SAT Vocabulary

#321

germane

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Her question was germane to the discussion.
2. Please include only facts that are germane to the case.
3. His comment was interesting but not germane.

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#322

glib

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He gave a glib answer without thinking deeply.
2. The salesman was glib and charming.
3. Her glib promise did not solve the problem.

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#323

grandiloquent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The speech was grandiloquent but said very little.
2. He used grandiloquent language to impress the audience.
3. The simple idea was hidden behind grandiloquent words.

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#324

grapple

Verb

Example sentences

1. The team must grapple with rising costs.
2. She grappled with a difficult decision.
3. The two players grappled for the ball.

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#325

gratuitous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The film contained gratuitous violence.
2. His insult was completely gratuitous.
3. They offered gratuitous advice that no one had requested.

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#326

gregarious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. She is gregarious and enjoys meeting new people.
2. The gregarious child quickly made friends.
3. He is less gregarious than his brother.

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#327

guile

Noun

Example sentences

1. The thief used guile to enter the house.
2. She achieved her goal through patience, not guile.
3. His friendly smile hid a great deal of guile.

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#328

hackneyed

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The writer avoided hackneyed phrases.
2. The film has a hackneyed story about love and success.
3. His speech was full of hackneyed ideas.

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#329

hapless

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The hapless traveler lost his bag and missed the bus.
2. A hapless mistake ruined the plan.
3. The story follows a hapless man who has constant bad luck.

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#330

harangue

Noun

Example sentences

1. The manager delivered a long harangue about lateness.
2. We listened to his angry harangue in silence.
3. She harangued the workers for making small mistakes.

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#331

haughty

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His haughty manner made others uncomfortable.
2. She gave us a haughty look.
3. The haughty official refused to answer simple questions.

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#332

homogeneous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The group was homogeneous, with members of similar ages.
2. The mixture must become homogeneous before use.
3. The neighborhood is less homogeneous than it once was.

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#333

hyperbole

Noun

Example sentences

1. Saying the bag weighs a ton is hyperbole.
2. The advertisement uses hyperbole to attract customers.
3. His claim that everyone hated him was pure hyperbole.

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#334

iconoclast

Noun

Example sentences

1. The artist was an iconoclast who challenged old traditions.
2. As an iconoclast, she questioned accepted ideas.
3. The young writer became known as an iconoclast.

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#335

idiosyncratic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He has an idiosyncratic way of organizing his desk.
2. Her idiosyncratic style makes her work easy to recognize.
3. The old machine has several idiosyncratic features.

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#336

immutable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Some people believe that human nature is immutable.
2. The basic rule is immutable and cannot be changed.
3. The mountain seemed ancient and immutable.

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#337

impartial

Adjective

Example sentences

1. A judge must remain impartial.
2. The report should give an impartial view of both sides.
3. She asked an impartial person to settle the dispute.

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#338

impetuous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His impetuous decision caused problems later.
2. She is young and sometimes impetuous.
3. Do not make an impetuous purchase that you may regret.

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#339

implacable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The two sides faced an implacable enemy.
2. Her implacable opposition stopped the plan.
3. The disease seemed implacable despite treatment.

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#340

impute

Verb

Example sentences

1. Do not impute bad motives to him without evidence.
2. The report imputed the failure to poor leadership.
3. She was angry that they imputed the mistake to her.

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