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Word Groups
Memorize the meaning with the group heading. This will help you not only in addressing Sentence Completion or Reading Comprehension questions, but also in enriching word usage and variation in your Essay.
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Mastering “Word Groups” for SAT Success

Sad

condolence

consolation

forlorn

miffed

 

morose

paranoid

pessimism

remorseful

Safety

immunity

asylum

 

 

Saving

bequeath

conserve

Frugal

moderation

 

reserve (n.)

retain

salvage (v.)

surfeit

 

archive (v.)

 

 

 

Simple

modest

nondescript

figurative

 

Size

colossal

comprehensive

dwarf (v.)

enormous

 

exorbitant

extensive

extreme

gargantuan

 

inflation

innumerable

inordinate

intemperate

 

interminable

Legion (a great number)

magnify

 

modicum

momentous

negligible

vast

Soothe

alleviate

emollient

mitigate

placate

 

quell

Sedative

soothe

 

Sound

cadence

crescendo

decibel

raucous

 

cacophony

raspy

 

 

Speed

abrupt

accelerate

alacrity

expedite

 

spontaneous

 

 

 

Spiritual

consecrate

medium (the person)

sacrosanct

Stable

conservatism

incumbent

divination

invariable

Stop

barricade

censor

counteract

prevent

 

prohibit

thwart

tourniquet

balk

Strong

endurance

endure

enduring

fortitude

 

indefatigable

inviolable

paramount

reinforce

 

sturdy

subsist

tenacious

tenacious

 

compelling

 

 

 

Stubborn

compulsion

intransigent

inflexible

inexorable

 

obdurate

obstinate

resolute

 

Subservient

compliant

degradation

demean

passive

 

servile

submissive

succumb

tractable

Surprised

lurid

precipitate (adj.)

unheralded

 

 

flabbergasted