SAT 1 Vocab: I (Ichthyology - Itinerant)
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- ichthyology
- study of fish
- icon
- a statue or idol
- iconoclast
- a rebel; one who breaks with tradition
- idealist
- one with very high standards
- idiosyncrasy
- a peculiar personality trait
- idolatry
- excessive or blind adoration; worship of idols
- idyllic
- charmingly simple or poetic
- igneous
- pertaining to fire
- ignoble
- dishonorable
- ignominious
- shameful; disgraceful
- ignoramus
- a stupid person
- ilk
- type; sort; kind
- illicit
- unlawful; illegal
- illiterate
- uneducated
- illumine
- to brighten; to inspire
- illusion
- fake impression
- illustrious
- distinguished; bright
- imbibe
- to drink; to absorb
- imbroglio
- a difficult or confusing situation
- imbue
- to fill completely; to penetrate
- immaculate
- spotless; pure
- imminent
- likely to happen; threatening
- immolate
- to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire
- immortal
- not subject to death
- immunity
- freedom from disease
- immutable
- unchangeable
- impair
- to weaken; to cause to become worse
- impale
- to pierce with a sharp stake through the body
- impalpable
- vague; not understandable
- impartial
- without prejudice
- impasse
- a dead-end; a problem without a solution
- impeach
- to accuse
- impeccable
- flawless; without fault
- impecunious
- without money
- impede
- to hinder or obstruct
- impediment
- a barrier or obstruction
- impel
- to push into motion; to urge
- impending
- likely to happen soon
- imperative
- extremely necessary
- imperious
- domineering; haughty
- impermeable
- not permitting passage
- impertinent
- rude; disrespectful
- imperturbable
- steady; calm
- impervious
- not capable of being affected; hardened
- impetuous
- acting without thought; impulsive
- impetus
- a stimulus; a moving force
- impinge
- to strike; to collide; to encroach upon
- impious
- disrespectful toward God
- implacable
- unbending; merciless; inflexible
- implausible
- unbelievable
- implement
- a tool; to carry out or put into practice
- implication
- an indirect indication; a statement that suggests something
- implicit
- suggested, but not plainly expressed
- imply
- to suggest
- import
- significance; meaning; to bring in from a foreign country
- importune
- to persistently ask; to beg
- impostor
- a person who goes about under an assumed name or character
- impotent
- powerless; lacking strength
- imprecation
- a curse
- impregnable
- unconquerable
- impromptu
- without preparation; offhand
- impropriety
- pertaining to something that is not proper or suitable
- improvident
- wasteful
- improvise
- to do without preparation
- impudent
- disrespectful; shameless
- impugn
- to attack a person with words; to challenge a person in regard to motives
- impunity
- freedom from punishment
- impute
- to accuse or attribute a person of wrongdoing
- inadvertent
- unintentional
- inalienable
- not able to be transferred to another
- inane
- silly; meaningless
- inanimate
- lifeless; dull; dead
- inarticulate
- pertaining to speech that is not clear or understandable
- incandescent
- very bright and shining
- incapacitated
- disabled; unable to function
- incarcerate
- to imprison
- incarnadine
- flesh-colored; blood-red
- incarnate
- in human form
- incendiary
- causing fire; to stir up trouble
- incense
- to inflame or enrage
- incentive
- something that incites to action
- inception
- beginning; start
- incessant
- without pause; continuous
- inchoate
- at an early stage; just beginning
- incipient
- beginning to exist or appear
- incisive
- sharp; keen
- incite
- to stir up or urge into action
- inclement
- (usually pertaining to weather) harsh; unfavorable
- incognito
- disguised
- incoherent
- rambling; not logically connected
- incongruous
- unsuited; inappropriate
- inconsequential
- unimportant
- incontrovertible
- certain; undeniable
- incorrigible
- bad beyond correction or reform
- incredulous
- skeptical; disbelieving
- increment
- an increase or gain
- incriminate
- to charge with wrongdoing
- incubus
- nightmare
- inculcate
- (in or upon) to teach earnestly; to influence someone to accept an idea
- incumbent
- resting or lying down; one who holds a political office
- incur
- to bring upon oneself; to run into some undesirable consequence
- incursion
- a raid or invasion
- indefatigable
- incapable of being tired out
- indelible
- incapable of being erased
- indemnify
- to insure; to repay
- indicative
- signifying; implying
- indict
- to charge with wrongdoing
- indigenous
- native to a particular area; inborn
- indigent
- extremely poor
