SAT Essay Vocabulary
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SAT Essay Vocabulary
Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
aura 
1
 | detect; perceive |
| worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean |
| destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of |
| air, feeling |
castigate
2
| overjoyed; extremely happy and excited |
| tending to waste time |
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| person who eats too much food and drink |
circuitous
3
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| violate the sacredness of |
| being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
| manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving |
deference
4
| criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| person who eats too much food and drink |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect |
denigrate
5
| representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article |
| rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing |
| blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade |
| marsh, swamp |
depravity
6
| extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness |
| extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid |
| completely lacking; barren or empty |
| blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade |
destitute
7
| sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind |
| overjoyed; extremely happy and excited |
| extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid |
| bitter animosity |
deterrent
8
| something that discourages; tending to deter |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |
| measure the depth; come to understand |
dilatory
9
| shy |
| discouraging |
| tending to waste time |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
discern
10
| detect; perceive |
| opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion |
| rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing |
| discouraging |