List 1G Flashcards
INNATE
inborn
INNOCUOUS
harmless
INNOVATIVE
new and creative
INQUISITIVE
showing curiosity
INSINUATE
to suggest subtly; to hint
INSIPID
lacking flavor or zest; dull
INSOLENT
disrespectfully arrogant
INSTIGATE
to stir up
INSULAR
isolated; narrow-minded
INTELLIGIBLE
capable of being understood
INTRANSIGENT
uncompromising
INUNDATE
to overwhelm with, to flood
INVIGORATE
to give life or energy to
INVOKE
to enforce or put into operation
IRATE
enraged
JADED
weary, worn out
JUDICIOUS
having good judgment, prudent
JUXTAPOSE
to place side by side
KEEN
sharp, perceptive
LACONIC
using few words (often rudely or mysteriously)
LAMENT
to regret; to show grief for
LANGUID
lacking energy or spirit
LATENT
existing in hidden or dormant form
LAUD
to praise
LAVISH
excessive; plentiful
LUCID
clear
LUXURIOUS
rich and superior in quality
MAGNANIMOUS
noble and generous in spirit
MANDATE
an authoritative command
MANIFEST
to make evident or certain by displaying or demonstrating
MEAGER
small, inadequate, or insufficient
MEDIOCRE
ordinary; so-so
MELANCHOLY
sad; gloomy
MERCENARY
motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain
MERCURIAL
changeable, erratic
METICULOUS
extremely careful
MIRTH
gladness, amusement, laughter
MITIGATE
to lessen in force or intensity
MOLLIFY
to soften, to ease the anger of
MOROSE
gloomy
MUNDANE
ordinary, commonplace
MUTABLE
subject to change
NEBULOUS
hazy, vague, or confused; lacking de?ned form
NEGLIGENT
guilty of neglect
NEGLIGIBLE
insigni?cant; really small
NONCHALANT
casually unconcerned (sometimes falsely)
NOSTALGIA
a bittersweet longing for the past
NOTORIOUS
known widely and unfavorably; famous for something bad
NOVEL
strikingly new or different
NURTURE
to help develop, to nourish