SAT Essay Vocabulary
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SAT Essay Vocabulary
Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
antipathy 
1
 | impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration |
| deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception |
| belief in equality |
| strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
atrophy
2
| portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out |
| wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease |
| scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval |
| assault; attack with or as if with violent blows |
aura
3
| characteristic of acting or stage performance |
| strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
| repeated too often; over familiar through overuse |
| air, feeling |
circuitous
4
| expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
| leave to someone by a will; hand down |
| make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of |
| being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
circumvent
5
| supported by two opposing parties |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
credulity
6
| portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out |
| impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration |
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
| scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval |
debilitate
7
| obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice |
| make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of |
| representative example |
| huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree |
derogatory
8
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
| representative example |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
devoid
9
| completely lacking; barren or empty |
| differing; tending to move apart in different directions |
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| assault; attack with or as if with violent blows |
divergent
10
| suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest |
| deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception |
| compromising, apologizing |
| differing; tending to move apart in different directions |