SAT Vocabulary Words 14

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Approximately 5000 vocabulary words that should be memorized before taking the SAT. This lesson is broken into 26 parts.

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invalidate

invalidate (v)
To render of no force or effect.

invaluable

invaluable (adj)
Exceedingly precious.

invariable

invariable (adj)
Unchangeable.

invasion

invasion (n)
Encroachment, as by an act of intrusion or trespass.

invective

invective (n)
An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach.

inveigh

inveigh (v)
To utter vehement censure or invective.

inventive

inventive (adj)
Quick at contrivance.

inverse

inverse (adj)
Contrary in tendency or direction.

inversion

inversion (n)
Change of order so that the first shall become last and the last first.

invert

invert (v)
To turn inside out, upside down, or in opposite direction.

investigator

investigator (n)
One who investigates.

investor

investor (n)
One who invests money.

inveterate

inveterate (adj)
Habitual.

invidious

invidious (adj)
Showing or feeling envy.

invigorate

invigorate (v)
To animate.

invincible

invincible (adj)
Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome.

inviolable

inviolable (adj)
Incapable of being injured or disturbed.

invoke

invoke (v)
To call on for assistance or protection.

involuntary

involuntary (adj)
Unwilling.

involution

involution (n)
Complication.

involve

involve (v)
To draw into entanglement, literally or figuratively.

invulnerable

invulnerable (adj)
That can not be wounded or hurt.

inwardly

inwardly (adv)
With no outward manifestation.

iota

iota (n)
A small or insignificant mark or part.

irascible

irascible (adj)
Prone to anger.

irate

irate (adj)
Moved to anger.

ire

ire (n)
Wrath.

iridescence

iridescence (n)
A many-colored appearance.

iridescent

iridescent (adj)
Exhibiting changing rainbow-colors due to the interference of the light.

irk

irk (v)
To afflict with pain, vexation, or fatigue.

irksome

irksome (adj)
Wearisome.

irony

irony (n)
Censure or ridicule under cover of praise or compliment.

irradiance

irradiance (n)
Luster.

irradiate

irradiate (v)
To render clear and intelligible.

irrational

irrational (adj)
Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding.

irreducible

irreducible (adj)
That can not be lessened.

irrefragable

irrefragable (adj)
That can not be refuted or disproved.

irrefrangible

irrefrangible (adj)
That can not be broken or violated.

irrelevant

irrelevant (adj)
Inapplicable.

irreligious

irreligious (adj)
Indifferent or opposed to religion.

irreparable

irreparable (adj)
That can not be rectified or made amends for.

irrepressible

irrepressible (adj)
That can not be restrained or kept down.

irresistible

irresistible (adj)
That can not be successfully withstood or opposed.

irresponsible

irresponsible (adj)
Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities.

irreverence

irreverence (n)
The quality showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.

irreverent

irreverent (adj)
Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.

irreverential

irreverential (adj)
Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.

irreversible

irreversible (adj)
Irrevocable.

irrigant

irrigant (adj)
Serving to water lands by artificial means.

irrigate

irrigate (v)
To water, as land, by ditches or other artificial means.

irritable

irritable (adj)
Showing impatience or ill temper on little provocation.

irritancy

irritancy (n)
The quality of producing vexation.

irritant

irritant (n)
A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension.

irritate

irritate (v)
To excite ill temper or impatience in.

irruption

irruption (n)
Sudden invasion.

isle

isle (n)
An island.

islet

islet (n)
A little island.

isobar

isobar (n)
A line joining points at which the barometric pressure is the same at a specified moment.

isochronous

isochronous (adj)
Relating to or denoting equal intervals of time.

isolate

isolate (v)
To separate from others of its kind.

isothermal

isothermal (adj)
Having or marking equality of temperature.

itinerant

itinerant (adj)
Wandering.

itinerary

itinerary (n)
A detailed account or diary of a journey.

itinerate

itinerate (v)
To wander from place to place.

jargon

jargon (n)
Confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech.

jaundice

jaundice (n)
A morbid condition, due to obstructed excretion of bile or characterized by yellowing of the skin.

jeopardize

jeopardize (v)
To imperil.

Jingo

Jingo (n)
One of a party in Great Britain in favor of spirited and demonstrative foreign policy.

jocose

jocose (adj)
Done or made in jest.

jocular

jocular (adj)
Inclined to joke.

joggle

joggle (n)
A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake.

journalize

journalize (v)
To keep a diary.

jovial

jovial (adj)
Merry.

jubilation

jubilation (n)
Exultation.

judgment

judgment (n)
The faculty by the exercise of which a deliberate conclusion is reached.

judicature

judicature (n)
Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment.

judicial

judicial (adj)
Pertaining to the administration of justice.

judiciary

judiciary (n)
That department of government which administers the law relating to civil and criminal justice.

judicious

judicious (adj)
Prudent.

juggle

juggle (v)
To play tricks of sleight of hand.

jugglery

jugglery (n)
The art or practice of sleight of hand.

jugular

jugular (adj)
Pertaining to the throat.

juicy

juicy (adj)
Succulent.

junction

junction (n)
The condition of being joined.

juncture

juncture (n)
An articulation, joint, or seam.

junta

junta (n)
A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government.

juridical

juridical (adj)
Assumed by law to exist.

jurisdiction

jurisdiction (n)
Lawful power or right to exercise official authority.

jurisprudence

jurisprudence (n)
The science of rights in accordance with positive law.

juror

juror (n)
One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice.

