SAT Essay Vocabulary| Match Practice

SAT Essay Vocabulary

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abate

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

aberration

	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	deviation, not normal
	stray from the subject at hand
	diligent; responsible; reliable

abhor

	unoriginal; derived from another source
	air, feeling
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

abstruse

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles

accost

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	succinct
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

acrimony

	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	bitter animosity
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

acumen

	useless; having no useful result; vain
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

adamant

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	contradict; give a false impression
	compatible
	sudden downfall; complete disaster

adept

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

adroit

	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

affected

	openly emotional
	excessive pride or self-confidence
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

alacrity

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	compatible

aloocate

	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	assign, portion
	diligent; responsible; reliable

altruistic

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct

amenable

	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

amiable

	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

amicable

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	discouraging
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

antediluvian

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	useless; having no useful result; vain
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

anthropology

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	list each one; mention one by one
	short-lived; enduring a very short time

antipathy

	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

apathetic

	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles

apt

	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	blameworthy
	reveal; make known to public
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive

arcane

	person who eats too much food and drink
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

ascendancy

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	disenchantment, disappointment

ascetic

	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	leave to someone by a will; hand down

aspire

	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	excessively morally instructive
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

assail

	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	composed of elements from a variety of sources

assiduous

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate

assuage

	well-suited, happy
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image

atrophy

	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	urgent, dreadful

attenuate

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	deliberately deceptive
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	humiliation

august

	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration

aura

	air, feeling
	tending to waste time
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration

auspicious

	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

autocrat

	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	marsh, swamp
	something that discourages; tending to deter

automaton

	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	marsh, swamp

avarice

	stray from the subject at hand
	representative example
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

banal

	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	dislike, aversion
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

barrage

	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	violate the sacredness of
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling

belie

	contradict; give a false impression
	completely lacking; barren or empty
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice

belligerent

	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

benevolent

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable

bequeath

	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	tending to waste time
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

berate

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	detect; perceive
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length

bitartisanship

	useless; having no useful result; vain
	supported by two opposing parties
	make worse
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

blighted

	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	completely lacking; barren or empty
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	deliberately deceptive

bog

	marsh, swamp
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	succinct

bolster

	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate

bombastic

	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	disappointed, defeated
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

boorish

	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	compassionate
	compromising, apologizing
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

buoyant

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic

burgeon

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	sudden realization

buttress

	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	urgent, dreadful

byzantine

	bubble, fizz
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	convoluted, complex

cacophonous

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention

cajole

	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved

callous

	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

cantankerous

	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	discouraging
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

capricious

	deliberately deceptive
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict

castigate

	dislike, aversion
	excessive pride or self-confidence
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	compassionate

caustic

	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

censorious

	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior

censure

	blameworthy
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	air, feeling
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

cerebral

	urgent, dreadful
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details

chagrin

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	disappointed, defeated
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

charlatan

	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	openly emotional

chastise

	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	give reduction in price on
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack

chide

	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	convoluted, complex
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval

churlish

	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

circuitous

	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	stray from the subject at hand
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct

circumscribe

	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

circumvent

	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	air, feeling

clandestine

	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless

coalesce

	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	accelerate; quicken
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

compendious

	supported by two opposing parties
	alienate
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	succinct

complacency

	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	burden
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble

compliant

	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	person who eats too much food and drink
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar

conciliate

	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	air, feeling
	compromising, apologizing
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed

concur

	intrusive
	agree
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

conflagration

	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	detect; perceive
	tending to waste time
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict

confluence

	puzzle; difficult problem
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

congenial

	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	compatible

conscientious

	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	diligent; responsible; reliable

consternation

	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

contempt

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

contemptible

	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	urgent, dreadful
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead

contentious

	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

convivial

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	urgent, dreadful
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

copious

	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	bubble, fizz

corroborate

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	make worse
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence

cosmopolitan

	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	sudden realization
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	excessively morally instructive

credulity

	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	diligent; responsible; reliable

culpable

	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	blameworthy
	completely lacking; barren or empty
	openly emotional

cursory

	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	humiliation

dauntless

	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	dislike, aversion
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding

dearth

	well-suited, happy
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	humiliation
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

debacle

	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	sudden downfall; complete disaster

debilitate

	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	detect; perceive
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

debunk

	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

decimate

100

	completely lacking; barren or empty
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent

decorum

101

	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	agree
	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

deference

102

	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	sudden realization

degredation

103

	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	set forth; set out to public view
	humiliation
	disappointed, defeated

deleterious

104

	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	humiliation

delineate

105

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind

demonstrative

106

	openly emotional
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior

demure

107

	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	belief in equality

demystify

108

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction

denigrate

109

	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval

depose

110

	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	accelerate; quicken
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	force to leave; remove from office

depravity

111

	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

deprecate

112

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

depreciation

113

	reveal; make known to public
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	devaluation; decrease in price or value

deride

114

	humiliation
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration

derivative

115

	intrusive
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	leave to someone by a will; hand down

derogatory

116

	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	unoriginal; derived from another source

desecration

117

	humiliation
	violate the sacredness of
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

despondent

118

	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

despot

119

	sudden realization
	bubble, fizz
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

destitute

120

	excessively morally instructive
	give reduction in price on
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	marsh, swamp

deterrent

121

	something that discourages; tending to deter
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	detect; perceive

devoid

122

	completely lacking; barren or empty
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	agree
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable

didactic

123

	excessively morally instructive
	disappointed, defeated
	well-suited, happy
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

diffident

124

	intrusive
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	shy

diffuse

125

	burden
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

digress(ion)

