GRE words begin with I Flashcards
iconoclast
noun [ C ] formal
UK /aɪˈkɒn.ə.klæst/ US /aɪˈkɑː.nə.klæst/
(n.)>somebody who challenges established beliefs, customs, and values
>a person who strongly opposes generally accepted beliefs and traditions:
ผู้ทำลายรูปบูชา,ผู้ทำลายภาพพจน์, ผู้คัดค้านความเชื่อเดิมๆ
Rogers, an iconoclast in architecture, is sometimes described as putting the insides of buildings on the outside.
idiosyncrasy
noun [ C usually plural ]
UK /ˌɪd.i.əˈsɪŋ.krə.si/ US /ˌɪd.i.əˈsɪŋ.krə.si/
(n.) >any personal peculiarity, mannerism
>a strange or unusual habit, way of behaving, or feature that someone or something has:
ลักษณะเฉพาะ,คุณสมบัติเฉพาะ,นิสัยเฉพาะ
- She often cracks her knuckles when she’s speaking - it’s one of her little idiosyncrasies.
- One of the idiosyncrasies of this printer is that you can’t stop it once it has started.
Compare
foible, mannerism
immaculate
UK /ɪˈmæk.jə.lət/ US /ɪˈmæk.jə.lət/
(a.)> perfectly clean, pure; without faults
adjective approving
>perfectly clean or tidy:
สะอาดและเป็นระเบียบมาก บริสุทธ์ ไร้มลทิน
dressed in an immaculate white suit
an immaculate garden
imminent
adjective
UK /ˈɪm.ɪ.nənt/ US /ˈɪm.ə.nənt/
(a.) >about to happen
C2
>coming or likely to happen very soon:
จวนตัว,ฉุกเฉิน,ใกล้เข้ามา
imminent disaster/danger
A strike is imminent.
Synonym
impending
immure
verb [ T ] literary
UK /ɪˈmjʊər/ US /ɪˈmjʊr/
(v.) >to imprison, to incarcerate
>to put someone inside something such as a prison or tomb (= a place where dead bodies are buried) and keep them there:
กักขัง,จำคุก,ขัง
- The aristocracy chose to immure its dead in church vaults or specially constructed mausoleums.
- The false uncle sealed the mouth of the underground chamber and immured Aladdin in the darkness.
impede
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ɪmˈpiːd/ US /ɪmˈpiːd/
(v.) >to be a hindrance การหยุดยั้ง or obstacle to
>to make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something:
ต้าน, ต้านทาน, ขัดขวาง, หน่วงเหนี่ยว, กีดขวาง, เป็นอุปสรรค
Although he’s shy, it certainly hasn’t impeded his career in any way.
impetuous
adjective
UK /ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs/ US /ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs/
(a.)> characterized by excessive haste and lack of deliberation(ความรอบคอบ); moving with great force and energy
>likely to do something suddenly, without considering the results of your actions:
หุนหันพลันแล่น, บุ่มบ่าม
He’s so impetuous - why can’t he think things over before he rushes into them?
importune
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ˌɪm.pɔːˈtʃuːn/ US /ˌɪm.pɔːrˈtuːn/
(v.) >to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
>to make repeated, forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or causing slight problems:
คะยั้นคะยอ,รบเร้า,เรียกร้อง
As a tourist, you are importuned for money the moment you step outside your hotel.
>to ask for sex with someone in return for payment:
He was arrested for importuning a young boy outside the station.
imprecate
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ˌɪm.pɔːˈtʃuːn/ US /ˌɪm.pɔːrˈtuːn/
(v.) >to pray for evil; to invoke a curse
>to make repeated, forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or causing slight problems:
สาป,แช่ง,แช่งด่า
As a tourist, you are importuned for money the moment you step outside your hotel.
to ask for sex with someone in return for payment:
He was arrested for importuning a young boy outside the station.
improvise
verb [ I or T ]
UK /ˈɪm.prə.vaɪz/ US /ˈɪm.prə.vaɪz/
(v.) >to perform without preparation
>to invent or make something, such as a speech or a device, at the time when it is needed without already having planned it:
แสดงสด (ไม่ได้เตรียมตัวมาก่อน) แก้ปัญหาเฉพาะหน้า ?
- I hadn’t prepared a speech so I suddenly had to improvise.
- We improvised a mattress from a pile of blankets.”
impudent
adjective
UK /ˈɪm.pjə.dənt/ US /ˈɪm.pjə.dənt/
(a.) >showing casual disrespect
>rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone who is older or in a more important position:
ทะลึ่ง,ก๋ากั่น,ยโสโอหัง,อวดดี
an impudent remark/child
impugn
verb [ T ] formal
UK /ɪmˈpjuːn/ US /ɪmˈpjuːn/
(v.) >to criticize or cast doubt on
>to cause people to doubt someone’s character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them:
ซักถาม,แย้ง,กล่าวหา,ประณาม
Are you impugning my competence as a professional designer?
incarcerate
verb [ T ]
UK /ɪnˈkɑː.sər.eɪt/ US /ɪnˈkɑːr.sə.reɪt/
(v.)> to put somebody in prison
formal
>to put or keep someone in prison or in a place used as a prison:
จำคุก, กักขัง, คุมขัง
-Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or incarcerated.
> to keep someone in a closed place and prevent them from leaving it:
-We were incarcerated in that broken elevator for four hours.
incendiary
adjective
UK /ɪnˈsen.di.ə.ri/ US /ɪnˈsen.di.er.i/
(a.; n.) >intending or designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife; one who sets fires or causes strife
[ before noun ]
>designed to cause fires:
ก่อให้เกิดเพลิง,ซึ่งก่อความไม่สงบ (a)
วัตถุระเบิด,ผู้ลอบวางเพลิง,ผู้ก่อความไม่สงบ (n)
an incendiary bomb/device
inception
noun [ S ]
UK /ɪnˈsep.ʃən/ US /ɪnˈsep.ʃən/
(n.) >the beginning of something
>the beginning of an organization or official activity:
การเริ่ม, การเริ่มแรก, การเริ่มมีผลบังคับ
Since its inception in 1968, the company has been at the forefront of computer development.
Synonyms
beginning, origin
