Day 15 Flashcards
inconsequential
Insignificant, unimportant; illogical
that’s an inconsequential problem compared to the other issues
inconstancy
Fickleness, unreliability; the state of
changing without good reason
a wife who was long inured to the chronic inconstancy of her husband
incorporate
embody, give physical form to
a diet that incorporates many different fruits and vegetables
inculcate
Teach persistently, implant (an idea) in a
person
The teacher inculcated in her students the importance of good study habits.
indefatigable
Untiring, not able to become fatigued
an indefatigable laborer who can work from sunrise to sunset
indifferent
Not caring, having no interest; unbiased,
impartial
indigence
Extreme poverty
there are various state and federal programs to help relieve indigence
inert
Inactive; having little or no power to move
inexorable
Relentless, unyielding; not moved by
pleading
the inexorable rise of a political movement
infallible
Incapable of error; certain
There is no infallible remedy to these problems.
inform
Inspire, animate; give substance, essence,
or context to; be the characteristic quality
of
the principles which inform modern teaching
ingenuous
Genuine, sincere, not holding back; naive
her ingenuous thirst for experience
ingrate
Ungrateful person
Now hopefully some of you ingrates are going to make up for ruining my life by launching a GoFundMe page to pay my legal bills.
iniquity
Injustice, wickedness, sin
a nation still struggling with the aftereffects of the iniquity of slavery
inordinate
Excessive, not within proper limits,
unrestrained
There is no reason to have an inordinate amount of fear about this situation.
inquest
Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a
jury and especially made by a coroner into the
cause of someone’s death; the results of such
an inquiry
Still, the inquest ultimately ruled his death a murder.
insinuate
Hint, suggest slyly; introduce (an idea) into
someone’s mind in a subtle, artful way
are you insinuating that I won by cheating?
insular
Pertaining to an island; detached, standing
alone; narrow-minded, provincial
an insular community that is not receptive of new ideas, especially from outsiders
insurrection
Rebellion or revolt against a government or
similarly established authority
mutiny
the famous insurrection of the slaves in ancient Rome under Spartacus
inter
Bury (a dead body) or place in a tomb
a burial site where people have been interred for over a thousand years
interplay
Interaction, reciprocal relationship or
influence
the interplay of opposing forces
interregnum
A time in between two reigns or regimes
during which there is no ruler; a period
during which government does not function;
any period of freedom from authority or break
or interruption in a series
the democratic regime proved to be a short-lived interregnum between dictatorships
intractable
Difficult to control, manage, or manipulate;
hard to cure; stubborn
Trump is not alone in seeing the Middle East as a region of intractable conflict and grievances dating to antiquity.
intransigent
Refusing to compromise, inflexible, having
extreme attitudes
he has remained intransigent, refusing all suggestions for improvement of the process
