I-Words Flashcards
Iconoclast
Someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
Idolatry
The worship of objects or images as gods
Immutable
Not subject or susceptible to change or variation
Impair
Make worse or less effective
Impassive
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
Impede
Be a hindrance or obstacle to
Impermeable
Preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
Imperturbable
Marked by extreme calm and composure
Impervious
Not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
Implacable
Incapable of being appeased or pacified
Implicit
Suggested though not directly expressed
Implode
Burst inward
Inadvertently
Without knowledge or intention
Inchoate
Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Incongruity
The quality of disagreeing
Inconsequential
Lacking worth or importance
Incorporate
Make into a whole or make part of a whole
Indeterminate
Not fixed or known in advance
Indigence
A state of extreme poverty or destitution
Indolent
Disinclined to work or exertion
Inert
Unable to move or resist motion
Ingenuous
Lacking in sophistication or worldliness
Inherent
Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
Innocuous
Not injurious to physical or mental health
Insensible
Barely able to be perceived
Insinuate
Suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
Insipid
Lacking interest or significance or impact
Insularity
Lack of openness to new ideas; narrow-mindedness
Intractable
Difficult to manage or mold
Intransigence
Stubborn refusal to compromise or change
Inundate
Fill or cover completely, usually with water
Inured
Made tough by habitual exposure
Invective
Abusive language used to express blame or censure
Irascible
Quickly aroused to anger
Irresolute
Uncertain how to act or proceed
Itinerary
An established line of travel or access
