SAT Vocabulary Page 14

• herbarium n. A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study.
• herbivorous adj. Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals.
• hereditary adj. Passing naturally from parent to child.
• heredity n. Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent to offspring.
• heresy n. An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles.
• heretic n. One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy.
• heritage n. Birthright.
• hernia n. Protrusion of any internal organ in whole or in part from its normal position.
• hesitancy n. A pausing to consider.
• hesitant adj. Vacillating.
• hesitation n. Vacillation.
• heterodox adj. At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion.
• heterogeneity n. Unlikeness of constituent parts.
• heterogeneous adj. Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.
• heteromorphic adj. Deviating from the normal form or standard type.
• hexangular adj. Having six angles.
• hexapod adj. Having six feet.
• hexagon n. A figure with six angles.
• hiatus n. A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting.
• hibernal adj. Pertaining to winter.
• Hibernian adj. Pertaining to Ireland, or its people.
• hideous adj. Appalling.
• hilarious adj. Boisterously merry.
• hillock n. A small hill or mound.
• hinder v. To obstruct.
• hindmost adj. Farthest from the front.
• hindrance n. An obstacle.
• hirsute adj. Having a hairy covering.
• hoard v. To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation.
• hoarse adj. Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.
• homage n. Reverential regard or worship.
• homogeneity n. Congruity of the members or elements or parts.
• homogeneous adj. Made up of similar parts or elements.
• homologous adj. Identical in nature, make-up, or relation.
• homonym n. A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
• homophone n. A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
• honorarium n. A token fee or payment to a professional man for services.
• hoodwink v. To deceive.
• horde n. A gathered multitude of human beings.
• hosiery n. A stocking.
• hospitable adj. Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness.
• hospitality n. The practice of receiving and entertaining strangers and guests with kindness.
• hostility n. Enmity.
• huckster n. One who retails small wares.
• humane adj. Compassionate.
• humanitarian n. A philanthropist.
• humanize v. To make gentle or refined.
• humbug n. Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead.
• humiliate v. To put to shame.
• hussar n. A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine.
• hustle v. To move with haste and promptness.
• hybrid adj. Cross-bred.
• hydra n. The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules.
• hydraulic adj. Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion.
• hydrodynamics n. The branch of mechanics that treats of the dynamics of fluids.
• hydroelectric adj. Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam.
• hydromechanics n. The mechanics of fluids.
• hydrometer n. An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation.
• hydrostatics n. The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids.
• hydrous adj. Watery.
• hygiene n. The branch of medical science that relates to improving health.
• hypercritical adj. Faultfinding.
• hypnosis n. An artificial trance-sleep.
• hypnotic adj. Tending to produce sleep.
• hypnotism n. An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestion.
• hypnotize v. To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions.
• hypocrisy n. Extreme insincerity.
• hypocrite n. One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs.
• hypodermic adj. Pertaining to the area under the skin.
• hypotenuse n. The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle.
• hypothesis n. A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion.
• hysteria n. A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying.
• ichthyic adj. Fish-like.
• ichthyology n. The branch of zoology that treats of fishes.
• ichthyosaurs n. A fossil reptile.
• icily adv. Frigidly.
• iciness n. The state of being icy.
• icon n. An image or likeness.
• iconoclast n. An image-breaker.
• idealize v. To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard.
• idiom n. A use of words peculiar to a particular language.
• idiosyncrasy n. A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.
• idolize v. To regard with inordinate love or admiration.
• ignoble adj. Low in character or purpose.
• ignominious adj. Shameful.
• Iliad n. A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy.
• illegal adj. Not according to law.
• illegible adj. Undecipherable.
• illegitimate adj. Unlawfully begotten.
• illiberal adj. Stingy.
• illicit adj. Unlawful.
• illimitable adj. Boundless.
• illiterate adj. Having little or no book-learning.
• ill-natured adj. Surly.
• illogical adj. Contrary to the rules of sound thought.
• illuminant n. That which may be used to produce light.
• illuminate v. To supply with light.
• illumine v. To make bright or clear.
• illusion n. An unreal image presented to the senses.
• illusive adj. Deceptive.
• illusory adj. Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance.
• imaginable adj. That can be imagined or conceived in the mind.
• imaginary adj. Fancied.
• imbibe v. To drink or take in.
• imbroglio n. A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife.
• imbrue v. To wet or moisten.
• imitation n. That which is made as a likeness or copy.
• imitator n. One who makes in imitation.
• immaculate adj. Without spot or blemish.
• immaterial adj. Of no essential consequence.
• immature adj. Not full-grown.
• immeasurable adj. Indefinitely extensive.
• immense adj. Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity.
• immerse v. To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid.
• immersion n. The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid.
• immigrant n. A foreigner who enters a country to settle there.
• immigrate v. To come into a country or region from a former habitat.
• imminence n. Impending evil or danger.
• imminent adj. Dangerous and close at hand.
• immiscible adj. Separating, as oil and water.
• immoral adj. Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices.
• immortalize v. To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time.
• immovable adj. Steadfast.
• immune adj. Exempt, as from disease.
• immutable adj. Unchangeable.
• impair v. To cause to become less or worse.
• impalpable adj. Imperceptible to the touch.
• impartial adj. Unbiased.
• impassable adj. That can not be passed through or over.
• impassible adj. Not moved or affected by feeling.
• impassive adj. Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.
• impatience n. Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things.
• impeccable adj. Blameless.
• impecunious adj. Having no money.
• impede v. To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
• impel v. To drive or urge forward.
• impend v. To be imminent.
• imperative adj. Obligatory.
• imperceptible adj. Indiscernible.
• imperfectible adj. That can not be perfected.
• imperil v. To endanger.
• imperious adj. Insisting on obedience.
• impermissible adj. Not permissible.
• impersonal adj. Not relating to a particular person or thing.
• impersonate v. To appear or act in the character of.
• impersuadable adj. Unyielding.
• impertinence n. Rudeness.
• imperturbable adj. Calm.
• impervious adj. Impenetrable.
• impetuosity n. Rashness.
• impetuous adj. Impulsive.
• impetus n. Any impulse or incentive.
• impiety n. Irreverence toward God.
• impious adj. Characterized by irreverence or irreligion.
• implausible adj. Not plausible.
• impliable adj. Capable of being inferred.
• implicate v. To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
• implicit adj. Implied.
• imply v. To signify.
• impolitic adj. Inexpedient.
• importation n. The act or practice of bringing from one country into another.
• importunate adj. Urgent in character, request, or demand.
• importune v. To harass with persistent demands or entreaties.
• impotent adj. Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual.
• impoverish v. To make indigent or poor.
• impracticable adj. Not feasible.
• impregnable adj. That can not be taken by assault.
• impregnate v. To make pregnant.
• impromptu n. Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment.
• improper adj. Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming