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the intractable conflict between the warring countries.)
intransigent (adj.) refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion (The
intransigent 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 intrepid attitude.)
inundate (v.) to flood with abundance (Because I am the star of a new sitcom, my fans
are sure to inundate 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 inured the man to the discomforts of dirt and grime.)
invective (n.) an angry verbal attack (My mother s irrational invective 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
inveterate coffee drinker I drink four cups a day.)
inviolable (adj.) secure from assault (Nobody was ever able to break into Batman s
inviolable Batcave.)
irascible (adj.) easily angered (At the smallest provocation, my irascible cat will begin
scratching and clawing.)
SAT Vocabulary
J
iridescent (adj.) showing rainbow colors (The bride s large diamond ring was
iridescent in the afternoon sun.)
irreverence (n.) disrespect (The irreverence displayed by the band that marched
through the chapel disturbed many churchgoers.)
irrevocable (adj.) incapable of being taken back (The Bill of Rights is an irrevocable
part of American law.)
J
jubilant (adj.) extremely joyful, happy (The crowd was jubilant when the firefighter
carried the woman from the flaming building.)
judicious (adj.) having or exercising sound judgment (When the judicious king decided
to compromise rather than send his army to its certain death, he was applauded.)
juxtaposition (n.) the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit
comparison (The interior designer admired my juxtaposition of the yellow couch
and green table.)
K
knell (n.) the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death (Echoing throughout our
village, the funeral knell made the stormy day even more grim.)
kudos (n.) praise for an achievement (After the performance, the reviewers gave the
opera singer kudos for a job well done.)
L
laceration (n.) a cut, tear (Because he fell off his bike into a rosebush, the paperboy s skin
was covered with lacerations.)
laconic (adj.) terse in speech or writing (The author s laconic style has won him many
followers who dislike wordiness.)
languid (adj.) sluggish from fatigue or weakness (In the summer months, the great heat
makes people languid and lazy.)
larceny (n.) obtaining another s property by theft or trickery (When my car was not
where I had left it, I realized that I was a victim of larceny.)
largess (n.) the generous giving of lavish gifts (My boss demonstrated great largess by
giving me a new car.)
SAT Vocabulary
L
latent (adj.) hidden, but capable of being exposed (Sigmund s dream represented his
latent paranoid obsession with other people s shoes.)
laudatory (adj.) expressing admiration or praise (Such laudatory comments are unusual
from someone who is usually so reserved in his opinions.)
lavish 1. (adj.) given without limits (Because they had worked very hard, the
performers appreciated the critic s lavish praise.) 2. (v.) to give without limits
(Because the performers had worked hard, they deserved the praise that the critic
lavished on them.)
legerdemain (n.) deception, slight-of-hand (Smuggling the French plants through
customs by claiming that they were fake was a remarkable bit of legerdemain.)
lenient (adj.) demonstrating tolerance or gentleness (Because Professor Oglethorpe
allowed his students to choose their final grades, the other teachers believed that he
was excessively lenient.)
lethargic (adj.) in a state of sluggishness or apathy (When Jean Claude explained to his
boss that he was lethargic and didn t feel like working that day, the boss fired him.)
liability 1. (n.) something for which one is legally responsible, usually involving a
disadvantage or risk (The bungee-jumping tower was a great liability for the
owners of the carnival.) 2. (n.) a handicap, burden (Because she often lost her
concentration and didn t play defense, Marcy was a liability to the team.)
libertarian (adj.) advocating principles of liberty and free will (The dissatisfied subjects
overthrew the monarch and replaced him with a libertarian ruler who respected
their democratic principles.)
licentious (adj.) displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints (Marilee has always been
fascinated by the licentious private lives of politicians.)
limpid (adj.) clear, transparent (Mr. Johnson s limpid writing style greatly pleased
readers who disliked complicated novels.)
linchpin (n.) something that holds separate parts together (The linchpin in the
prosecution s case was the hair from the defendant s head, which was found at the
scene of the crime.)
lithe (adj.) graceful, flexible, supple (Although the dancers were all outstanding, Jae
Sun s control of her lithe body was particularly impressive.)
litigant (n.) someone engaged in a lawsuit (When the litigants began screaming at each
other, Judge Koch ordered them to be silent.)
SAT Vocabulary
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lucid (adj.) clear, easily understandable (Because Guenevere s essay was so lucid, I only
had to read it once to understand her reasoning.)
luminous (adj.) brightly shining (The light of the luminous moon graced the shoulders
of the beautiful maiden.)
lurid (adj.) ghastly, sensational (Gideon s story, in which he described a character
torturing his sister s dolls, was judged too lurid to be printed in the school s literary
magazine.)
M
maelstrom (n.) a destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects (Little did the
explorers know that as they turned the next bend of the calm river a vicious
maelstrom would catch their boat.)
magnanimous (adj.) noble, generous (Although I had already broken most of her
dishes, Jacqueline was magnanimous enough to continue letting me use them.)
malediction (n.) a curse (When I was arrested for speeding, I screamed maledictions
against the policeman and the entire police department.)
malevolent (adj.) wanting harm to befall others (The malevolent old man sat in the park
all day, tripping unsuspecting passersby with his cane.)
malleable (adj.) capable of being shaped or transformed (Maximillian s political
opinions were so malleable that anyone he talked to was able to change his mind
instantly.)
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