thumbnail

SAT Vocabulary Words Starting With I

Can you guess the definitions of these words that commonly in appear on the Scholastic Aptitude Test?
Quiz by
Quizmaster
Rate:
Last updated: September 14, 2025
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedSeptember 14, 2025
Times taken14,049
Average score73.3%
Rating4.68
4:00
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
1. Idyllic (noun)
The idyllic landscape was dotted with small cottages
At a high elevation where the atmosphere is thinner
Harmful to consume
Peaceful and picturesque
Slow‑moving
2. Insouciant (adjective)
His insouciant manner irritated his teammates but delighted the female fans
Carefree
Disrespectful
Having a warm temperature
Having a smooth texture
3. Imbibe (verb)
He imbibed frequently, much to the consternation of his wife
To drink, particularly alcoholic beverages
To give a gift in exchange for a political favor
To mark with a radioactive substance
To surround completely
4. Imperative (adjective)
It is imperative that you do this now!
Awe‑inspiring
Mischievous and naughty
Sharp and pointy
Very important
5. Ignominious (adjective)
The British Army's ignominious defeat at Singapore ended with 80,000 soldiers being taken prisoner
Covered with sores
Disgraceful
Related to volcanic activity
Small and stunted
6. Implore (verb)
I implore your majesty – please do not throw your loyal servant into the dungeon!
To beg / ask urgently
To exploit unfairly
To hate passionately
To pierce with a stake
7. Imperious (adjective)
The CEO issued imperious commands that no one dared question
Arrogant and overbearing
Awe‑inspiring
Easily persuaded
Silent and withdrawn
8. Impecunious (adjective)
"I am but an impecunious wordsmith", said the poet as he begged for a cigarette
Extremely thorough
Having an unpleasant smell
Penniless
Slightly inappropriate
9. Impetuous (adjective)
After a night of drinking, she made an impetuous decision and got a butterfly tattooed on her lower back
Acting suddenly without thought
Extremely poisonous
Marked by elegant, flowing speech
Rage-filled
10. Impregnable (adjective)
The medieval castle was considered impregnable
Having the potential for rapid growth
Made of soft material
Tending to daydream
Unable to be captured or broken into
11. Insatiable (adjective)
He had an insatiable curiosity about the universe.
Afraid of water
Impossible to satisfy
Short‑lived
Very patient
12. Intrepid (adjective)
The intrepid firefighters rushed into the burning building
Careful; sluggish
Depraved
Fearless; adventurous
Existing on the border between two states
13. Inchoate (adjective)
His plans for the novel were still inchoate
Being in the early stages
Located underground
Give to sudden, rapid changes
Having a lot of details
14. Inalienable (adjective)
The constitution guarantees certain inalienable rights
Customary
Important
Simple
Unable to be taken away
15. Incorrigible (adjective)
She is an incorrigible gossip and can't keep a secret.
Not able to be corrected or reformed
Easily frightened
Extremely fragile
Having no flavor
Save Your Stats
Your Next Quiz
A harder version of the countries of the world quiz.
Can you guess the definitions of these words that commonly appear on the Scholastic Aptitude Test?
Can you guess the definitions of these words that commonly appear on the Scholastic Aptitude Test?
Click the countries that border China but don't make any mistakes or your social credit may be affected!
22 Comments
+3
Level 82
Sep 17, 2025
Nice. Love a good SAT quiz. This one was rather impeccable and integumental.
+2
Level 89
Sep 20, 2025
integumental (adjective)

of or relating to the integument

integument (noun)

something that covers or encloses

especially : an enveloping layer (such as a skin, membrane, or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts

. . . okay then . . .

+2
Level 60
Sep 24, 2025
Eh cornflakes, let the Dimbies "flex"

I am the very model of a modern Major-Gineral,[a]

I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral,

I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical

From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical;[b]

I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical,

I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical,

About binomial theorem I'm teeming with a lot o' news,

With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.

I'm very good at integral and differential calculus;

I know the scientific names of beings animalculous:

In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral,

I am the very model of a modern Major-General.

+6
Level 54
Sep 17, 2025
Lol didnt know what SAT was in english, and in my country it is the equivalent of the IRS so I was terrifed
+1
Level 83
Sep 17, 2025
Lol these are french words ^^
+2
Level 83
Sep 18, 2025
I think a significant quantity of them are from Latin originally
+1
Level 44
Sep 24, 2025
Like the French language. Durrrrr
+1
Level 59
Sep 26, 2025
Don't "durrrr". English took on a lot of Norman French first, then, much later, had a phase of acquiring Latin, which is why you have "sure" in addition "secure".
+1
Level 50
Oct 23, 2025
Not only French. I don't speak French but I'm Spanish and speak Italian and got them all.
+2
Level 62
Sep 17, 2025
Ah, love a good year 6 who knows what inchoate and ignominious mean.
+2
Level 95
Sep 17, 2025
The SAT here is from the US not the UK. They are taken at about 17 or 18 not the end of primary school.
+2
Level 54
Sep 24, 2025
I'd probably say around 15-17 instead
+1
Level 76
Sep 19, 2025
NIce, only got 3 wrong (the 3 least guessed). I changed one at the last moment while I shouldn't have (8) (I knew the word was either about smell or money because of the pecunia non olet, money does not smell saying, but I could only vaguely remember it) another I would have changed if time had not run out (2) and had come across the other before (13) but could not remember the context.
+1
Level 94
Sep 20, 2025
I think the incorrect option should read “given to sudden, rapid changes”

I still guessed that one anyway. Grrr…

+2
Level 68
Sep 24, 2025
Almost all French originated words
+2
Level 66
Sep 24, 2025
"My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable. And I'm just ferocious" - Scholar Mike Tyson
+1
Level 59
Sep 26, 2025
An imperious take on things.
+1
Level 55
Sep 24, 2025
Great quiz!
+1
Level 68
Sep 24, 2025
Dang. I think this is the first time I've ever missed one on one of these quizzes. I used to be an SAT tutor. I've never come across "impecunious." Looked a little like "penurious," so I was tempted to pick the right answer, but I thought it was a red herring. (I technically got 13, but only because I fat-fingered "insouciant." I learned that one from a Bad Religion song many years ago.)
+1
Level 66
Sep 25, 2025
I first heard that word in the track "DDT" by Jurassic 5.
+1
Level 59
Sep 26, 2025
Very interesting: I would call it "sat", not "S. A. T.", so I would have used "a SAT tutor". Fascinating how these things are different in different branches of English.
+1
Level 59
Sep 27, 2025
Loved this one! I've clearly been using insouciant wrong!