SAT Essay Vocabulary

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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity


Spelling Word: abate
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude


Spelling Word: adept
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated


Spelling Word: arcane
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superiority or decisive advantage; domination


Spelling Word: ascendancy
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obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality


Spelling Word: banal
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criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication


Spelling Word: castigate
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destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of


Spelling Word: decimate
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reveal; make known to public


Spelling Word: divulge
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deliberately deceptive


Spelling Word: duplicitous
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making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention


Spelling Word: exacting