SAT Essay Vocabulary| Match Practice

SAT Essay Vocabulary

Group 1 - Matching Quizzes

abate

	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

aberration

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	deviation, not normal

abhor

	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	convoluted, complex

abstruse

	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	air, feeling

accost

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	set forth; set out to public view
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope

acrimony

	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	deviation, not normal
	bitter animosity
	openly emotional

acumen

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	compromising, apologizing
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect

adamant

	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	list each one; mention one by one
	unoriginal; derived from another source

adept

	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

adroit

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect

affected

	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of

alacrity

	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness

aloocate

	assign, portion
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	air, feeling
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented

altruistic

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others

amenable

	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	compatible

amiable

	good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	deliberately deceptive
	dislike, aversion

amicable

	violate the sacredness of
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	air, feeling

antediluvian

	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	stray from the subject at hand
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

anthropology

	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

antipathy

	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

apathetic

	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	dislike, aversion
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	air, feeling

apt

	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
	dislike, aversion
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply

arcane

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	contradict; give a false impression
	stray from the subject at hand
	mental keenness; quickness of perception

ascendancy

	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination

ascetic

	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	puzzle; difficult problem
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

aspire

	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent

assail

	blameworthy
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness

assiduous

	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

assuage

	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

atrophy

	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	disappointed, defeated
	openly emotional

attenuate

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

august

	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	convoluted, complex
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding

aura

	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	air, feeling
	set forth; set out to public view

auspicious

	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

autocrat

	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

automaton

	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

avarice

	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration

banal

	a party of persons having a common end in view
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

barrage

	artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	make worse

belie

	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	reveal; make known to public
	contradict; give a false impression

belligerent

	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
	burden

benevolent

	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented

bequeath

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	something that discourages; tending to deter
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	accelerate; quicken

berate

	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	compassionate

bitartisanship

	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	supported by two opposing parties
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

blighted

	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	compromising, apologizing
	burden

bog

	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	marsh, swamp
	give reduction in price on
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention

bolster

	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

bombastic

	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	disappointed, defeated
	excessively morally instructive

boorish

	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	measure the depth; come to understand

buoyant

	feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	make worse
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic

burgeon

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

buttress

	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.

byzantine

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	convoluted, complex

cacophonous

	make worse
	convoluted, complex
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

cajole

	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	blameworthy

callous

	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	sudden realization
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

cantankerous

	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	leave to someone by a will; hand down

capricious

	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly

castigate

	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

caustic

	social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

censorious

	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

censure

	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

cerebral

	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

chagrin

	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	excessive pride or self-confidence
	tending to waste time

charlatan

	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
	well-suited, happy

chastise

	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope

chide

	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened

churlish

	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable

circuitous

	make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	useless; having no useful result; vain
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable

circumscribe

	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	tending to waste time
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

circumvent

	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit

clandestine

	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

coalesce

	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	make worse

compendious

	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	succinct
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

complacency

	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
	unoriginal; derived from another source

compliant

	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling

conciliate

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	compromising, apologizing
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article

concur

	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	agree
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

conflagration

	representative example
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	a party of persons having a common end in view

confluence

	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

congenial

	representative example
	compatible
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of

conscientious

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

consternation

	force to leave; remove from office
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out

contempt

	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
	dislike, aversion
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	alienate

contemptible

	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened

contentious

	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

convivial

	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

copious

	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	list each one; mention one by one
	assign, portion

corroborate

	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

cosmopolitan

	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope

credulity

	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	give reduction in price on
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

culpable

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	blameworthy
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

cursory

	supported by two opposing parties
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

dauntless

	representative example
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating

dearth

	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply

debacle

	well-suited, happy
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

debilitate

	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop

debunk

	a party of persons having a common end in view
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	alienate
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of

decimate

100

	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	force to leave; remove from office
	excessively morally instructive
	air, feeling

decorum

101

	excessive pride or self-confidence
	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior

deference

102

	blameworthy
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify

degredation

103

	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	humiliation
	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance

deleterious

104

	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous
	violate the sacredness of
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial

delineate

105

	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

demonstrative

106

	openly emotional
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

demure

107

	modest and reserved in manner or behavior
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	creating conflict

demystify

108

	agree
	sudden realization
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

denigrate

109

	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving

depose

110

	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	force to leave; remove from office

depravity

111

	humiliation
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence

deprecate

112

	humiliation
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

depreciation

113

	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	deviation, not normal
	devaluation; decrease in price or value
	tending to waste time

deride

114

	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy

derivative

115

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

derogatory

116

	expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	a party of persons having a common end in view

desecration

117

	violate the sacredness of
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest

despondent

118

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	deliberately deceptive
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

despot

119

	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of
	set forth; set out to public view
	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

destitute

120

	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

deterrent

121

	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	something that discourages; tending to deter

devoid

122

	completely lacking; barren or empty
	short-lived; enduring a very short time
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	agree

didactic

123

	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
	excessively morally instructive
	accelerate; quicken

diffident

124

	excessively morally instructive
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	shy
	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive

diffuse

125

	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating

digress(ion)

126

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	detect; perceive
	stray from the subject at hand

dilatory

127

	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
	tending to waste time

diminutive

128

	below the average size; very small; little
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

dire

129

	constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
	urgent, dreadful
	emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented

discern

130

	detect; perceive
	shy
	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	puzzle; difficult problem

discomfited

131

	disappointed, defeated
	measure the depth; come to understand
	reveal; make known to public
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

discount

132

	give reduction in price on
	confuse
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect

disheartening

133

	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	discouraging

disillusionment

134

	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
	disenchantment, disappointment
	belief in equality
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

disingenuous

135

	urgent, dreadful
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
	measure the depth; come to understand
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

disparage

136

	discouraging
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions

dispassionate

137

	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead

dispel

138

	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	discouraging
	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	measure the depth; come to understand

disputatious

139

	punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
	argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

disquiet

140

	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	violate the sacredness of
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble
	set forth; set out to public view

disseminate

141

	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	puzzle; difficult problem
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	discouraging

distaste

142

	deliberately deceptive
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind
	marsh, swamp
	dislike, aversion

divergent

143

	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	belief in equality

divisive

144

	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	creating conflict
	disenchantment, disappointment
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out

divulge

145

	completely lacking; barren or empty
	antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	deliberately deceptive
	reveal; make known to public

doctrine

146

	discouraging
	principles presented for belief, as by religious; principle of law; act of teaching; instruction
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions

dormant

147

	rebuke or scold angrily and at length
	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	agree
	dictator; ruler having unlimited power

dupe

148

	expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
	scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	unoriginal; derived from another source

duplicitous

149

	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	deliberately deceptive
	having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous

ebullient

150

	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
	festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

eclectic

151

	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	reveal; make known to public
	set forth; set out to public view
	composed of elements from a variety of sources

efface

152

	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

effervesce

153

	bubble, fizz
	generous in providing aid to others; charitable
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

egalitarian

154

	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	differing; tending to move apart in different directions
	belief in equality
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion

elated

155

	overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of

elicit

156

	rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer

elucidate

157

	make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
	combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

elude

158

	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree

elusive

159

	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

embitter

160

	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	make worse

embroiled

161

	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details

empathetic

162

	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	compassionate
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

empirical

163

	well-suited, happy
	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

encompass

164

	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
	in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

encroaching

165

	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	intrusive

encumbrance

166

	compromising, apologizing
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	disenchantment, disappointment
	burden

enigma

167

	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	puzzle; difficult problem
	blameworthy
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans

enumerate

168

	list each one; mention one by one
	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	reveal; make known to public
	attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

ephemeral

169

	support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	superiority or decisive advantage; domination
	short-lived; enduring a very short time

epiphany

170

	representative example
	sudden realization
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
	spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

epitome

171

	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
	skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by mind

equanimity

172

	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.
	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	rebuke or scold angrily and at length

equitable

173

	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	composed of elements from a variety of sources
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial

equivocal

174

	strong feeling of aversion; dislike
	violate the sacredness of
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

