SAT Essay Vocabulary
| Group 2 - Matching Quizzes |   |
idyllic 
1
 | persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction |
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| excellent and delightful in all respects |
irate
2
| feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged |
| religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness |
| relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated |
| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
jovial
3
| lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored |
| easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to |
| somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient |
languid
4
| generous; high-minded; chivalrous |
| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
mitigate
5
| make less severe or harsh; moderate |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| call upon; ask for; request earnestly |
opportunist
6
| any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences |
| inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative. |
| religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness |
orthodox
7
| unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech |
| quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate |
| overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters |
| traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
perquisite
8
| make less severe or harsh; moderate |
| excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious |
| being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected |
| any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
pronouncement
9
| make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
| somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient |
| formal declaration |
| disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
rancor
10
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly |
| quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate |
| systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject |