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SAT Words 39
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Term | Definition |
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incarnate | 1. (adj.) existing in the flesh, embodied (In the church pageant, I play the role of greed _____.) 2. (v.) to give human form to (The alien evaded detection by _____ing himself in a human form.) |
incendiary | 1. (n.) a person who agitates (If we catch the _____ who screamed “bomb” during the soccer match, we’ll jail him.) 2. (adj.) inflammatory, causing combustion (Gas and lighter fluid are _____ materials that should be kept out of hot storage areas.) |
incessant | (adj.) unending (We wanted to go outside and play, but the _____ rain kept us indoors for two days.) |
inchoate | (adj.) unformed or formless, in a beginning stage (The country’s government is still _____ and, because it has no great tradition, quite unstable.) |
incisive | (adj.) clear, sharp, direct (The discussion wasn’t going anywhere until her _____ comment allowed everyone to see what the true issues were.) |
inclination | (n.) a tendency, propensity (Sarah has an _____to see every foreign film she hears about, even when she’s sure that she won’t like it.) |
incontrovertible | (adj.) indisputable (Only stubborn Tina would attempt to disprove the _____ laws of physics.) |
incorrigible | (adj.) incapable of correction, delinquent (You can buy Grandma nicotine gum all you want, but I think that after sixty-five years of smoking she’s _____.) |
increment | (n.) an enlargement; the process of increasing (The workmen made the wall longer, _____ by increment.) |
incumbent | 1. (n.) one who holds an office (The _____ senator is already serving his fifth term.) 2. (adj.) obligatory (It is _____ upon this organization to offer aid to all who seek it.) |
indefatigable | (adj.) incapable of defeat, failure, decay (Even after traveling 62 miles, the _____ runner kept on moving.) |
indigenous | (adj.) originating in a region (Some fear that these plants, which are not _____ to the region, may choke out the vegetation that is native to the area.) |
indigent | (adj.) very poor, impoverished (I would rather donate money to help the _____ population than to the park sculpture fund.) |
indignation | (n.) anger sparked by something unjust or unfair (I resigned from the sorority because of my _____ at its hazing of new members.) |