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SAT Essay Vocabulary
Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
ascetic 
1
 | foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight |
| bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
cacophonous
2
| foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| contradict; give a false impression |
decimate
3
| destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of |
| repeated too often; over familiar through overuse |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of |
decorum
4
| propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| completely lacking; barren or empty |
| ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease |
| discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding |
demystify
5
| clarify; free from mystery or obscurity |
| foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight |
| completely lacking; barren or empty |
| put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of |
derogatory
6
| expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
| throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated |
| courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility |
| quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance |
disillusionment
7
| scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| disenchantment, disappointment |
embroiled
8
| disenchantment, disappointment |
| deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated |
evoke
9
| bring out; arouse; call forth |
| put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of |
| open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead |
| throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated |
extricate
10
| free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved |
| urgent, dreadful |
| impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |