I Flashcards

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ICONOCLAST

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one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions

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IDIOSYNCRASY

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peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity

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IGNOBLE

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having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean

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IMBUE

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to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten

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5
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IMPASSE

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blocked path; dilemma with no solution

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IMPECUNIOUS

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poor; having no money

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IMPERTURBABLE

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not capable of being disturbed

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IMPERVIOUS

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impossible to penetrate

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IMPETUOUS

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quick to act without thinking

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IMPIOUS

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not devout in religion

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IMPLACABLE

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unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

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IMPRECATION

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a curse

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13
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IMPUGN

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to call into question; to attack verbally

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INCARNADINE

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blood-red in color

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INCHOATE

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not fully formed; disorganized

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INCULCATE

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to teach; impress in the mind

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INDOLENT

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habitually lazy or idle

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INEXORABLE

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inflexible; unyielding

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INGENUOUS

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showing innocence or childlike simplicity

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INGRATE

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ungrateful person

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INGRATIATE

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to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage

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INIMICAL

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hostile; unfriendly

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INIQUITY

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sin; evil act

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INNOCUOUS

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INQUEST
an investigation; an inquiry
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INSIPID
lacking interest or flavor
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INSURRECTION
rebellion
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INTER
to bury
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INTERREGNUM
period between reigns
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INTRACTABLE
not easily managed or manipulated
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INTRANSIGENT
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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INTREPID
fearless; resolutely courageous
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INUNDATE
to overwhelm; to cover with water
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INURE
to harden; accustom become used to
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INVECTIVE
abusive language
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INVESTITURE
ceremony conferring authority
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INVIDIOUS
envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill-will
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IRASCIBLE
easily made angry
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ITINERANT
wandering from place to place; unsettled