SAT Essay Vocabulary| Match Practice

SAT Essay Vocabulary

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abate

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	list each one; mention one by one
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence

aberration

	disappointed, defeated
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	deviation, not normal

abhor

	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate

abstruse

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	compromising, apologizing
	reveal; make known to public
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

accost

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	below the average size; very small; little
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

acrimony

	bitter animosity
	contradict; give a false impression
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

acumen

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	dislike, aversion
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

adamant

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	deliberately deceptive
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	something that discourages; tending to deter

adept

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	agree
	measure the depth; come to understand
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent

affected

	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	bitter animosity
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

alacrity

	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	force to leave; remove from office

aloocate

	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	assign, portion
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

altruistic

	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	disappointed, defeated
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

amenable

	supported by two opposing parties
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	puzzle; difficult problem
	stray from the subject at hand

amiable

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	discouraging
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

amicable

	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

antediluvian

	list each one; mention one by one
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

anthropology

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	openly emotional
	excessive pride or self-confidence

antipathy

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct

apathetic

	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	humiliation
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive

apt

	accelerate; quicken
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	reveal; make known to public
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

arcane

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

ascendancy

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	person who eats too much food and drink

ascetic

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

aspire

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	completely lacking; barren or empty
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	puzzle; difficult problem

assail

	air, feeling
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

assiduous

	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	succinct
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

assuage

	tending to waste time
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

atrophy

	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

attenuate

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

august

	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer

aura

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	air, feeling
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

auspicious

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	deliberately deceptive
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

autocrat

	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

automaton

	confuse
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

avarice

	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

banal

	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	urgent, dreadful
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

barrage

	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	reveal; make known to public
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles

belie

	list each one; mention one by one
	contradict; give a false impression
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

belligerent

	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

benevolent

	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable

bequeath

	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

berate

	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	dislike, aversion

bitartisanship

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	supported by two opposing parties

blighted

	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

bog

	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	dislike, aversion
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	marsh, swamp

bolster

	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	disappointed, defeated

bombastic

	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving

boorish

	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	measure the depth; come to understand

buoyant

	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

burgeon

	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

buttress

	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	intrusive
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness

byzantine

	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	below the average size; very small; little
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	convoluted, complex

cacophonous

	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

cajole

	alienate
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

callous

	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	deviation, not normal

cantankerous

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic

capricious

	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal

castigate

	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

caustic

	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	belief in equality
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

censorious

	make worse
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

censure

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	detect; perceive
	contradict; give a false impression

cerebral

	excessive pride or self-confidence
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	puzzle; difficult problem

chagrin

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	succinct
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid

charlatan

	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

chastise

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	disappointed, defeated
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble

chide

	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	compassionate
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

churlish

	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened

circuitous

	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings

circumscribe

	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning

circumvent

	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	belief in equality

clandestine

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention

coalesce

	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	a party of persons having a common end in view
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

compendious

	bring out; arouse; call forth
	succinct
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

complacency

	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	excessive pride or self-confidence
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention

compliant

	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	supported by two opposing parties

conciliate

	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	compromising, apologizing
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

concur

	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	agree
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly

conflagration

	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	dislike, aversion
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict

confluence

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

congenial

	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	compatible
	diligent; responsible; reliable

conscientious

	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	diligent; responsible; reliable

consternation

	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article

contempt

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance

contemptible

	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	reveal; make known to public

contentious

	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	excessively morally instructive

convivial

	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	a party of persons having a common end in view
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

copious

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid

corroborate

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles

cosmopolitan

	person who eats too much food and drink
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active

credulity

	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

culpable

	set forth; set out to public view
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	blameworthy

cursory

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	accelerate; quicken
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	composed of elements from a variety of sources

dauntless

	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

dearth

	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	measure the depth; come to understand
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

debacle

	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	give reduction in price on

debilitate

	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	blameworthy
	stray from the subject at hand

debunk

	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	make worse

decimate

100

	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image

decorum

101

	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	a party of persons having a common end in view
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable

deference

102

	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion

degredation

103

	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	humiliation

deleterious

104

	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	disenchantment, disappointment
	something that discourages; tending to deter
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous

delineate

105

	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	excessively morally instructive
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

demonstrative

106

	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	openly emotional
	marsh, swamp
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

demure

107

	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	alienate
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior

demystify

108

	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

denigrate

109

	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	assign, portion

depose

110

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	force to leave; remove from office
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean

depravity

111

	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

deprecate

112

	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

depreciation

113

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated

deride

114

	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image

derivative

115

	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	unoriginal; derived from another source

derogatory

116

	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

desecration

117

	violate the sacredness of
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	reveal; make known to public
	belief in equality

despondent

118

	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	deviation, not normal
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic

despot

119

	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble

destitute

120

	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid

deterrent

121

	something that discourages; tending to deter
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	assign, portion
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval

devoid

122

	humiliation
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	completely lacking; barren or empty

didactic

123

	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	excessively morally instructive
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

diffident

124

	marsh, swamp
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	shy

diffuse

125

	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

digress(ion)

