Barron's SAT Vocabulary Flash Cards (part 2)

Idiosyncrasy

Individual trait; usually odd in nature

Illicit

Not authorized by law

Illusory

Not real; causing an illusion

Immaterial

Of no particular importance

Immutable

Not subject to change

Impair

Make worse

Impeccable

Having no flawsIm

Impecunious

Having little or no money

Impede

Cause delay in progress or movement

Implement

Put into effect

Impudence

State of bold or contemptuous disregard for others

Inadvertently

In a manner exhibiting a lack of attention

Inane

Lacking a point or sense

Incidental

Not essential

Incisive

Highly direct and decisive

Incite

Arouse to action

Inclusive

Tending to include or take in all

Incongruous

Logically inconsistent

Inconsequential

Having no significance

Incorrigible

Incapable of being reformed

Indefatigable

Incapable of becoming tired

Indict

Charge with a crime

Indifferent

Unmoved or unconcerned by

Indiscriminate

Not marked by making careful distinctions; choosing at random

Indolent

Disinclined to effort; habitually lazy

Induce

Move someone to do something by persuasion

Ineffable

Unable to be put into words

Inert

Lacking power to move

Inexorable

Unable to be moved or stopped

Ingenious

Resourcefully inventive

Inherent

Firmly established by nature or habit

Innate

Existing from birth

Innocuous

Not likely to harm or injure

Innovation

Introduction of something new

Insipid

Lacking in flavor

Instigate

Invicte to an action

Insularity

Narrow provincial point of view

Integrity

Commitment to moral and ethical principles; state of being whole

Intervene

Come between in order to prevent or alter; occur between (events, periods of time)

Intimidate

Make fearful

Intractable

Not easily managed or controlled

Intrepid

Exhibiting courage

Inundate

Overwhelm

Inure

Become accustomed to something unpleasant or unwelcome

Invert

Turn upside down or inside out

Irate

Cause or characterized by anger

Ironic

Resulting in an unexpected and poignantly incongruous or unwanted outcome

Irreproachable

Free from blame

Itinerant

Characterized by traveling from place to place

Jocular

Characterized by joking

Juxtaposition

State of being placed side by side or close together

Labyrinth

Something very intricate or winding in structure; place made up of twisting passages and blind alleys

Laconic

Brief and to the point; using few words

lament

Express sorrow

Lampoon

Make the subject of ridicule

Lassitude

Feeling or state of weariness or listlessness

Laud

Give praise to

Lavish

Occuring or produced in abundance

Lethargic

Lacking energy

Levity

Lack of proper seriousness

Linger

Loiter or dawdle; continue to exist, although losing strength

Listless

Lacking in spirit or energy

Lofty

Very elevated in character; rising to an impressive height

loquacious

Inclined to talk excessivly

Malicious

Showing ill will

Mar

Injure in a way that spoils perfection

Materialism

Preoccupation with physical comforts and things

Mercenary

Interested in money or gain

Metaphor

Implied compassion of one thing to another (without the use of like or as); figure of speech

Methodical

Following a system or method

Meticulous

Excessively careful

Misanthrope

One who hates or mistrusts mankind

Miserly

Marked by stinginess and greed

Misnomer

Wrong name or incorrect designation

Mitigate

Make less intense or severe

Mollify

Moderate in intensity

Morose

Having an ill-humored disposition

Mundane

Having to do with transitory, everyday concerns; worldly as opposed to spiritul

Munificent

Very generous in giving

Myriad

A very large number

Naïveté

Quality of being unsophisticated

Nebulous

Not distinct; like a cloud

Nefarious

Very wicked

Notoriety

State of having a bad reputation

Negate

Cancel out; deny the truth of

Nonchalance

Lack of concern

Novelty

Something new

Nuance

Shade of difference in meaning or in color

Nurture

Support and encourage (growth, development

Obdurate

Stubbornly persistent in resisting persuasion

Obliterate

Destroy completely

Oblivion

State of being forgotten

Obscure

Make unclear

Obstinate

(1) unreasonably persistent (in an opinion, etc.); (2) not easily controlled, cured, or removed

Officious

Excessively pushy in offering one’s services

Ominous

Having an alarming character that threatens evil

Opaque

Not transparent

Opportunist

Individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of “opportunities”

Optimist

One who expects things to turn out for the better; person who looks on the bright side

Opulence

Extreme wealth