joust

joust (v)
To engage in a tilt with lances on horseback.

justification

justification (n)
Vindication.

juvenile

juvenile (adj)
Characteristic of youth.

juxtapose

juxtapose (v)
To place close together.

keepsake

keepsake (n)
Anything kept or given to be kept for the sake of the giver.

kerchief

kerchief (n)
A square of linen, silk, or other material, used as a covering for the head or neck.

kernel

kernel (n)
A grain or seed.

kiln

kiln (n)
An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products.

kiloliter

kiloliter (n)
One thousand liters.

kilometer

kilometer (n)
A length of 1,000 meters.

kilowatt

kilowatt (n)
One thousand watts.

kimono

kimono (n)
A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan.

kind-hearted

kind-hearted (adj)
Having a kind and sympathetic nature.

kingling

kingling (n)
A petty king.

kingship

kingship (n)
Royal state.

kinsfolk

kinsfolk (n)
pl. Relatives.

knavery

knavery (n)
Deceitfulness in dealing.

knead

knead (v)
To mix and work into a homogeneous mass, especially with the hands.

knickknack

knickknack (n)
A small article, more for ornament that use.

knight errant

knight errant (n)
One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure.

knighthood

knighthood (n)
Chivalry.

laborious

laborious (adj)
Toilsome.

labyrinth

labyrinth (n)
A maze.

lacerate

lacerate (v)
To tear rudely or raggedly.

lackadaisical

lackadaisical (adj)
Listless.

lactation

lactation (n)
The secretion of milk.

lacteal

lacteal (adj)
Milky.

lactic

lactic (adj)
Pertaining to milk.

laddie

laddie (n)
A lad.

ladle

ladle (n)
A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids.

laggard

laggard (adj)
Falling behind.

landholder

landholder (n)
Landowner.

landlord

landlord (n)
A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements.

landmark

landmark (n)
A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of.

landscape

landscape (n)
A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation.

languid

languid (adj)
Relaxed.

languor

languor (n)
Lassitude of body or depression.

lapse

lapse (n)
A slight deviation from what is right, proper, or just.

lascivious

lascivious (adj)
Lustful.

lassie

lassie (n)
A little lass.

latent

latent (adj)
Dormant.

latency

latency (n)
The state of being dormant.

later

later (adv)
At a subsequent time.

lateral

lateral (adj)
Directed toward the side.

latish

latish (adj)
Rather late.

lattice

lattice (n)
Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars.

laud

laud (v)
To praise in words or song.

laudable

laudable (adj)
Praiseworthy.

laudation

laudation (n)
High praise.

laudatory

laudatory (adj)
Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.

laundress

laundress (n)
Washerwoman.

laureate

laureate (adj)
Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction.

lave

lave (v)
To wash or bathe.

lawgiver

lawgiver (n)
A legislator.

lawmaker

lawmaker (n)
A legislator.

lax

lax (adj)
Not stringent or energetic.

laxative

laxative (adj)
Having power to open or loosen the bowels.

lea

lea (n)
A field.

leaflet

leaflet (n)
A little leaf or a booklet.

leaven

leaven (v)
To make light by fermentation, as dough.

leeward

leeward (n)
That side or direction toward which the wind blows.

left-handed

left-handed (adj)
Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right.

legacy

legacy (n)
A bequest.

legalize

legalize (v)
To give the authority of law to.

legging

legging (n)
A covering for the leg.

legible

legible (adj)
That may be read with ease.

legionary

legionary (n)
A member of an ancient Roman legion or of the modern French Legion of Honor.

legislate

legislate (v)
To make or enact a law or laws.

legislative

legislative (adj)
That makes or enacts laws.

legislator

legislator (n)
A lawgiver.

legitimacy

legitimacy (n)
Accordance with law.

legitimate

legitimate (adj)
Having the sanction of law or established custom.

leisure

leisure (n)
Spare time.

leniency

leniency (n)
Forbearance.

lenient

lenient (adj)
Not harsh.

leonine

leonine (adj)
Like a lion.

lethargy

lethargy (n)
Prolonged sluggishness of body or mind.

levee

levee (n)
An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.

lever

lever (n)
That which exerts, or through which one may exert great power.

leviathan

leviathan (n)
Any large animal, as a whale.

levity

levity (n)
Frivolity.

levy

levy (v)
To impose and collect by force or threat of force.

lewd

lewd (adj)
Characterized by lust or lasciviousness.

lexicographer

lexicographer (n)
One who makes dictionaries.

lexicography

lexicography (n)
The making of dictionaries.

lexicon

lexicon (n)
A dictionary.

liable

liable (adj)
Justly or legally responsible.

libel

libel (n)
Defamation.

liberalism

liberalism (n)
Opposition to conservatism.

liberate

liberate (v)
To set free or release from bondage.

licentious

licentious (adj)
Wanton.

licit

licit (adj)
Lawful.

liege

liege (adj)
Sovereign.

lien

lien (n)
A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.

lieu

lieu (n)
Stead.

lifelike

lifelike (adj)
Realistic.

lifelong

lifelong (adj)
Lasting or continuous through life.

lifetime

lifetime (n)
The time that life continues.

ligament

ligament (n)
That which binds objects together.

ligature

ligature (n)
Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying.

light-hearted

light-hearted (adj)
Free from care.

ligneous

ligneous (adj)
Having the texture of appearance of wood.

likelihood

likelihood (n)
A probability.

likely

likely (adj)
Plausible.

liking

liking (n)
Fondness.