SAT Essay Vocabulary
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SAT Essay Vocabulary
Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
amiable 
1
 | air, feeling |
| discouraging |
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
antipathy
2
| strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
| combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
| extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
banal
3
| succinct |
| limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
| force to leave; remove from office |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
buttress
4
| difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable |
| antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| strong feeling of aversion; dislike |
cantankerous
5
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| air, feeling |
| alienate |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
cerebral
6
| clarify; free from mystery or obscurity |
| relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify |
| superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
charlatan
7
| feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble |
| quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance |
| assault; attack with or as if with violent blows |
| disappointed, defeated |
circumscribe
8
| limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle |
| secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
| representative example |
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
circumvent
9
| fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
| surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
| list each one; mention one by one |
coalesce
10
| support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless |
| combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
| discouraging |