Hot SAT Words Lessons 11-20

LESSON # 17 STUBBORN Like a MULE!

Adj. unwilling to bend; unyielding ADAMANT Adj. unwilling to bend; unyielding

ADAMANT Dad’s ADAMANT tone convinced me there was no chance I could go dressed like this.

Adj. stubborn; determined DOGGED Adj. stubborn; determined

DOGGED The runner jogged DOGGEDLY despite the six-inch snowfall.

Adj. strongly opinionated; narrow-mindedly stubborn HIDEBOUND Adj. strongly opinionated; narrow-mindedly stubborn

HIDEBOUND HIDEBOUND and set in his ways, Grandpa will eat nothing for dinner but meat and potatoes.

Adj. Stubborn; hard to manage INTRACTABLE Adj. Stubborn; hard to manage

INTRACTABLE An INTRACTABLE nature is not easily tamed.

Adj. Stubborn; hard to manage INTRACTABLE Adj. Stubborn; hard to manage

OBDURATE Adj. resistant to persuasion or softening; stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

OBDURATE Steve stuck to his opinion OBDURATELY in spite of evidence that proved him wrong.

Adj. stubborn, inflexible OBSTINATE Adj. stubborn, inflexible

OBSTINATE Despite an allergy to chocolate, Kate OBSTINATELY refused to give up her daily bag of M& M’s.

Adj. stubborn, inflexible OBSTINATE Adj. stubborn, inflexible

Adj. stubborn, disobedient, defiant RECALCITRANT Adj. stubborn, disobedient, defiant

RECALCITRANT The RECALCITRANT boy in the back row of the class refused to turn off his cell phone.

N. Firmness; determination RESOLVE N. Firmness; determination

N. Firmness; determination RESOLVE N. Firmness; determination

RESOLVE After a disastrous first nine weeks, Shawn RESOLVED to do better.

Adj. Firm and determined UNWAVERING Adj. Firm and determined

UNWAVERING Trudy’s UNWAVERING desire to lose weight kept her on the all- pineapple diet for an entire month.

Adj. stubborn; inflexible UNYIELDING Adj. stubborn; inflexible

UNYIELDING Mrs. Grace practices UNYIELDING courtesy. She never fails to thank a student for turning in homework.

WILLFUL Adj. stubborn

WILLFUL It makes no sense to WILLFULLY ignore the evidence against smoking.