SAT Essay Vocabulary
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SAT Essay Vocabulary
Group 1 - Matching Quizzes
adroit 
1
 | quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings |
| force to leave; remove from office |
censure
2
| expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
| cause to sprout or grow; come into existence |
| force to leave; remove from office |
| rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing |
circumvent
3
| in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions |
| seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
contentious
4
| force to leave; remove from office |
| quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy |
| characteristic of acting or stage performance |
| unoriginal; derived from another source |
debunk
5
| expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule |
| disappointed, defeated |
| able to float; cheerful and optimistic |
| spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely |
decimate
6
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| accelerate; quicken |
| destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of |
| disenchantment, disappointment |
depose
7
| cause to sprout or grow; come into existence |
| learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books |
| intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror |
| force to leave; remove from office |
discomfited
8
| sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive |
| open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead |
| disappointed, defeated |
| give reduction in price on |
disillusionment
9
| disenchantment, disappointment |
| urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal |
| draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer |
| learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books |
divergent
10
| intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror |
| expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death |
| differing; tending to move apart in different directions |
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |