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SAT Vocab. (incandescence-intinerary)
SAT Vocab. (incandescence-intinerary); + = positive connotation, - = negative connotation
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07/26/2011

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incandescence (n)
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noticeable brightness or clarity; glowing (as a light or candle)
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incantation (n)
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a written or spoken spell with the hope of invoking magic; any special group of repeated words
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incarcerate (v)
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to lock up or confine against a person's will; to imprison
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incendiary (n)
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a person who sets fires; a bomb
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incendiary (adj)
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of deliberate burning (of property); tending to start fires, either literally or figuratively; inflammatory
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incessant (adj)
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going on without interruption; ceaseless, continuous
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inchoate (adj)
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not well formed or formulated; embryonic, in a sense; vague
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incipient (adj)
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just beginning or apparent; commencing, burgeoning
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incite (v) -
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to stir or spur on to action ;to foment, instigate, abet
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incognito (adj or adv)
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with a hidden identity
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incongruous (adj)
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seeming out of place or unsuited; incompatible
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incorrigible (adj) -
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extremely difficult to manage or control (of people or animals); delinquent, recalcitrant
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increment (n)
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an increase, as in salary or worth; one of a series of regular enlargements
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incriminate (v) -
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to accuse of blame or implicate as blameworthy
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incubus (n) -
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evil spirit; any depressing weight (as worry) or burden
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indifferent (adj)
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neutral or unbiased; impartial; sometimes apathetic
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indolent (adj) -
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naturally lazy or idle
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indomitable (adj)
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unconquerable; dauntless
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ineffable (adj)
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indescribable; difficult to express in words
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inept (adj) -
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lacking competence or fitness; not suited to the place, time, or job; awkward, bungling
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inert (adj)
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exceedingly slow to move or act; sluggish, inactive
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inevitable (adj)
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not avoidable by any means
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inexorable (adj)
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not movable by any means; relentless, inflexible
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inference (n)
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something deduced or concluded from evidence; a proposition gained from available data; a conclusion
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infidel (n)
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a religious unbeliever in respect to a particular religion; a disbeliever in some specific sense
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ingratiate (v)
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to work your way into someone's good graces (use with "with")
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inherent (adj)
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natural, inborn; of essential nature, given the subject; innate
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iniquity (n) -
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wickedness, sin; grave injustice
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innocuous (adj)
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not offensive or harmful; dull or insipid
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inordinate (adj)
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beyond normal limits; unreasonable, excessive, immoderate
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inscrutable (adj)
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difficult to understand or interpret; mysterious
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insidious (adj0 -
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alluring but dangerous; treacherous or deceitfully damaging
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insipid (adj) -
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lacking interest or stimulation; flat, dull
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insolvent (adj) -
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lacking money; impoverished, "broke"
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insular (adj)
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set apart; isolated (as an island)
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interpolate (v)
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to add by insertion (words or ideas); to insert (something) between other things
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intone (v)
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to say something in a ritualistic or singsong way; to chant
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intrinsic (adj)
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referring to the essential nature of a thing; innate
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intuition (n)
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natural, quick understanding or perception
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inundate (v)
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to overwhelm or flow over, as with a flood
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inure (v)
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to adjust to something basically unpleasant; to habituate or accustom
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invective (n) -
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verbal abuse or insult; vituperation
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inveigh (v) -
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to object with bitterness; to complain forcefully, maybe lengthily; to rail
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inveigle (v)
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to convince or persuade by cleverness or flattery; to entice, cajole, wheedle
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inveterate (adj)
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well established over time (as a habit); confirmed; chronic
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irascible (adj) -
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easily angered; testy, touchy; cross, choleric, splenetic
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irony (n)
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the unexpected, when it is the opposite of what you expected; humor based on incongruity; deliberate use of words so that the meaning construed is the opposite of what was actually said
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iterate (v)
Definition
to repeat over and over; to reiterate
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itinerary (n)
Definition
travel route or guide; guidebook
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