NSF nationals vocabulary W13 Flashcards
impotent
lacking power or ability
impound
to shut up in a pound or other enclosure
improvisation
a performance given without preperation
imprudent
not wise
impugn
to attack as false or wrong
impunity
exemption from punishment
inadmissable
not deserving to be admitted
inaudible
impossible to hear
incandescent
glowing with light or emitting light
incendiary
capable of catching fire
incredulous
not willing to believe, unbelieving
inculcate
to implant by repeated statement or admonition
indelible
marks or memories that can not be washed
indictment
a formal document written for a attorney for charging a person
indigenous
originating where it is found
indite
to produce a literary work
inebriate
to make drunk or intoxicated; heady
ineptitude
having no qualities, unskillful from lack of training
ineradicable
not able to be destroyed or rooted out
infallible
incapable of failure or error
inferno
a place that resembles hell, a large fire
infirmity
physical weakness in body
infraction
a crime less than a felony
infringe
to trespass, go beyond limits
ingratiate
to gain favor by deliberate efforts
inimical
unfriendly, cold
inlay
a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into slots
innuendo
an indirect implication
inordinate
beyond normal limits
inordinately
extremely
inroad
a damaging or serious enroachment
insensate
devoid of feeling and consciousness
insidious
intended to entrap, sly, capable of treachery
insinuation
innuendo; a indirect implication
insolvent
unable to meet financial obligations
insurgency
insurrection against a existing government
insurgent
in opposition against civil authority
interdict
a court prohibiting a party from doing something
interdiction
an interdict
interface
a surface regarded as the common boundary between two bodies
