SAT Essay Vocabulary
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SAT Essay Vocabulary
Group 2 - Matching Quizzes
inherent 
1
 | firmly established by nature or habit |
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| astute, smart |
| one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences |
instigate
2
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words |
| goad or urge forward; provoke; incite |
| person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution |
laggard
3
| slow; sluggish; wasting time |
| profitable; producing good profit |
| difficult or impossible to understand; difficult or impossible to measure |
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
lucid
4
| easily understood; clear; intelligible |
| give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon |
| fearless; indicating or springing from courage |
| capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable |
motley
5
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant |
| deep; not superficial; far-reaching |
obdurate
6
| profitable; producing good profit |
| capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary |
obstinate
7
| one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man |
| damaged or disfigured by injury or rough wear |
| stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
| having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary |
philanthropist
8
| person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution |
| satisfy fully; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself |
| likely but not certain to be or become true or real |
| profitable; producing good profit |
prohibitive
9
| give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon |
| excellent and delightful in all respects |
| fearless; indicating or springing from courage |
| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
rancor
10
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences |
| stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat |
| difficult or impossible to understand; difficult or impossible to measure |