click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
SAT Words 42
of 1000
Term | Definition |
---|---|
insurgent | (n.) one who rebels (The _____ snuck into and defaced a different classroom each night until the administration agreed to meet his demands.) |
integral | (adj.) necessary for completeness (Without the _____ ingredient of flour, you wouldn’t be able to make bread.) |
interject | (v.) to insert between other things (During our conversation, the cab driver occasionally _____d his opinion.) |
interlocutor | (n.) someone who participates in a dialogue or conversation (When the officials could not come to an agreement over the correct cover of the flags, the prime minister acted as an _____.) |
interminable | (adj.) without possibility of end (The fact that biology lectures came just before lunch made them seem _____.) |
intimation | (n.) an indirect suggestion (Mr. Brinford’s _____ that he would soon pass away occurred when he began to discuss how to distribute his belongings among his children.) |
intractable | (adj.) difficult to manipulate, unmanageable (There was no end in sight to the _____ conflict between the warring countries.) |
intransigent | (adj.) refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion (The _____ child said he would have 12 scoops of ice cream, or he would bang his head against the wall until his mother fainted from fear.) |
intrepid | (adj.) brave in the face of danger (After scaling a live volcano prior to its eruption, the explorer was praised for his _____ attitude.) |
inundate | (v.) to flood with abundance (Because I am the star of a new sitcom, my fans are sure to _____ me with fan mail and praise.) |
inure | (v.) to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation (Twenty years in the salt mines _____d the man to the discomforts of dirt and grime.) |
invective | (n.) an angry verbal attack (My mother’s irrational _____ against the way I dress only made me decide to dye my hair green.) |
inveterate | (adj.) stubbornly established by habit (I’m the first to admit that I’m an _____ coffee drinker—I drink four cups a day.) |
inviolable | (adj.) secure from assault (Nobody was ever able to break into Batman’s _____ Batcave.) |
irascible | (adj.) easily angered (At the smallest provocation, my _____ cat will begin scratching and clawing.) |