- indignant
- angry as a result of unjust treatment
- indisputable
- without doubt; unquestionable
- indissoluble
- permanent
- indoctrinate
- to teach someone principles or beliefs
- indolent
- lazy
- indomitable
- unconquerable; unyielding
- indubitable
- unquestionable; certain
- induce
- to cause; to bring about
- indulgence
- gentle treatment; tolerance
- inebriated
- drunk
- ineffable
- not able to be described; unspeakable
- ineluctable
- inevitable; inescapable
- inept
- unfit; bungling; inefficient
- inert
- without power to move; inactive
- inevitable
- sure to happen; unavoidable
- inexorable
- unyielding
- infallible
- certain; without mistakes
- infamous
- having an extremely bad reputation
- infantile
- childish; immature
- infectious
- passing on a disease; likely to spread
- infer
- to derive by reasoning
- infernal
- hellish; fiendish
- infidel
- unbeliever
- infinitesimal
- exceedingly small
- infirmity
- weakness or feebleness
- inflated
- puffed up; swollen
- influx
- a flowing in
- infraction
- the breaking of a law or rule
- infringe
- (on or upon) to violate or trespass
- ingenious
- clever
- ingenuous
- simple; innocent
- ingrate
- ungrateful person
- ingratiate
- (oneself) to work one's way into another's favor
- inherent
- inborn
- inhibition
- restraint; reserve
- inimical
- harmful; unfriendly
- inimitable
- not able to be imitated or equaled
- iniquity
- wickedness
- initiate
- to begin
- injunction
- a command; an order
- inkling
- a hint
- innate
- inborn; existing from birth
- innocuous
- harmless
- innovate
- to introduce a new idea
- innuendo
- indirect remark; hint
- inordinate
- unusual; excessive
- insatiable
- unable to be satisfied
- inscrutable
- difficult to understand; mysterious
- insidious
- treacherous
- insightful
- having a penetrating understanding of things; mentally alert and sharp
- insinuate
- to suggest or hint
- insipid
- dull; tasteless
- insolent
- boldly disrespectful
- insolvent
- bankrupt; unable to pay creditors
- insomnia
- sleeplessness
- insouciant
- carefree
- instigate
- to provoke or stir up
- insubordinate
- disobedient
- insular
- pertaining to an island; isolated
- insuperable
- unconquerable
- insurgence
- rebellion
- insurrection
- rebellion
- intact
- entire; left whole
- integral
- essential
- integrate
- unify; to bring together into a whole
- integrity
- honesty; sincerity
- intellectual
- intelligent; having mental capacity to a high degree
- intelligentsia
- highly educated, cultured people
- interdict
- to prohibit or ban
- interim
- period of time between
- interlocutor
- one who takes part in a conversion
- interloper
- an intruder
- interlude
- a period of time between two events
- interminable
- endless
- intermittent
- starting and stopping
- interpolate
- to insert between; to estimate
- interpose
- to place between
- interregnum
- pause; any period during which a nation is without a permanent leader
- interrogate
- to question
- interstellar
- between or among stars
- intervene
- to come between
- intimate
- private or personal; to imply
- intimidate
- make afraid; threaten
- intolerant
- narrow-minded
- intractable
- hard to manage
- intransigent
- stubborn; refusing to give in
- intrepid
- fearless
- intricate
- complex; hard to understand
- intrinsic
- essential
- introspective
- looking into one's self
- introvert
- a person concerned with his own thoughts or feelings
- intuitive
- insightful; knowing by a hidden sense
- inundate
- to fill to overflowing
- inured
- (to) accustomed to
- invalidate
- to deprive of legal value; to make null and void
- invariably
- constantly; without changing
- invective
- strong verbal abuse
- inveigh
- (against) to make bitter verbal attack
- inveigle
- to trick or deceive
- invert
- to turn upside-down or inside-out
- inveterate
- firmly established; deep-rooted
- invidious
- causing resentment
- invigorate
- to fill with energy
- invincible
- unconquerable
- invoke
- to call upon
- invulnerable
- immune to attack
- iota
- a small quantity
- irascible
- easily angered
- ire
- anger; wrath
- iridescent
- displaying a wide range of colors like those of the rainbow
- irksome
- bothersome
- ironic
- contrary to what was expected
- irrational
- senseless; unreasonable
- irreconcilable
- unable to agree
- irredeemable
- hopeless; unable to be brought back
- irremediable
- unable to be cured or corrected
- irreparable
- beyond repair
- irrepressible
- unable to be controlled or restrained
- irresolute
- indecisive
- irreverent
- disrespectful
- irrevocable
- final; unchangeable
- itinerant
- traveling from place to place