SAT最常见的1000个词汇（I-4）

　　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。 

insurgent (n.) one who rebels (The insurgent snuck into and defaced a different
classroom each night until the administration agreed to meet his demands.)
integral (adj.) necessary for completeness (Without the integral ingredient of flour, you
wouldn’t be able to make bread.)
interject (v.) to insert between other things (During our conversation, the cab driver
occasionally interjected his opinion.)
interlocutor (n.) someone who participates in a dialogue or conversation (When the
officials could not come to an agreement over the correct cover of the flags, the prime
minister acted as an interlocutor.)
interminable (adj.) without possibility of end (The fact that biology lectures came just
before lunch made them seem interminable.)
intimation (n.) an indirect suggestion (Mr. Brinford’s intimation that he would soon pass
away occurred when he began to discuss how to distribute his belongings among his
children.)

intractable (adj.) difficult to manipulate, unmanageable (There was no end in sight to
the intractable conflict between the warring countries.)
intransigent (adj.) refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion (The
intransigent child said he would have 12 scoops of ice cream, or he would bang his
head against the wall until his mother fainted from fear.)
intrepid (adj.) brave in the face of danger (After scaling a live volcano prior to its
eruption, the explorer was praised for his intrepid attitude.)
inundate (v.) to flood with abundance (Because I am the star of a new sitcom, my fans
are sure to inundate me with fan mail and praise.)
inure (v.) to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation (Twenty
years in the salt mines inured the man to the discomforts of dirt and grime.)
invective (n.) an angry verbal attack (My mother’s irrational invective against the way I
dress only made me decide to dye my hair green.)
inveterate (adj.) stubbornly established by habit (I’m the first to admit that I’m an
inveterate coffee drinker—I drink four cups a day.)
inviolable (adj.) secure from assault (Nobody was ever able to break into Batman’s
inviolable Batcave.)
irascible (adj.) easily angered (At the smallest provocation, my irascible cat will begin
scratching and clawing.)

iridescent (adj.) showing rainbow colors (The bride’s large diamond ring was
iridescent in the afternoon sun.)
irreverence (n.) disrespect (The irreverence displayed by the band that marched
through the chapel disturbed many churchgoers.)
irrevocable (adj.) incapable of being taken back (The Bill of Rights is an irrevocable
part of American law.)