126

	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	reveal; make known to public
	stray from the subject at hand
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

dilatory

127

	tending to waste time
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

diminutive

128

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	below the average size; very small; little
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness

dire

129

	urgent, dreadful
	give reduction in price on
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	belief in equality

discern

130

	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	detect; perceive
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened

discomfited

131

	give reduction in price on
	disappointed, defeated
	creating conflict
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

discount

132

	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	something that discourages; tending to deter
	give reduction in price on

disheartening

133

	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	discouraging
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	assign, portion

disillusionment

134

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	disenchantment, disappointment
	air, feeling
	well-suited, happy

disingenuous

135

	compassionate
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	air, feeling
	measure the depth; come to understand

disparage

136

	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	burden
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

dispassionate

137

	representative example
	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	below the average size; very small; little

dispel

138

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	alienate
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

disputatious

139

	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	deliberately deceptive
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

disquiet

140

	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	openly emotional
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

disseminate

141

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

distaste

142

	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	dislike, aversion
	creating conflict

divergent

143

	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

divisive

144

	marsh, swamp
	creating conflict
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked

divulge

145

	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	air, feeling
	reveal; make known to public

doctrine

146

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

dormant

147

	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

dupe

148

	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved

duplicitous

149

	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	measure the depth; come to understand
	deliberately deceptive
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

ebullient

150

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

eclectic

151

	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	person who eats too much food and drink

efface

152

	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	well-suited, happy

effervesce

153

	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	supported by two opposing parties
	something that discourages; tending to deter
	bubble, fizz

egalitarian

154

	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	belief in equality

elated

155

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

elicit

156

	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	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

elucidate

157

	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out

elude

158

	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	urgent, dreadful
	compatible
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

elusive

159

	marsh, swamp
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

embitter

160

	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	make worse
	force to leave; remove from office

embroiled

161

	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

empathetic

162

	compassionate
	disenchantment, disappointment
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

empirical

163

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	violate the sacredness of
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

encompass

164

	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior

encroaching

165

	tending to waste time
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	intrusive

encumbrance

166

	bitter animosity
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	dislike, aversion
	burden

enigma

167

	burden
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	puzzle; difficult problem

enumerate

168

	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	list each one; mention one by one
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness

ephemeral

169

	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	alienate

epiphany

170

	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	agree
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	sudden realization

epitome

171

	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling

equanimity

172

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	sudden realization
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.

equitable

173

	set forth; set out to public view
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	alienate

equivocal

174

	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

erudite

175

	marsh, swamp
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	set forth; set out to public view
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

esoteric

176

	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	alienate
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

estrange

177

	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	alienate
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving

eulogy

178

	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

evoke

179

	bring out; arouse; call forth
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	confuse
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent

exacting

180

	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention

excavate

181

	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
	detect; perceive
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out

exemplar

182

	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	representative example
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

exhibitionist

183

	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable

exhort

184

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal

exorbitant

185

	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	discouraging

expedient

186

	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	blameworthy
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

expose

187

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	set forth; set out to public view
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight

extol

188

	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

extricate

189

	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	detect; perceive

facile

190

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent

faction

191

	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	well-suited, happy
	a party of persons having a common end in view
	characteristic of acting or stage performance

fallacious

192

	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

fallacy

193

	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

fanaticism

194

	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

fastidious

195

	belief in equality
	tending to waste time
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence

fathom

196

	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	measure the depth; come to understand
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence

felicitious

197

	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	well-suited, happy
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer

finesse

198

	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling

flagrant

199

	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	bitter animosity

flippant

200

	deviation, not normal
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative

florid

201

	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	urgent, dreadful
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

flummox

202

	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	confuse
	bitter animosity
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate

folly

203

	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence

foolhardy

204

	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest

forlorn

205

	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	set forth; set out to public view
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind

fortitude

206

	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

fortuitous

207

	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	below the average size; very small; little

fraudulent

208

	excessively morally instructive
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

frugal

209

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	measure the depth; come to understand
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	marsh, swamp

furor

210

	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar

furtive

211

	sudden realization
	bubble, fizz
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

futile

212

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	useless; having no useful result; vain
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

gait

213

	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	well-suited, happy
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving

gallant

214

	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	assign, portion
	measure the depth; come to understand
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed

gargantuan

215

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed

garish

216

	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	deliberately deceptive
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud

genial

217

	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	belief in equality
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of

germinate

218

	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	below the average size; very small; little
	urgent, dreadful

glutton

219

	person who eats too much food and drink
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	blameworthy
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

grandiose

220

	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	short-lived; enduring a very short time

hackneyed

221

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	something that discourages; tending to deter
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

hamper

222

	belief in equality
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	make worse
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of

hardy

223

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	succinct
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

hasten

224

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	accelerate; quicken
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

heresy

225

	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer

histrionic

226

	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	list each one; mention one by one
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article

hubris

227

	excessive pride or self-confidence
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior

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