I-Word List

Question 1

Iconoclast

Answer 1

(N)-a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.

Question 2

Idiosyncrasy

Answer 2

(N)-a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.

Question 3

Ignoble

Answer 3

(Adj)-of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base.

Question 4

Ignominious

Answer 4

(Adj)-marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating.

Question 5

Imbroglio

Answer 5

(N)-a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations.

Question 6

Impinge

Answer 6

(V)- have an effect or impact, especially a negative one.

Question 7

Impresario

Answer 7

(N)-a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas.

Question 8

In flagrante delecto

Answer 8

(Adv)-Law.in the very act of committing the offense.

while having illicit sex with someone.

Question 9

Incantatory

Answer 9

(Adj)- relating to incantation.

Question 10

Inchoate

Answer 10

(Adj)-1. just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.
2. LAW (of an offense,) anticipating or preparatory to a further criminal act.

Question 11

Inculcate

Answer 11

(V)-(used with object) to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in).

Question 12

Indefatigable

Answer 12

(Adj)-(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.

Question 13

Indigent

Answer 13

(Adj)-poor; needy.

(N)- a needy person.

Question 14

Indurate

Answer 14

(V)-harden

Question 15

Ineffable

Answer 15

(Adj)-incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible.
not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable.

Question 16

Ineluctable

Answer 16

(Adj)-incapable of being evaded; inescapable.

Question 18

Inexorably

Answer 18

(Adv)-in a way that is impossible to stop or prevent.

Question 19

Inimical

Answer 19

(Adj)-tending to obstruct or harm.

Question 20

Initialism

Answer 20

(N)-an abbreviation consisting of initial letters pronounced separately (e.g., CPU ).

Question 21

Inscrutable

Answer 21

(Adj)-impossible to understand or interpret.

Question 22

Insensate

Answer 22

(Adj)-lacking physical sensation.

Question 23

Insouciant

Insouciance

Answer 23

(Adj)- showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent. Free from worry, concern, or anxiety.

(N)-casual lack of concern; indifference.

Question 24

Insuperable

Answer 24

(Adj)-(of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome.

Question 25

Intelligentsia

Answer 25

(N)-intellectuals considered as a group or class, especially as a cultural, social, or political elite.

Question 26

Intrepidity

Answer 26

(N)-strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger

Question 26

Inviolate

Answer 26

(Adj)-free or safe from injury or violation.

Question 27

Invocation

Answer 27

(N)-the action of invoking something or someone for assistance or as an authority.

Question 28

Ipso facto

Answer 28

(Adv)-by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed.

Question 29

Isthmus

Answer 29

(N)-a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.

Question 30

Intercrural

Answer 30

(Adj)-between the legs.

Question 31

Inamorato

Answer 31

(N)- A person’s male lover.