126

	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	bitter animosity
	stray from the subject at hand

dilatory

127

	tending to waste time
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception

diminutive

128

	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	below the average size; very small; little
	tending to waste time
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

dire

129

	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	urgent, dreadful
	violate the sacredness of
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

discern

130

	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	detect; perceive

discomfited

131

	disappointed, defeated
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify

discount

132

	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	give reduction in price on
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions

disheartening

133

	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	discouraging
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention

disillusionment

134

	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	disenchantment, disappointment
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree

disingenuous

135

	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	creating conflict
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating

disparage

136

	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	assign, portion
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence

dispassionate

137

	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	discouraging
	detect; perceive

dispel

138

	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate

disputatious

139

	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	dislike, aversion

disquiet

140

	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

disseminate

141

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	give reduction in price on
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds

distaste

142

	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	give reduction in price on
	dislike, aversion
	detect; perceive

divergent

143

	completely lacking; barren or empty
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

divisive

144

	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	creating conflict
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior

divulge

145

	deliberately deceptive
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	reveal; make known to public

doctrine

146

	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	succinct
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction

dormant

147

	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	a party of persons having a common end in view
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable

dupe

148

	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group

duplicitous

149

	deliberately deceptive
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	contradict; give a false impression
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval

ebullient

150

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

eclectic

151

	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	compassionate
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length

efface

152

	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	contradict; give a false impression

effervesce

153

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	bubble, fizz
	intrusive

egalitarian

154

	belief in equality
	bitter animosity
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope

elated

155

	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

elicit

156

	creating conflict
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	burden
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

elucidate

157

	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	compromising, apologizing
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify

elude

158

	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

elusive

159

	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

embitter

160

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	make worse
	creating conflict
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble

embroiled

161

	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

empathetic

162

	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	compassionate

empirical

163

	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	creating conflict

encompass

164

	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

encroaching

165

	dislike, aversion
	intrusive
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	list each one; mention one by one

encumbrance

166

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	burden
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	humiliation

enigma

167

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	puzzle; difficult problem
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	set forth; set out to public view

enumerate

168

	dislike, aversion
	list each one; mention one by one
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles

ephemeral

169

	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	bubble, fizz
	dislike, aversion

epiphany

170

	sudden realization
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	make worse
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent

epitome

171

	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
	openly emotional
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article

equanimity

172

	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

equitable

173

	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles

equivocal

174

	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	sudden realization
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead

erudite

175

	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	deliberately deceptive
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

esoteric

176

	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

estrange

177

	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	alienate
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent

eulogy

178

	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

evoke

179

	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

exacting

180

	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	agree
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness

excavate

181

	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

exemplar

182

	representative example
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

exhibitionist

183

	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

exhort

184

	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	person who eats too much food and drink

exorbitant

185

	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	completely lacking; barren or empty
	accelerate; quicken
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception

expedient

186

	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active

expose

187

	intrusive
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	set forth; set out to public view
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble

extol

188

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

extricate

189

	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active

facile

190

	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	useless; having no useful result; vain
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent

faction

191

	a party of persons having a common end in view
	compatible
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

fallacious

192

	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	something that discourages; tending to deter
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive

fallacy

193

	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	openly emotional
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception

fanaticism

194

	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	succinct
	bring out; arouse; call forth

fastidious

195

	compromising, apologizing
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details

fathom

196

	convoluted, complex
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	measure the depth; come to understand

felicitious

197

	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	well-suited, happy
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image

finesse

198

	detect; perceive
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

flagrant

199

	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

flippant

200

	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative

florid

201

	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	violate the sacredness of

flummox

202

	confuse
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	urgent, dreadful
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented

folly

203

	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence

foolhardy

204

	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	deviation, not normal
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

forlorn

205

	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	detect; perceive

fortitude

206

	assign, portion
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest

fortuitous

207

	give reduction in price on
	humiliation
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

fraudulent

208

	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	disenchantment, disappointment
	marsh, swamp
	urgent, dreadful

frugal

209

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	convoluted, complex
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

furor

210

	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

furtive

211

	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

futile

212

	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	useless; having no useful result; vain
	openly emotional

gait

213

	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits

gallant

214

	disappointed, defeated
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

gargantuan

215

	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened

garish

216

	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	intrusive
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy

genial

217

	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of

germinate

218

	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	humiliation
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence

glutton

219

	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	person who eats too much food and drink
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of

grandiose

220

	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	assign, portion
	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent

hackneyed

221

	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

hamper

222

	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	tending to waste time
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

hardy

223

	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	detect; perceive

hasten

224

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	stray from the subject at hand
	accelerate; quicken

heresy

225

	below the average size; very small; little
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

histrionic

226

	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	excessively morally instructive
	disappointed, defeated

hubris

227

	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	measure the depth; come to understand
	excessive pride or self-confidence

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