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I bought him for his birthday.) hegemony (n.) domination over others (Britain s hegemony over its colonies was threatened once nationalist sentiment began to spread around the world.) heinous (adj.) shockingly wicked, repugnant (The killings were made all the more heinous by the fact that the murderer first tortured his victims for three days.) heterogeneous (adj.) varied, diverse in character (I hate having only one flavor so I always buy the swirled, or should I say heterogeneous, type of ice cream.) hiatus (n.) a break or gap in duration or continuity (The hiatus in service should last two or three months until the cable lines are repaired .) hierarchy (n.) a system with ranked groups, usually according to social, economic, or professional class (Women found it very difficult to break into the upper ranks of the department s hierarchy.) hypocrisy (n.) pretending to believe what one does not (Once the politician began passing legislation that contradicted his campaign promises, his hypocrisy became apparent.) SAT Vocabulary I hypothetical (adj.) supposed or assumed true, but unproven (Even though it has been celebrated by seven major newspapers, that the drug will be a success when tested in humans is still hypothetical.) I iconoclast (n.) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions (Jane goes to one protest after another, but she seems to be an iconoclast rather than an activist with a progressive agenda.) idiosyncratic (adj.) peculiar to one person; highly individualized (I know you had trouble with the last test, but because your mistakes were highly idiosyncratic, I m going to deny your request that the class be given a new test.) idolatrous (adj.) excessively worshipping one object or person (Xena s idolatrous fawning over the band following them on tour, starting their fan club, filming their documentary is really beginning to get on my nerves.) ignominious (adj.) humiliating, disgracing (It was really ignominious to be kicked out of the dorm for having an illegal gas stove in my room.) illicit (adj.) forbidden, not permitted (The fourth-grader learned many illicit words from a pamphlet that was being passed around school.) immerse (v.) to absorb, deeply involve, engross (After breaking up with her boyfriend, Nancy decided to immerse herself in her work in order to avoid crying.) immutable (adj.) not changeable (The laws of physics are immutable and constant.) impassive (adj.) stoic, not susceptible to suffering (Stop being so impassive; it s healthy to cry every now and then.) impeccable (adj.) exemplary, flawless (If your grades were as impeccable as your sister s, then you too would receive a car for a graduation present.) impecunious (adj.) poor ( I fear he s too impecunious to take me out tonight, the bratty girl whined.) imperative 1. (adj.) necessary, pressing (It is imperative that you have these folders organized by midday.) 2. (n.) a rule, command, or order (Her imperative to have the folders organized by midday was perceived as ridiculous by the others.) imperious (adj.) commanding, domineering (The imperious nature of your manner led me to dislike you at once.) SAT Vocabulary I impertinent (adj.) rude, insolent (Most of your comments are so impertinent that I don t wish to dignify them with an answer.) impervious (adj.) impenetrable, incapable of being affected (Because of their thick layer of fur, many seals are almost impervious to the cold.) impetuous (adj.) rash; hastily done (Hilda s hasty slaying of the king was an impetuous, thoughtless action.) impinge 1. (v.) to impact, affect, make an impression (The hail impinged the roof, leaving large dents.) 2. (v.) to encroach, infringe (I apologize for impinging upon you like this, but I really need to use your bathroom. Now.) implacable (adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated (Watch out: once you shun Grandma s cooking, she is totally implacable.) implement 1. (n.) an instrument, utensil, tool (Do you have a knife or some other sort of implement that I could use to pry the lid off of this jar?) 2. (v.) to put into effect, to institute (After the first town curfew failed to stop the graffiti problem, the mayor implemented a new policy to use security cameras to catch perpetrators in the act.) implicate (v.) to involve in an incriminating way, incriminate (Even though Tom wasn t present at the time of the shooting, he was implicated by the evidence suggesting that he had supplied the shooters with guns.) implicit (adj.) understood but not outwardly obvious, implied (I know Professor Smith didn t actually say not to write from personal experience, but I think such a message was implicit in her instruction to use scholarly sources.) impregnable (adj.) resistant to capture or penetration (Though the invaders used battering rams, catapults, and rain dances, the fortress proved impregnable and resisted all attacks.) impudent (adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent (The impudent young man looked the princess up and down and told her she was hot even though she hadn t asked him.) impute (v.) to ascribe, blame (The CEO imputed the many typos in the letter to his lazy secretary.) inane (adj.) silly and meaningless (Some films are so inane that the psychology of the characters makes absolutely no sense.) inarticulate (adj.) incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech (Though he spoke for over an hour, the lecturer was completely inarticulate and the students had no idea what he was talking about.) SAT Vocabulary I incarnate 1. (adj.) existing in the flesh, embodied (In the church pageant, I play the role of greed incarnate.) 2. (v.) to give human form to (The alien evaded detection by incarnating himself in a human form.) incendiary 1. (n.) a person who agitates (If we catch the incendiary who screamed bomb in the middle of the soccer match, we re going to put him in jail.) 2. (adj.) inflammatory, causing combustion (Gas and lighter fluid are incendiary materials that should be kept out of hot storage areas.) incessant (adj.) unending (We wanted to go outside and play, but the incessant rain kept us indoors for two days.) inchoate (adj.) unformed or formless, in a beginning stage (The country s government is still inchoate and, because it has no great tradition, quite unstable.) incisive (adj.) clear, sharp, direct (The discussion wasn t going anywhere until her incisive comment allowed everyone to see what the true issues were.) inclination (n.) a tendency, propensity (Sarah has an inclination to see every foreign film [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |
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