Deck 23 Flashcards
1
Q
impasse
A
a deadlock; a situation from which there is no escape
2
Q
impecunious
A
without money; penniless
3
Q
impending
A
approaching; imminent; looming
4
Q
imperial
A
like an emperor or an empire
5
Q
impetuous
A
over-impulsive; headlong; rash
6
Q
impervious
A
not allowing anything to pass through, impenetrable
7
Q
implement
A
to carry out
8
Q
importune
A
to urge with annoying persistence; to trouble
9
Q
impoverish
A
to reduce to poverty; to make destitute
10
Q
impregnable
A
unconquerable; able to withstand attack; imprenetrable
11
Q
impresario
A
a person who manages public entertainments (esp. operas)
12
Q
impugn
A
to attack, esp. to attack the truth or integrity of something
13
Q
impunity
A
freedom from punishment or harm
14
Q
inalienable
A
sacred; incapable of being transferred, lost, or taken away
15
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inane
A
silly, senseless
