SSAT Vocabulary Practice: List 40

Twenty-word practice set from the Ubiquitous Essentials SSAT/SAT academic glossary.

Vocabulary List 40: IN-IR Words

1. InordinateSSAT vocabularyExcessive or beyond reasonable limits.
2. Insatiable= avariciousSSAT vocabularyUnable to be satisfied; greedy for more.
3. Insidious=treacherousSSAT vocabularyGradually harmful in a hidden or deceitful way.
4. InsinuateSSAT vocabularyTo suggest indirectly, often unpleasantly.
5. InsipidSSAT vocabularyDull, bland, or lacking flavor.
6. InsolentSSAT vocabularyRude and disrespectful.
7. InstigateSSAT vocabularyTo provoke or start trouble.
8. InsularSSAT vocabularyNarrow-minded or isolated.
9. InsurgentSSAT vocabularyA rebel against authority.
10. IntegralSSAT vocabularyEssential to completeness.
11. IntegrateSSAT vocabularyTo combine into a whole.
12. IntractableSSAT vocabularyHard to control, manage, or solve.
13. IntransigentSSAT vocabularyRefusing to compromise.
14. IntrinsicSSAT vocabularyBelonging naturally; essential.
15. IntrospectiveSSAT vocabularyExamining one's own thoughts and feelings.
16. InundateSSAT vocabularyTo flood or overwhelm.
17. InvectiveSSAT vocabularyAbusive or insulting language.
18. InveterateSSAT vocabularyLong-established and unlikely to change.
19. IrascibleSSAT vocabularyEasily angered.
20. IronicSSAT vocabularyContrary to what is expected, often humorously.

Exercise 1: Matching

Match each word with the correct definition.

Words

  1. Inordinate _____
  2. Insatiable= avaricious _____
  3. Insidious=treacherous _____
  4. Insinuate _____
  5. Insipid _____
  6. Insolent _____
  7. Instigate _____
  8. Insular _____
  9. Insurgent _____
  10. Integral _____
  11. Integrate _____
  12. Intractable _____
  13. Intransigent _____
  14. Intrinsic _____
  15. Introspective _____
  16. Inundate _____
  17. Invective _____
  18. Inveterate _____
  19. Irascible _____
  20. Ironic _____
A. To provoke or start trouble.
B. Essential to completeness.
C. To flood or overwhelm.
D. Long-established and unlikely to change.
E. Excessive or beyond reasonable limits.
F. Hard to control, manage, or solve.
G. A rebel against authority.
H. Contrary to what is expected, often humorously.
I. Rude and disrespectful.
J. Gradually harmful in a hidden or deceitful way.
K. To suggest indirectly, often unpleasantly.
L. Refusing to compromise.
M. Belonging naturally; essential.
N. To combine into a whole.
O. Dull, bland, or lacking flavor.
P. Narrow-minded or isolated.
Q. Unable to be satisfied; greedy for more.
R. Abusive or insulting language.
S. Easily angered.
T. Examining one's own thoughts and feelings.
Show Matching Answer Key

1-E, 2-Q, 3-J, 4-K, 5-O, 6-I, 7-A, 8-P, 9-G, 10-B, 11-N, 12-F, 13-L, 14-M, 15-T, 16-C, 17-R, 18-D, 19-S, 20-H

Exercise 2: Gap Filling

Choose the best word from the word bank to complete each sentence.

ironic, insinuate, intrinsic, inveterate, irascible, integral, intractable, insidious=treacherous, instigate, insolent, integrate, insurgent, introspective, intransigent, insipid, inordinate, insular, invective, insatiable= avaricious, inundate
  1. The rumor had an _____ effect on the class.
  2. The old printer became _____ whenever the office was busy.
  3. The _____ negotiator rejected every offer.
  4. He had an _____ appetite after soccer practice.
  5. Kindness has _____ value even when no one praises it.
  6. The _____ coach shouted after every missed pass.
  7. The project took an _____ amount of time for one poster.
  8. The novel follows an _____ fighting the empire.
  9. Trust is _____ to any strong friendship.
  10. The teacher asked us to _____ quotes smoothly into the essay.
  11. The soup tasted _____ until we added salt.
  12. One careless rumor can _____ an argument that lasts for days.
  13. The student's _____ reply earned a quick correction.
  14. The debate lost value when it turned into _____.
  15. Her diary became more _____ after the move.
  16. He was an _____ note-taker who wrote during every lecture.
  17. It was _____ that the fire station burned down.
  18. She tried to _____ that the idea was copied without saying it directly.
  19. The town had an _____ view of cultures beyond its borders.
  20. Homework can _____ students if every teacher assigns a project at once.
Show Gap Filling Answer Key

1. Insidious=treacherous, 2. Intractable, 3. Intransigent, 4. Insatiable= avaricious, 5. Intrinsic, 6. Irascible, 7. Inordinate, 8. Insurgent, 9. Integral, 10. Integrate, 11. Insipid, 12. Instigate, 13. Insolent, 14. Invective, 15. Introspective, 16. Inveterate, 17. Ironic, 18. Insinuate, 19. Insular, 20. Inundate

Exercise 3: Paragraph Using All Words

Read the paragraph and notice how each vocabulary word is used in context.

In one busy school week, every conversation seemed to introduce a new vocabulary word. One careless rumor can Instigate an argument that lasts for days. The town had an Insular view of cultures beyond its borders. The project took an Inordinate amount of time for one poster. The old printer became Intractable whenever the office was busy. The student's Insolent reply earned a quick correction. He had an Insatiable= avaricious appetite after soccer practice. It was Ironic that the fire station burned down. Her diary became more Introspective after the move. He was an Inveterate note-taker who wrote during every lecture. The Intransigent negotiator rejected every offer. The Irascible coach shouted after every missed pass. The novel follows an Insurgent fighting the empire. The soup tasted Insipid until we added salt. Trust is Integral to any strong friendship. The teacher asked us to Integrate quotes smoothly into the essay. The debate lost value when it turned into Invective. The rumor had an Insidious=treacherous effect on the class. Kindness has Intrinsic value even when no one praises it. Homework can Inundate students if every teacher assigns a project at once. She tried to Insinuate that the idea was copied without saying it directly.

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