SAT最常见的1000个词汇（I-2）

　　该词表中的词汇主要是针对美国学生挑选出来的，这1000个词汇是属于SAT考试中常出现但美国学生却不熟悉的词汇，因此该词表中的词汇难度较大。如果你是刚刚接触SAT的考生，最好不要立即使用该词表，推荐留在备考的最后阶段再使用。 

impute (v.) to ascribe, blame (The CEO imputed the many typos in the letter to his lazy
secretary.)
inane (adj.) silly and meaningless (Some films are so inane that the psychology of the
characters makes absolutely no sense.)
inarticulate (adj.) incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech (Though he
spoke for over an hour, the lecturer was completely inarticulate and the students had
no idea what he was talking about.)

incarnate 1. (adj.) existing in the flesh, embodied (In the church pageant, I play the role
of greed incarnate.) 2. (v.) to give human form to (The alien evaded detection by
incarnating himself in a human form.)
incendiary 1. (n.) a person who agitates (If we catch the incendiary who screamed
“bomb” in the middle of the soccer match, we’re going to put him in jail.) 2. (adj.)
inflammatory, causing combustion (Gas and lighter fluid are incendiary materials
that should be kept out of hot storage areas.)
incessant (adj.) unending (We wanted to go outside and play, but the incessant rain kept
us indoors for two days.)
inchoate (adj.) unformed or formless, in a beginning stage (The country’s government
is still inchoate and, because it has no great tradition, quite unstable.)
incisive (adj.) clear, sharp, direct (The discussion wasn’t going anywhere until her
incisive comment allowed everyone to see what the true issues were.)
inclination (n.) a tendency, propensity (Sarah has an inclination 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
incontrovertible 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
incorrigible.)
increment (n.) an enlargement; the process of increasing(The workmen made the wall
longer, increment by increment.)
incumbent 1. (n.) one who holds an office (The incumbent senator is already serving his
fifth term.) 2. (adj.) obligatory (It is incumbent upon this organization to offer aid to
all who seek it.)
indefatigable (adj.) incapable of defeat, failure, decay (Even after traveling 62 miles, the
indefatigable runner kept on moving.)
indigenous (adj.) originating in a region (Some fear that these plants, which are not
indigenous 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
indigent population than to the park sculpture fund.)
indignation (n.) anger sparked by something unjust or unfair (I resigned from the
sorority because of my indignation at its hazing of new members.)

indolent (adj.) lazy (Why should my indolent children, who can’t even pick themselves
up off the couch to pour their own juice, be rewarded with a trip to the mall?)
indomitable (adj.) not capable of being conquered (To be honest, Jim, my indomitable
nature means I could never take orders from anyone, and especially not from a jerk
like you.)
induce (v.) to bring about, stimulate (Who knew that our decision to boycott school
lunch would induce a huge riot?)
ineffable (adj.) unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words (It is said
that the experience of playing with a dolphin is ineffable and can only be understood
through direct encounter.)
inept (adj.) not suitable or capable, unqualified (She proved how inept she was when
she forgot three orders and spilled a beer in a customer’s lap.)
inexorable (adj.) incapable of being persuaded or placated (Although I begged for
hours, Mom was inexorable and refused to let me stay out all night after the prom.)
inextricable (adj.) hopelessly tangled or entangled (Unless I look at the solution
manual, I have no way of solving this inextricable problem.)
infamy (n.) notoriety, extreme ill repute (The infamy of his crime will not lessen as the
decades pass.)
infusion (n.) an injection of one substance into another; the permeation of one
substance by another (The infusion of Eastern religion into Western philosophy
created interesting new schools of thought.)
ingenious (adj.) clever, resourceful (Her ingenious use of walnuts instead of the peanuts
called for by the recipe was lauded by the other garden club members who found her
cake delicious.)
ingenuous (adj.) not devious; innocent and candid (He must have writers, but his
speeches seem so ingenuous it’s hard to believe he’s not speaking from his own heart.)
inhibit (v.) to prevent, restrain, stop (When I told you I needed the car last night, I
certainly never meant to inhibit you from going out.)
inimical (adj.) hostile, enemylike (I don’t see how I could ever work for a company that
was so cold and inimical to me during my interviews.)
iniquity (n.) wickedness or sin (“Your iniquity,” said the priest to the practical jokester,
“will be forgiven.”)