erudite

175

	excessive pride or self-confidence
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	rash; marked by unthinking boldness

esoteric

176

	violate the sacredness of
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	devaluation; decrease in price or value

estrange

177

	alienate
	compassionate
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

eulogy

178

	sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	stray from the subject at hand
	dislike, aversion

evoke

179

	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	representative example
	responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
	bring out; arouse; call forth

exacting

180

	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	blameworthy
	deviation, not normal

excavate

181

	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	make worse
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	unoriginal; derived from another source

exemplar

182

	something that discourages; tending to deter
	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	representative example
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

exhibitionist

183

	support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

exhort

184

	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule
	force to leave; remove from office
	throw into confusion; deeply involved especially in something complicated
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal

exorbitant

185

	compromising, apologizing
	intrusive
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

expedient

186

	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	avoid cleverly; escape perception of
	express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
	suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest

expose

187

	set forth; set out to public view
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved

extol

188

	praise highly; glorify; celebrate
	unoriginal; derived from another source
	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	below the average size; very small; little

extricate

189

	large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict
	free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
	inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling

facile

190

	propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
	casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
	a party of persons having a common end in view
	done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent

faction

191

	a party of persons having a common end in view
	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of

fallacious

192

	excessive pride or self-confidence
	false; tending to mislead; deceptive
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	leave to someone by a will; hand down

fallacy

193

	influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
	leave to someone by a will; hand down
	deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception

fanaticism

194

	compromising, apologizing
	deviation, not normal
	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud

fastidious

195

	anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
	difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

fathom

196

	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	measure the depth; come to understand
	compatible

felicitious

197

	quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	well-suited, happy

finesse

198

	fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books
	refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
	open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead

flagrant

199

	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
	bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
	difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
	obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice

flippant

200

	fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
	ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease
	lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative
	greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits

florid

201

	mental keenness; quickness of perception
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

flummox

202

	calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
	ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
	confuse
	likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

folly

203

	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image
	foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
	making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death

foolhardy

204

	rash; marked by unthinking boldness
	distribute; spread; scatter like seeds
	surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
	giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating

forlorn

205

	sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

fortitude

206

	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	urgent, dreadful
	secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end

fortuitous

207

	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	accelerate; quicken
	accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
	quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy

fraudulent

208

	cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	stray from the subject at hand
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

frugal

209

	sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented

furor

210

	great excitement; public disorder or uproar
	mechanism that imitates actions of humans
	blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack

furtive

211

	belittle; speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
	openly emotional
	strong feeling of aversion; dislike

futile

212

	useless; having no useful result; vain
	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
	stray from the subject at hand

gait

213

	manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; rate of moving
	greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
	rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

gallant

214

	courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
	bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	violate the sacredness of

gargantuan

215

	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
	huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
	yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

garish

216

	limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle
	compromising, apologizing
	extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
	over-bright in color; tastelessly showy

genial

217

	dictator; ruler having unlimited power
	stray from the subject at hand
	intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner

germinate

218

	speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
	deliberately behaving a certain way to attract attention
	cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
	marked by or having equity; just and impartial

glutton

219

	unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
	excessive pride or self-confidence
	stray from the subject at hand
	person who eats too much food and drink

grandiose

220

	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
	stray from the subject at hand
	impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
	willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect

hackneyed

221

	repeated too often; over familiar through overuse
	leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
	approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented

hamper

222

	put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
	burden
	act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
	person who eats too much food and drink

hardy

223

	unselfishly generous; concerned for others
	bring out; arouse; call forth
	bubble, fizz
	in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

hasten

224

	sudden downfall; complete disaster
	accelerate; quicken
	friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
	easily deceived person; duplicate of photographic image

heresy

225

	reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
	hard to understand; known only in a particular group
	surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop

histrionic

226

	characteristic of acting or stage performance
	sudden realization
	urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
	make uneasy or anxious; trouble

hubris

227

	excessive pride or self-confidence
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	below the average size; very small; little
	openly emotional

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