"I" Word List Flashcards
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Ichthyology
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study of fish
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iconoclast
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a rebel; one who breaks with tradition
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idyllic
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charmingly simple or poetic
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igneous
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pertaining to fire
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ignoble
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dishonorable
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ignominious
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shameful; disgraceful
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ilk
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type; sort; kind
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illustrious
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distinguished; bright
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imbibe
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to drink; to absorb
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imbroglio
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a difficult or confusing situation
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immolate
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to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire
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immutable
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unchangeable
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impalpable
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vague; not understandable
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impartial
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without prejudice
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impasse
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a dead end; a problem without a solution
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impecunous
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without money; penniless
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impel
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push into motion; urge
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imperious
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domineering; haughty
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impertinent
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rude; disrespectful
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imperturbable
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steady; calm
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impervious
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not capable of being affected; hardened
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impetuous
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acting without thought; impulsive
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impetus
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a stimulus; a moving force
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impinge
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to strike; to collide; to encroach
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impious
disrespectful toward God
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implacable
unbending; inflexible; merciless
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implicit
suggested, but not plainly expressed
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importune
to persistently ask; to beg
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imprecation
a curse
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impregnable
unconquerable
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impropriety
pertaining to something that is not proper or suitable
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improvident
wasteful
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impudent
disrespectful; shameless
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impugn
to attack a person with words; to challenge a person in regard to motives
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impute
to accuse a person of some wrongdoing; to attribute a fault or a crime to a person
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inane
silly; meaningless
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inanimate
lifeless; dull; dead
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incandescent
very bright; shining
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incarnadine
blood-red; flesh-colored
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incendiary
causing fire; stirring up trouble
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incense
to inflame; to enrage
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inception
beginning; start
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inchoate
at an early stage; just beinning
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incipient
beginning to exist or appear
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incisive
sharp; keen
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inclement
harsh; unfavorable; severe
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incontrovertible
certain; undeniable
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incorrigible
bad beyond correction or reform
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incredulous
skeptical; disbelieving
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incubus
nightmare
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uncursion
a raid; an invasion
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indefatigable
incapable of being tired out
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indelible
incapable of being tired out
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indemnify
to insure; to repay
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indicative
signifying; implying
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indict
to charge with a crime; to accuse of a wrong-doing
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indigent
extremely poor
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indignant
angry as a result of unjust treatment
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indissoluble
permanent
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ineffable
not able to be described; unspeakable
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ineluctable
inevitable; inescapable
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inert
without power to move; inactive
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inexorable
unyielding
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infallible
certain; without mistakes
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infernal
hellish; fiendish; diabolical
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infirmity
weakness; feebleness
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influx
a flowing in
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ingenuous
simple; innocent; naive
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ingrate
ungrateful person
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ingratiate
to work one's way into another's favor
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inimitable
not able to be imitated or equaled
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iniquity
wickedness
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injunction
a command; an order
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innocuous
harmless
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inscrutable
mysterious; difficult to understand
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insidious
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects; treacherous
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insipid
tasteless; dull
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insolent
boldly disrespectful
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insouciant
carefree; happy-go-lucky
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instigate
to provoke; to stir up
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insular
pertaining to an island; detached; isolated
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inter
to bury
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interdict
to prohibit; to ban
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interlocutor
one who takes part in a conversion
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interloper
an intruder
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interminable
endless
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interpose
to place between
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interregnum
pause; interval; any period during which a nation is without a permanent ruler
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interstellar
between or among stars
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intractable
hard to understand
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intransigent
stubborn; refusing to give in
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intrepid
fearless; courageous
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inured
accustomed to
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invariably
constantly; uniformly; without changing
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invective
strong verbal abuse
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inveigh
to make a bitter verbal attack
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inveigle
to trick; lure; decieve
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inveterate
firmly established; deep-rooted
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invidious
causing resentment; offensive
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invoke
to call upon
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iota
a small quantity
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irascible
easily angered
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ire
anger; wrath
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irksome
annoying; bothersome
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irreverent
disrepectful
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itinerant
traveling from place to place
