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| SAT Essay Vocabulary | Introduction |
| Group 1 - Matching Quizzes |   |
atrophy 
1
 | surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of |
| bubble, fizz |
| wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease |
benevolent
2
| stray from the subject at hand |
| derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
| generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
| speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked |
byzantine
3
| convoluted, complex |
| surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent |
| generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
contempt
4
| force to leave; remove from office |
| stray from the subject at hand |
| representative example |
| state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of |
contentious
5
| showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
| speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked |
| avoid cleverly; escape perception of |
| quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy |
culpable
6
| willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect |
| force to leave; remove from office |
| blameworthy |
| giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating |
digress(ion)
7
| clarify; free from mystery or obscurity |
| stray from the subject at hand |
| wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease |
| speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked |
distaste
8
| showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
| dislike, aversion |
| free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved |
| clarify; free from mystery or obscurity |
effervesce
9
| quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy |
| bubble, fizz |
| lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative |
| intrusive |
elated
10
| state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of |
| overjoyed; extremely happy and excited |
| openly emotional |
| secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |