Hard SAT Words - Group 6
Match Quiz
| Hard SAT Words - Group 6 | View Group Words |
inexorable 
1
 | n. the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business |
| a. slow; sluggish; wasting time |
| n. a group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power; small legislative body in a government, especially in Central or South America |
| a. not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable |
ingrained
2
| n. comic misuse of word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound |
| a. vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity |
| a. deeply established; firmly rooted |
| v. to disable or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other body parts |
inviolable
3
| a. relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic |
| n. lack of proper respect; disrespectful act or remark |
| a. secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable |
| a. opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down |
jingoist
4
| n. extremely aggressive and militant patriot; one who advocates aggressive nationalism |
| a. humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious |
| v. turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of |
| n. a group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power; small legislative body in a government, especially in Central or South America |
jocular
5
| a. humorous, amusing or joking; sportive; not serious |
| a. lacking substance or reality; insignificant; frail; not firm or solid |
| n. disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition |
| n. any of various plants of the genus Lilium, having variously colored, often trumpet-shaped flowers |
jubilant
6
| a. vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity |
| a. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success |
| v. move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner; tamper with or falsify for personal gain |
| v. pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with low voice, as if afraid |
junta
7
| a. not effective; unable to produce a desired result |
| a. fearless, brave, bold |
| n. comic misuse of word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound |
| n. a group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power; small legislative body in a government, especially in Central or South America |
laggard
8
| n. curse; evil speaking; utterance of curse or execration |
| a. slow; sluggish; wasting time |
| n. untrustworthy person; deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; man of humble birth; male servant |
| a. secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable |
liberator
9
| n. someone who releases people from captivity |
| a. lacking sensibility and understanding; foolish |
| v. turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of |
| a. deeply established; firmly rooted |
lisp
10
| a. damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear |
| v. pronounce the letter s imperfectly; give s and z the sound of th; speak hesitatingly with low voice, as if afraid |
| n. weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age |
| a. vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity |