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Basic SAT Vocabulary: H - N

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hiatus
a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity.
hypocrite
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who criticizes a flaw he in fact possesses.
incandescent
shining brightly.
incorrigible
incapable of being corrected or amended; difficult to control or manage.
incredulous
unwilling to accept what is true, skeptical.
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indomitable
incapable of being conquered.
ingratiate
to gain favor with another by deliberate effort, to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage.
insolent
insultingly arrogant, overbearing.
intimation
a subtle and indirect hint.
ironic
poignantly contrary or incongruous to what was expected.
irreverent
disrespectful in a gentle or humorous way.
jettison
to discard, to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering.
kismet
fate.
lampoon
to ridicule with satire.
lax
not rigid, loose; negligent.
lecherous
lewd, lustful.
lilliputian
a very small person or thing.
limber
flexible, capable of being shaped.
lithe
moving and bending with ease; marked by effortless grace.
malevolent
exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others.
malleable
easily influenced or shaped, capable of being altered by outside forces.
masochist
one who enjoys being subjected to pain or humiliation.
maverick
an independent individual who does not go along with a group.
megalomania
obsession with great or grandiose performance.
missive
a written note or letter.
mitigate
vo
to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
modicum
a small portion, limited quantity.
morose
gloomy, sullen.
mutability
the quality of being capable of change, in form or character; susceptibility of change.
myopic
lacking foresight, having a narrow view or long-range perspective.
nebulous
vague, undefined.
nefarious
intensely wicked or vicious.
non sequitur
a statement that does not follow logically from anything previously said.
novel
new and not resembling anything formerly known.

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