I-words Flashcards
Ignoble
Not noble
Iconoclast
Destroyer of tradition
Ignominy
Dishonor; disgrace
Ignominious: characterized by ignominy
Imbibe
To drink in; absorb
Imbue
To make wet; to saturate; to inspire
Imminent
About to occur; impending
Immutable
In changeable; changeless
Impale
To pierce with a sharp stake or point
Impasse
Dead end
Impeccable
Flawless, faultless; not capable of sin
Impassive
Without emotion; expressionless
Imperious
- Domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- urgent; imperative: imperious need.
Impropriety
Not proper; not displaying propriety
Impugn
To attack as false; criticize
Impunity
Immunity from punishment
Incessant
Nonstop; ceaseless
Inchoate
Incomplete; only partially in existence or operation
Incite
To arise; instigate
Incognito
In disguise so as not to be recognized
Incommodious
Lacking space; not commodious
Incontrovertible
Indisputable
Incubus
Nightmare; mental burden
Indolence
Laziness
Indomitable
Unconquerable; impossible to dominate
Inept
Incompetent
Infer
Too conclude based on facts
Ingenious
Original; resourceful
Ingenuous
- free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
- artless; innocent; naive; showing childlike simplicity
Innate
Belonging to someone from birth; inherent
Insatiable
Impossible to satisfy
Inscrutable
Enigmatic; difficult to understand
Insensate
Unconscious; lacking sensation
Insidious
Working or spreading stealthily
Insipid
Lacking excitement; vapid
Intangible
Not perceptible to the touch; impalpable
Invective
- noun
1. vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.
2. a railing accusation; vituperation.
3. an insulting or abusive word or expression. - adjective
4. vituperative; denunciatory; censoriously abusive.
Invidious
Making people angry; offensive
Irascible
Easily provoked; irritable
Intransigence
Stubbornly refusing to compromise