PowerScore SAT 49 Easy Repeat Offenders | Day 6

Definition: illusory (adj)

• deceptive or misleading
• accurate and precise
• honest and transparent
• clear and straightforward

Answer explanation

Example: The illusory sweepstakes isn’t really a contest at all; “winners” think they have won a free cruise, but the trip actually costs several hundred dollars and requires attendance at marketing seminars.

Word Forms: illusorily, illusoriness, illusive

Related Word: illusion

Definition: inconsequential: (adj)

• irrelevant but interesting
• not important or significant
• trivial but noteworthy
• very important or significant

Answer explanation

Example: The blown tire turned out to be inconsequential to the race results, as the driver still managed to come in first. Word Forms: inconsequentially, inconsequent, inconsequentialness

Antonym Forms: consequential, consequent, consequentially, consequentialness

Related Word: consequence

Definition: ingenious (adj)

• simple and dull
• ordinary and predictable
• uncreative and boring
• clever and inventive

Answer explanation

Example: Jeannie invented an ingenious device for the beach that combined a cooler, radio, and portable fan.

Word Forms: ingeniously, ingeniousness, ingenuity

Related Word: genius

Definition: inhibit (vb)

• to promote or encourage
• to hinder or restrain
• to facilitate or assist
• to ignore or overlook

Answer explanation

Example: Inez wanted to go camping with her friends, but she was inhibited by her fear of spiders and snakes.

Word Forms: inhibited (adj.), inhibitory, inhibitable, inhibitive, inhibiter, inhibition

Antonym Forms: uninhibited, uninhibitive

Definition: innovative (adj)

• characterized by the introduction of new ideas or methods
• lacking creativity and originality
• based on outdated practices
• focused on traditional methods

Answer explanation

Example: The first touch-screen computer was praised for its innovative monitor.

Word Forms: innovatively, innovativeness, innovate, innovation, innovator

Related Word: novel (adj.)

Definition: inquisitive (adj)

• Eager for knowledge or curious.
• Indifferent to new information
• Averse to asking questions
• Disinterested in learning

Answer explanation

Example: The inquisitive little boy at the zoo wanted to know why the penguins had wings if they couldn’t fly.

Word Forms: inquisitively, inquisitiveness, inquisitor

Antonym Form: uninquisitive

Related Words: inquisition, inquire, quiz

Definition: interrogate (vb)

• To conduct a survey informally.
• To ask questions formally or systematically.
• To provide answers without inquiry.
• To avoid asking any questions.

Answer explanation

Example: The suspect was interrogated by the police at the station.

Word Forms: interrogable, interrogatingly, interrogative, interrogation, interrogee, interrogator

Definition: intuitive (adj)

• Requires extensive explanation to grasp.
• Only understood by experts in the field.
• Easily understood or grasped without conscious reasoning.
• Difficult to understand without prior knowledge.

Answer explanation

Example: Tony is a very intuitive teacher, often sensing when one of the kids is having difficulty even if the child does not indicate her confusion.

Word Forms: intuitively, intuitiveness

Related Word: intuition

Definition: invigorate (vb)

• to weaken or diminish
• to confuse or mislead
• to ignore or neglect
• to give strength or energy to

Answer explanation

Example: The cold shower invigorated me after the long, tiring drive.

Word Forms: invigoratingly, invigoration, invigoratative, invigoratively, invigorator

Related Words: vigor, vigorous

Definition: legitimate (adj)

• unlawful or invalid
• illegitimate or false
• lawful or valid
• unauthorized or fake

Answer explanation

Example: Leah had a legitimate complaint when the dry cleaning company failed to remove the stain from her coat.

Word Forms: legitimately, legitimize, legitimation, legitimateness, legitimacy

Antonym Form: illegitimate