SAT Essay Vocabulary
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SAT Essay Vocabulary
Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
antipathy 
1
 | surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop |
| expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death |
| strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
| hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
apt
2
| likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand |
| expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death |
| sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |
| making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention |
buttress
3
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop |
| influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
| put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of |
contentious
4
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion |
| pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning |
| quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy |
decorum
5
| propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
| sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |
| extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness |
demonstrative
6
| disappointed, defeated |
| principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction |
| openly emotional |
| a party of persons having a common end in view |
demure
7
| disappointed, defeated |
| sudden realization |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of |
depravity
8
| strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
| combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
| extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness |
| differing; tending to move apart in different directions |
derogatory
9
| expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
| throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated |
| influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
despondent
10
| speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked |
| refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling |
| hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |