201-220 Flashcards
Indeterminate
Not having a fixed amount of time; vague
Incisive
Cutting to the heart of the matter
Indigenous
Native too; originating in a particular area
Indigent
Impoverished; in need, poor
Inept
Clumsy, unskilled
Infer
To draw a conclusion from facts or premises
Injunction
Obligatory directive; especially from the court
Inordinate
Way out of line; excessive, unreasonable
Insatiable
Impossible to satisfy
Insidious
Seductively harmful; treacherous; having a subtle effect
Insurgent
Rebellious
Inter
To put into the earth, to bury
Intercede
To mediate, to step into in someone’s behalf
Inundate
To flood; to overwhelm
Ipso facto
By the fact itself; by the nature of the case
Iridescence
Brilliant play of color
Juggernaut
A massive, inexorable force that crushes everything in its path
Knell
A slow solemn ringing; an announcement of death or disaster; an omen of failure
Laissez-faire
Doctrine of freedom of choice and non involvement
Languish
To become weak, depressed, listless