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SAT Words 37

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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 _____.)
iconoclast (n.) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions (Jane goes to one protest after another, but she seems to be an _____ 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 _____, 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 _____ 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 _____ 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 _____ 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 _____ herself in her work in order to avoid crying.)
immutable (adj.) not changeable (The laws of physics are _____and constant.)
impassive (adj.) stoic, not susceptible to suffering (Stop being so _____; it’s healthy to cry every now and then.)
impeccable (adj.) exemplary, flawless (If your grades were as _____ as your sister’s, then you too would receive a car for a graduation present.)
impecunious (adj.) poor (“I fear he’s too _____ to take me out tonight,” the bratty girl whined.)
imperative 1. (adj.) necessary, pressing (It is _____ that you have these folders organized by midday.) 2. (n.) a rule, command, or order (Her _____ to have the folders organized by midday was perceived as ridiculous by the others.)
imperious (adj.) commanding, domineering (The _____ nature of your manner led me to dislike you at once.)
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