"I-" Vocabulary

Question 1

Iconoclast

Answer 1

One who attacks or undermines traditional conventions (n)

Question 2

Idolatrious

Answer 2

Given to intense or excessive devotion to something (adj)

Question 3

Idyll

Answer 3

A carefree, lighthearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience (n)

Question 4

Ignominious

Answer 4

Shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, disgraceful (adj)

Question 5

Illiberality

Answer 5

Quality of being narrow-minded, bigoted (n)

Question 6

Imbroglio

Answer 6

Difficult or embarrassing situation (n)

Question 7

Imminent

Answer 7

About to happen; impending (adj)

Question 8

Immutable

Answer 8

Not capable of change (adj)

Question 9

Impassive

Answer 9

Revealing no emotion or sensibility (adj)

Question 10

Impecunious

Answer 10

Lacking funds; without money (adj)

Question 11

Imperious

Answer 11

Commanding, masterful, arrogant, domineering (adj)

Question 12

Imperturbable

Answer 12

Marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness (adj)

Question 13

Impetuous

Answer 13

Hastily or rashly energetic (adj)

Question 14

Implacable

Answer 14

Not capable of being appeased or significantly changed (adj)

Question 15

Importune

Answer 15

To ask incessantly, beg, nag (v)

Question 16

Impudent

Answer 16

Shamelessly bold; insolent; impertinent (adj)

Question 17

Impugn

Answer 17

Attack or assail verbally, censure, exercate, deny (v)

Question 18

Impunity

Answer 18

Immunity from punishment, penalty, or harm (n)

Question 19

Impute

Answer 19

To attribute to a cause or sourcee, ascribe, assign a characterstic (v)

Question 20

Inalienable

Answer 20

Cannot be transfered (adj)

Question 21

Inchoate

Answer 21

In an intial stage, not fully formed (adj)

Question 22

Incipient

Answer 22

Beginning to come into being or to become apparent (adj)

Question 23

Indecorous

Answer 23

Violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly (adj)

Question 24

Indefatigable

Answer 24

Not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged (adj)

Question 25

Indemnify

Answer 25

To guard or secure against anticipated loss (adj)

Question 26

Indifferent

Answer 26

Having no interest or concern, apathetic; showing no bias or prejudice (adj)

Question 27

Indolent

Answer 27

Lazy, listless, torpid (adj)

Question 28

Ineluctable

Answer 28

Certain, inevitable (adj)

Question 29

Inert

Answer 29

Unmoving, lethargic, sluggish, not reactive chemically (adj)

Question 30

Ingenuous

Answer 30

Artless, frank; lacking in sophistication (adj)

Question 31

Inherent

Answer 31

Ingrained within one's nature, firmly establish, essential (adj)

Question 32

Inimical

Answer 32

Damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile (adj)

Question 33

Inimitable

Answer 33

One of a kind, unique (adj)

Question 34

Iniquity

Answer 34

Wickedness, gross injustice (n)

Question 35

Injudicious

Answer 35

Showing lack of judgment, unwise, imprudent, indiscreet (adj)

Question 36

Innervate

Answer 36

To supply with nerves, energize (v)

Question 37

Innocuous

Answer 37

Harmless; causing no damage (adj)

Question 38

Inscrutable

Answer 38

Incapable of being discovered or understood, mysterious (adj)

Question 39

Insensible

Answer 39

Unconscious unresponsive, unaware, unaffected, numb (adj)

Question 40

Insipid

Answer 40

Without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull (adj)

Question 41

Insouciant

Answer 41

Unconcernd, carefree, nonchalant (adj)

Question 42

Insular

Answer 42

Narrow-minded, conservative (adj)

Question 43

Interdict

Answer 43

Prohibit, forbid, band, halt (v)

Question 44

Intimate

Answer 44

To imply, suggest, or insinuate (v)

Question 45

Intractable

Answer 45

Not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate (adj)

Question 46

Intransigent

Answer 46

Refusing to compromise (adj)

Question 47

Intrepid

Answer 47

Steadfast, courageous (adj)

Question 48

Inundate

Answer 48

To cover or overwhelm, to flood (v)

Question 49

Inured

Answer 49

Accustomed to accepting something undesirable (adj)

Question 50

Inveigh

Answer 50

To attack verbally, denounce, deprecate (v)

Question 51

Inveigle

Answer 51

To obtain by deception or flattery (v)

Question 52

Inveterate

Answer 52

Deep-routed, ingrained, habitual (adj)

Question 53

Invidious

Answer 53

Tending to arouse envy or ill will in others (adj)

Question 54

Irascible

Answer 54

Easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts (adj)

Question 55

Itinerate

Answer 55

To travel from place to place (v)