SAT Essay Vocabulary
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SAT Essay Vocabulary
Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
accost 
1
 | approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request |
| calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice |
| disappointed, defeated |
| obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice |
amenable
2
| assign, portion |
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| deviation, not normal |
| yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply |
buttress
3
| worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean |
| punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke |
| something that discourages; tending to deter |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
complacency
4
| alienate |
| short-lived; enduring a very short time |
| feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble |
| worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean |
credulity
5
| principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction |
| rash; marked by unthinking boldness |
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
cursory
6
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
| reveal; make known to public |
| draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer |
| unoriginal; derived from another source |
decorum
7
| propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| well-suited, happy |
| difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
deterrent
8
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| something that discourages; tending to deter |
| alienate |
| well-suited, happy |
discern
9
| propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| detect; perceive |
| portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out |
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
dispassionate
10
| scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
| calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice |
| feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble |
| reveal; make known to public |