I Flashcards
Iconoclast
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
-maverick, nonconformist, rebel, revolutionary
Itinerant
wandering from place to place; unsettled
-nomadic, vagrant
Incarnadine
blood-red in color
-reddened, ruby, ruddy
Inchoate
not fully formed; disorganized; beginning
-amorphous, incoherent, undeveloped, incomplete
Inculcate
to teach; to impress in the mind
-implant, indoctrinate, instill, preach
Indolent
habitually lazy or idle
-languid, lethargic, slothful, lax
Inexorable
inflexible; unyielding
-adamant, obdurate, relentless
Ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
-artless, innocent, naive, simple
Ingrate
an ungrateful person
-cad, churl
Ingratiate
to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage
-charm, flatter, grovel
Inimical
hostile; unfriendly
-adverse, antagonistic, dissident, recalcitrant
Iniquity
enormity, immorality, injustice, vice, wickedness
Innocuous
harmless
-benign, inoffensive, insipid, safe
Inquest
an investigation; an inquiry
-research, probe, investigation
Insipid
lacking interest or flavor
-banal, bland, dull, stale, vapid
Insurrection
rebellion
-revolt, revolution, uprising
Inter
to bury
-entomb, inhume, sepulcher
Interregnum
a period between reigns
-interval
Intractable
not easily managed or manipulated
-stubborn, unruly
Intransigent
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
-implacable, inexorable, obstinate, remorseful, rigid, unrelenting, unbending
Intrepid
fearless; resolutely courageous
-brave, audacious
Inundate
to overwhelm; to cover with water
-deluge, engulf, submerge, drown
Inure
to harden; accustom
-condition, familiarize, habituate
Invective
abusive language
-denunciation, revilement, vituperation, diatribe
Investiture
ceremony conferring authority
-inaugural, inauguration, induction, initiation
Invidious
envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill-will
-discriminatory, insulting, jaundiced, resentful
Irascible
easily made angry
-cantankerous, irritable, ornery, testy
Idiosyncrasy
peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity
-humor, quirk, oddity
Ignoble
having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean
-lowly, vulgar, corrupt, disgraceful
Imbue
to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten
-charge, freight, impregnate, permeate, pervade
Impasse
a blocked path; a dilemma with no solution
-cul-de-sac, deadlock, stalemate
Impecunious
poor; having no money
-destitute, impoverished, needy, penniless
Imperturbable
not capable of being disturbed
-composed, dispassionate, impassive, serene, stoical
Impervious
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
-impregnable, resistant
Impetuous
quick to act without thinking
-impulsive, precipitate, rash, reckless, spontaneous
Impious
not devout in religion
-immoral, irreverent, profane
Implacable
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
-inexorable, relentless, remorseless, unforgiving
Imprecation
a curse
-damnation
Impugn
to call into question; to attack verbally
-challenge, dispute
