SAT Essay Vocabulary
| Group 1 - Matching Quizzes |   |
adamant 
1
 | succinct |
| praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
| extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
apathetic
2
| extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance |
auspicious
3
| attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous |
| succinct |
| person who eats too much food and drink |
| compatible |
bog
4
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving |
| marsh, swamp |
| assign, portion |
chide
5
| impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent |
| speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked |
| scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
complacency
6
| burden |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble |
| strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
conciliate
7
| leave to someone by a will; hand down |
| sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |
| manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving |
| compromising, apologizing |
cosmopolitan
8
| difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details |
| marsh, swamp |
| capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
debunk
9
| derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
| expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule |
| casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
| distribute; spread; scatter like seeds |
despondent
10
| sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
| quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance |
| in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause |