SAT Common

250 common SAT words

250 common SAT words


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impassive (adj)

stoic, not showing emotion

imperious (adj)

commanding, domineering 

impertinent (adj)

rude, insolent 

impervious (adj)

impenetrable, incapable of being affected 

impetuous (adj)

rash, hastily done

impinge (v)

1. to impact, affect, make an impression 

2. to encroach, infringe, intrude

implacable (adj)

incapable of being appeased or mitigated 

impudent (adj)

casually rude, insolent, impertinent 

inchoate (adj)

unformed or formless, in a beginning stage 

incontrovertible (adj)

indisputable 

indefatigable (adj)

incapable of defeat, failure, decay

ineffable (adj)

unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words 

inexorable (adj)

incapable of being persuaded or placated (make less angry)

ingenuous (adj)

not devious, innocent and candid 

inimical (adj)

hostile 

iniquity (n)

wickedness or sin 

insidious (adj)

appealing but imperceptibly harmful, seducive 

intransigent (adj)

refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion 

inure (v)

to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation 

invective (n)

an angry verbal attack 

inveterate (adj)

stubbornly established by habit

jubilant (adj)

extremely joyful, happy

laconic (adj)

terse (concise) in speech or writing 

languid (adj)

sluggish from fatigue or weakness

largess (n)

the generous giving of lavish gifts 

latent (adj)

hidden, but capable of being exposed 

legerdemain (n)

deception, slight-of-hand 

licentious (adj)

displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints 

limpid (adj)

clear, transparent 

maelstrom (n)

destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects 

magnanimous (adj)

generous, noble 

malediction (n)

a curse 

malevolent (adj)

wanting harm to befall others 

manifold (adj)

diverse, varied 

maudlin (adj)

weakly sentimental 

mawkish (adj)

characterized by sick sentimentality (overly sentimental)

mendacious (adj)

having a lying, false character 

mercurial (adj)

characterized by rapid change or tempermentality; capricious 

modicum (n)

a small amount of something 

morass (n)

1. a wet swampy bog 

2. figuratively: something that traps and confuses