SAT Essay Vocabulary
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SAT Essay Vocabulary
Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
bolster 
1
 | creating conflict |
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
capricious
2
| excessively morally instructive |
| willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect |
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating |
circumscribe
3
| limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| measure the depth; come to understand |
| urgent, dreadful |
compliant
4
| yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply |
| devaluation; decrease in price or value |
| in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
conscientious
5
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
| diligent; responsible; reliable |
convivial
6
| opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion |
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| able to float; cheerful and optimistic |
| make uneasy or anxious; trouble |
cosmopolitan
7
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| excessively morally instructive |
| bitter animosity |
| sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
credulity
8
| overjoyed; extremely happy and excited |
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
| excessively morally instructive |
dearth
9
| opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion |
| scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| burden |
| punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke |
deride
10
| burden |
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |