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Advanced SAT Vocabulary: I - N

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ignoble
having low moral standards, not noble in character; mean.
illusory
producing illusion, deceptive.
imperious
commanding, domineering; urgent.
imperturbable
unshakably calm and steady.
implacable
inflexible; not capable of being changed or pacified.
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importunate
troublesomely urgent; extremely persistent in request or demand.
imprecation
a curse.
impute
to lay the responsibility or blame for, often unjustly.
incarnadine
red, especially blood red.
inchoate
being only partly in existence; imperfectly formed.
insensate
lacking sensibility and understanding, foolish.
insuperable
incapable of being surmounted or overcome.
interlocutor
ones who takes part in conversation.
internecine
conflict or struggle within a group.
interregnum
a temporary halting of the usual operations of government or control.
inveterate
firmly established, especially with respect to a habit or attitude.
irascible
easily angered, hot-tempered.
jocular
playful, humorous.
junta
a small governing body, especially after a revolutionary seizure of power.
largess
generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior.
lexicon
a dictionary; a stock of terms pertaining to a particular subject or vocabulary.
licentious
immoral; unrestrained by society.
loquacious
talkative.
macabre
having death as a subject; dwelling on the gruesome.
macrocosm
the whole universe; a large-scale reflection of a part of the great world.
malapropsim
the accidental, often comical, use of a word which resembles the one intended, but has a different, often contradictory meaning.
malfeasance
wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official.
mawkish
sickeningly sentimental.
mellifluous
having a smooth, rich flow.
milieu
the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops, environment.
mordant
biting and caustic in manner and style.
mores
fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes.
mote
a small particle, speck.
neonate
a newborn child.
nomenclature
a system of scientific names.

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