SAT Power Vocab - Princeton Review

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

  • The indolent teenagers slept late, moped around, and never looked for summer jobs.


Indolence is the noun.



  • Inheriting a lot of money enabled Rodney to do what he loved most: pursue a life of
    indolence.


insolent (IN suh lent) adj arrogant; insulting


Mnemonic:


  • The ill-mannered four-year-old was so insolent that his parents had a hard time finding a
    babysitter.

  • The insolent sales clerk clearly didn’t like answering customers’ questions.


insular (IN suh lur) adj like an island; isolated


Mnemonic:
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