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QUICK REVIEW #47 I: SAT Words 137

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

1. indomitable a. incapable
2. ineffable b. indicate
3. inefficacious c. power
4. inefficient d. innocent
5. inexorable e. provocative

6. infer f. retard
7. infinite g. intelligence
8. inflammatory h. ineffective
9. influence i. unbeatable
10. information j. unrelenting
11. inhibit k. overwhelming
12. innocuous l. endless

innovative (IN OH vay tiv) adj. 1. the act or process of finding new methods;
2. a new method, custom, device, etc.
• Luther Burbank was an innovative person who bred many new varieties of
fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
• Freeze-drying is an innovative way of preserving foods, invented in the sec-
ond half of the twentieth century.
[-ly adv.]
inordinate (in AWR din it) adj. 1. not regulated or orderly; 2. lacking in moder-
ation; too great
• There are an inordinate number of bakeries throughout the United States.
• An inordinate number of students are not up-to-date on completing their
homework assignments.
[-ly adv.] [Syn. excessive]
inquiry (IN kwir ee or in KWY ree) n. 1. the act of seeking information; 2. an
investigation or looking at something; 3. a question or questioning
• Marshall made an inquiry among his new neighbors before deciding on
where to bank.
• An inquiry by the NHTSA followed the oil truck accident.
• The grocery cashier made an inquiry of each of her customers as to whether
(s)he had found everything (s)he came to buy.