I Flashcards
iconoclastic
adj. attacking cherished traditions - going against traditions
idolatry
n. the worship of idols
immutable
adj. unchangeable
impair
v. to injure; to hurt
impassive
adj. without feeling; stoic - imperturbable
impede
v. to hinder; to block
impermeable
adj. cannot pass through this substance
imperturbable
adj. calm; placid; impassive
impervious
adj. indestructible; impenetrable ex. Superheros are ________.
implaccable
adj. incapable of being pacified
implicit
adj. understood but not stated - assumed
implode
v. to burst inward
inadvertently
adv. unintentionally; carelessly
inchoate
adj. just began; elementary; rudimentary
incongruity
n. lack of harmony - absurdity
inconsequential
adj. insignificant; unimportant
incorporate
v. to introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite
indeterminate
adj. uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
indigence
n. poverty
indolent
adj. lazy ex. Coach potatoes are _______.
inert
adj. inactive - lacking in power to move
ingenuous
adj. naive, trusting; young; unsophisticated
innocuous
adj. harmless
insensible
adj. cannot sense; unconscious; unresponsive
insinuate
v. to hint; to imply - to creep in
insipid
adj. dull; lacking in flavor
insularity
n. narrow-mindedness - isolation