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Idiosyncrasy

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Noun

Peculiarity of temperament, eccentricity:

His numerous idiosyncrasies included a fondness for wearing bright green shoes with mauve socks.

Synonym: humors; oddity; quirk

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Ignoble

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Adj.

Having low moral standards, not noble in character; mean:

The photographer was paid a princely sum for the picture of the self claimed ethicist in the ignoble act of of pickpocketing.

Synonym: vulgar

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Imbue

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Verb

To infuse; dye, wet, moisten:

Lisa struggled to imbue her children with decent values.

Synonym: permeate; pervade

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Impasse

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Noun

Blocked path; dilemma with no solution:

The rock slide produced an impasse, so no one could proceed further on the road.

Synonym: deadlock; stalemate

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Impecunious

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Adj.

Poor; having no money:

After the stock market crashed, many former millionaires found themselves impecunious.

Synonym: indigent; destitute; needy

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Imperturbable

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Adj.

Not capable of being disturbed:

The counselor had so much experience dealing with distraught children that she was imperturbable, even when faced with the wildest tantrums.

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Iconoclast

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Noun

One who opposes established belief, customs, and institutions:

His lack of regard for traditional beliefs soon established him as an iconoclast.

Synonym: maverick; nonconformist; rebel

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Impugn

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Verb

Dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of a statement or motive; call into question:

The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother.

Synonym: challenge; query

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Ignominious

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Adj

Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame:

No other party risked ignominious defeat.

Synonym: humiliating

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Ingenuous

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Adj

Innocent and unsuspecting:

Her ingenuous thirst for experience in the computer science field

Synonym: naive

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Inundate

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Verb

Overwhelm with things or people to be dealt with:

We’ve been inundated with complaints from listeners.

Synonym: overrun; overload

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Impetuous

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Adj

Quick to act without thinking:

It is not good for an investment broker to be impetuous since much thought should be given to all the possible options.

Synonym: impulsive; precipitate

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Impious

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Adj

Not devout in religion:

The nun cut herself off from her impious family after she entered the convent.

Synonym: immoral

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Incarnadine

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Adj

Blood-red in color:

At his mothers mention of his baby picture, the shy boy’s cheeks turned incarnadine with embarrassment.

Synonym: reddened

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Inchoate

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Adj

Not fully formed, disorganized:

The idea expressed in Nietzsche’s mature work also appear in an inchoate form in his earliest writings.

Synonym: nascent; amorphous; incoherent

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Impervious

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Adj

Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected:

A good raincoat will be impervious to moisture.

Synonym: resistant; hermetic

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Implacable

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Adj

Unable to calm down or made peaceful:

His rage at the betrayal was so great that he remained implacable for weeks.

Synonym: inexorable; intransigent; unforgiving

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Impervious

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Adj

Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected:

A good raincoat will be impervious to moisture.

Synonym: resistant; hermetic

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Impetuous

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Adj

Quick to act without thinking:

It is not good for an investment broker to be impetuous since much thought should be given to all the possible options.

Synonym: impulsive; precipitate

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Impious

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Adj

Not devout in religion:

The nun cut herself off from her impious family after she entered the convent.

Synonym: immoral

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Inculcate

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Verb

To teach, impress in the mind:

Most parents inculcate their children with their beliefs and ideas instead of allowing them to develop their own values.

Synonym: implant; indoctrinate; preach

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Indolent

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Adj

Habitually lazy; idle:

Her indolent ways for her fired from many jobs.

Synonym: lethargic; sluggish

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Inexorable

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Adj

Inflexible, unyielding:

The inexorable force of the twister swept away their house.

Synonym: obdurate; implacable

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Ingrate

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Noun

Ungrateful person:

When none of her relatives thanked her for the fruitcake a she had sent them, Lisa condemned them all as ingrates.

Synonym: churl

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Ingratiate

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Verb

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

The new intern tried to ingratiate herself with the managers so that they might consider her for a future job.

Synonym: flatter

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Inimical

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Adj

Hostile, unfriendly;

Even though a cease fire had been in place for months, the two sides were still inimical to each other.

Synonym: adverse; dissident; recalcitrant

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Iniquity

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Noun

Sin, evil act:

The mayor promised to close every den of iniquity in this town.

Synonym: enormity; vice; wickedness

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Innocuous

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Adj

Harmless:

Some snakes are poisonous, but most species are innocuous and pose no danger to humans.

Synonym: benign

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Inquest

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Noun

An investigation, an inquiry

The police chief ordered an inquest to determine what went wrong.

Synonym: research

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Insipid

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Adj

Lacking interest or flavor:

Synonym: banal; stale; vapid

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Insurrection

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Noun

Rebellion:

After the emperor’s troops crushed the insurrection, its leaders fled the country.

Synonym: mutiny; revolt

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Inter

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Verb

To bury:

After giving the masses one last chance to pay their respects, the leader’s body was interred.

Synonym: entomb

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Interregnum

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Noun

Interval between reigns:

When John f Kennedy was shot, there was a brief interregnum before Lyndon b Johnson became president.

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Intractable

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Adj

Not easily managed or manipulated:

Intractable for hours, the wild horses eventually allowed the rider to mount.

Synonym: stubborn; unruly

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Intransigent

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Adj

Uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled:

The professor was intransigent on the deadline, insisting that everyone turn in the assignment at the same time.

Synonym: implacable; obstinate; obdurate

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Intrepid

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Adj

Fearless, resolutely courageous:

Despite freezing winds, the intrepid hiker completed his ascent.

Synonym: brave

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Inure

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Verb

To harden; accustom, become used to:

Eventually, mike became inured to the sirens that went off every night.

Synonym: condition; familiarize; habituate

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Invective

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Noun

Abusive language:

A stream of invective poured from mrs. Pratt’s mouth as she watched the vandals smash her ceramic frog.

Synonym: diatribe; denunciation; tirade

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Investiture

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Noun

Ceremony conferring authorities:

At Napoleon’s investiture, he grabbed the crown from the Pope’s hands and placed it in his head himself.

Synonym: inaugural

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Invidious

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Adj

Envious; obnoxious, offensive; likely to promise ill-will:

It is cruel and invidious for parents to ah favorites with their children.

Synonym: insulting; resentful

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Irascible

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Adj

Easily made angry:

Mike’s irascible and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their lives.

Synonym: irritable; cantankerous; ornery

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Itinerant

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Adj

Wandering from place to place; unsettled:

The itinerant tomcat came back to the johanssan homestead every two months.

Synonym: nomadic; vagrant

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Indefatigable

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Adj

(Of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.

An indefatigable defender of human rights

Synonym: tireless, unflagging

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Inscrutable

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Adj

Impossible to understand or Interpret.

Guy looked blankly inscrutable.

Synonym: enigmatic, mysterious

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Impart

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Verb

Make information known; communicate:

Teachers had a duty to impart strong morals to their students.

Synonym: convey; bestow

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Impertinent

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Adj

Not showing proper respect; rude:

She answers impertinent questions without being offended.

Synonym: insolent, discourteous

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Imperium

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Noun

Absolute power:

It was the high noon of imperium, an age when there was something empowering about being an American.

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Immaculate

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Adj

Free from moral blemish or impurity:

Bostrom tends to see the mind as immaculate code, the body as inefficient hardware.

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Irresolute

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Adj

Showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain:

She stood irresolute outside his door.

Synonym: indecisive, equivocating, dithering

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Imprecation

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Noun

A spoken curse:

She hurled her imprecations at anyone who might be listening.

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