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SAT Essay Vocabulary
Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
acumen 
1
 | mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
| short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
ascetic
2
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval |
| hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
bitartisanship
3
| expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule |
| difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind |
| supported by two opposing parties |
| difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details |
byzantine
4
| distribute; spread; scatter like seeds |
| convoluted, complex |
| composed of elements from a variety of sources |
| capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
cerebral
5
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| convoluted, complex |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
coalesce
6
| difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind |
| differing; tending to move apart in different directions |
| combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
| throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated |
deleterious
7
| having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous |
| scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
diminutive
8
| having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous |
| distribute; spread; scatter like seeds |
| below the average size; very small; little |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
disillusionment
9
| differing; tending to move apart in different directions |
| short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| disenchantment, disappointment |
| accelerate; quicken |
disseminate
10
| sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
| unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out |
| dictator; ruler having unlimited power |
| distribute; spread; scatter like seeds |