited

dilatory

127

	tending to waste time
	compatible
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

diminutive

128

	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	alienate
	below the average size; very small; little
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling

dire

129

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	burden
	urgent, dreadful

discern

130

	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	detect; perceive
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope

discomfited

131

	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	disappointed, defeated
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling

discount

132

	give reduction in price on
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

disheartening

133

	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	discouraging
	excessively morally instructive

disillusionment

134

	puzzle; difficult problem
	disenchantment, disappointment
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

disingenuous

135

	bitter animosity
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating

disparage

136

	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank

dispassionate

137

	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	belief in equality
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	unoriginal; derived from another source

dispel

138

	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved

disputatious

139

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

disquiet

140

	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	representative example
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble

disseminate

141

	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	short-lived; enduring a very short time

distaste

142

	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	dislike, aversion
	compassionate

divergent

143

	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

divisive

144

	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	creating conflict
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds

divulge

145

	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	reveal; make known to public

doctrine

146

	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out

dormant

147

	supported by two opposing parties
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

dupe

148

	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

duplicitous

149

	compromising, apologizing
	deliberately deceptive
	violate the sacredness of
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

ebullient

150

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope

eclectic

151

	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	make worse

efface

152

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

effervesce

153

	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	bubble, fizz
	deviation, not normal
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

egalitarian

154

	belief in equality
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid

elated

155

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	blameworthy
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

elicit

156

	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
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	compromising, apologizing

elucidate

157

	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	openly emotional
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited

elude

158

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

elusive

159

	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse

embitter

160

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	make worse
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior

embroiled

161

	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	assign, portion

empathetic

162

	representative example
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	compassionate

empirical

163

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

encompass

164

	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive

encroaching

165

	intrusive
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

encumbrance

166

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	burden
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence

enigma

167

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	puzzle; difficult problem
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

enumerate

168

	well-suited, happy
	list each one; mention one by one
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

ephemeral

169

	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	detect; perceive
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit

epiphany

170

	sudden realization
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	openly emotional
	short-lived; enduring a very short time

epitome

171

	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

equanimity

172

	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	contradict; give a false impression
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

equitable

173

	openly emotional
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial

equivocal

174

	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	bitter animosity

erudite

175

	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

esoteric

176

	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	characteristic of acting or stage performance

estrange

177

	confuse
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	alienate

eulogy

178

	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

evoke

179

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

exacting

180

	well-suited, happy
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	measure the depth; come to understand

excavate

181

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness

exemplar

182

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	representative example
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

exhibitionist

183

	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating

exhort

184

	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	stray from the subject at hand
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

exorbitant

185

	assign, portion
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	bring out; arouse; call forth

expedient

186

	shy
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding

expose

187

	set forth; set out to public view
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

extol

188

	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	assign, portion
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate

extricate

189

	give reduction in price on
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

facile

190

	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid

faction

191

	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	a party of persons having a common end in view
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions

fallacious

192

	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble

fallacy

193

	stray from the subject at hand
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception

fanaticism

194

	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	disappointed, defeated
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence

fastidious

195

	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	accelerate; quicken
	creating conflict
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

fathom

196

	measure the depth; come to understand
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice

felicitious

197

	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	well-suited, happy
	succinct
	compatible

finesse

198

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling

flagrant

199

	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	reveal; make known to public
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

flippant

200

	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative

florid

201

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented

flummox

202

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	give reduction in price on
	confuse
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

folly

203

	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	make worse

foolhardy

204

	marsh, swamp
	intrusive
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness

forlorn

205

	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	excessively morally instructive

fortitude

206

	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

fortuitous

207

	compatible
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

fraudulent

208

	stray from the subject at hand
	belief in equality
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud

frugal

209

	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

furor

210

	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

furtive

211

	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

futile

212

	useless; having no useful result; vain
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	convoluted, complex
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness

gait

213

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight

gallant

214

	excessive pride or self-confidence
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

gargantuan

215

	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	make worse
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

garish

216

	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	disappointed, defeated
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

genial

217

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner

germinate

218

	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	burden
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence

glutton

219

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	force to leave; remove from office
	person who eats too much food and drink
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

grandiose

220

	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	representative example

hackneyed

221

	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable

hamper

222

	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	characteristic of acting or stage performance

hardy

223

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

hasten

224

	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	accelerate; quicken

heresy

225

	disappointed, defeated
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of

histrionic

226

	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	below the average size; very small; little
	deviation, not normal

hubris

227

	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	excessive pride or self-confidence

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