SAT vocab words 201-220

Question 1

cutting to the heart of the matter

Answer 1

incisive

Question 2

not having a fixed length of time; vague

Answer 2

indeterminate

Question 3

native to; originating in a particular area

Answer 3

indigenous

Question 4

in need; poor, impoverished

Answer 4

indignent

Question 5

clumsy, unskilled

Answer 5

inept

Question 6

to draw a conclusion from facts or premises

Answer 6

infer

Question 7

obligatory directive, especially from the court

Answer 7

injunction

Question 8

way out of line; excessive, unreasonable

Answer 8

inordinate

Question 9

impossible to satisfy

Answer 9

insatiable

Question 10

seductively harmful; treacherous; having a subtle effect

Answer 10

insidous

Question 11

rebellious

Answer 11

insurgent

Question 12

to put into the earth; to bury

Answer 12

inter

Question 13

to step into (intervene), usually on someone’s behalf; to mediate

Answer 13

intercede

Question 14

to flood; to overwhelm

Answer 14

inundate

Question 15

by the fact itself; by the nature of the case

Answer 15

ipso facto

Question 16

brilliant play of color

Answer 16

irirdescence

Question 17

a massive, inexorable force or object that crushes everything in its path

Answer 17

juggernaut

Question 18

a slow, solemn ringing; an announcement of death or disaster; an omen of failure

Answer 18

knell

Question 19

espousing a doctrine of non-interference or freedom of choice and action

Answer 19

laissez-faire

Question 20

to become weak, depressed, listless

Answer 20

languish