SAT-Vocab-5 Flashcards
generate (v.)
To produce or cause to be.
generic (adj.)
Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific.
generosity (n.)
A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily.
genesis (n.)
Creation.
geniality (n.)
Warmth and kindliness of disposition.
genital (adj.)
Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs.
genitive (adj.)
Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like.
genteel (adj.)
Well-bred or refined.
gentile (adj.)
Belonging to a people not Jewish.
geology (n.)
The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth.
germane (adj.)
Relevant.
germinate (v.)
To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form.
gestation (n.)
Pregnancy.
gesticulate (v.)
To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech.
gesture (n.)
A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion.
ghastly (adj.)
Hideous.
gibe (v.)
To utter taunts or reproaches.
giddy (adj.)
Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head.
gigantic (adj.)
Tremendous.
giver (n.)
One who gives, in any sense.
glacial (adj.)
Icy, or icily cold.
glacier (n.)
A field or stream of ice.
gladden (v.)
To make joyous.
glazier (n.)
One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows.
glimmer (n.)
A faint, wavering, unsteady light.
glimpse (n.)
A momentary look.
globose (adj.)
Spherical.
globular (adj.)
Spherical.
glorious (adj.)
Of excellence and splendor.
glutinous (adj.)
Sticky.
gluttonous (adj.)
Given to excess in eating.
gnash (v.)
To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage.
Gordian knot (n.)
Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners.
gourmand (n.)
A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.
gosling (n.)
A young goose.
gossamer (adj.)
Flimsy.
gourd (n.)
A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.
graceless (adj.)
Ungracious.
gradation (n.)
A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series.
gradient (adj.)
Moving or advancing by steps.
granary (n.)
A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked.
grandeur (n.)
The quality of being grand or admirably great.
grandiloquent (adj.)
Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.
grandiose (adj.)
Having an imposing style or effect.
grantee (n.)
The person to whom property is transferred by deed.
grantor (n.)
The maker of a deed.
granular (adj.)
Composed of small grains or particles.
granulate (v.)
To form into grains or small particles.
granule (n.)
A small grain or particle.
grapple (v.)
To take hold of.
gratification (n.)
Satisfaction.
gratify (v.)
To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need.
gratuitous (adj.)
Voluntarily.
gratuity (n.)
That which is given without demand or claim. Tip.
gravity (n.)
Seriousness.
gregarious (adj.)
Not habitually solitary or living alone.
grenadier (n.)
A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature.
grief (n.)
Sorrow.
grievance (n.)
That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong.
grievous (adj.)
Creating affliction.
grimace (n.)
A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.
grindstone (n.)
A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools.
grisly (adj.)
Fear-inspiring.
grotesque (adj.)
Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned.
grotto (n.)
A small cavern.
ground (n.)
A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk.
guess (n.)
Surmise.
guile (n.)
Duplicity.
guileless (adj.)
Frank.
guinea (n.)
An English monetary unit.
guise (n.)
The external appearance as produced by garb or costume.
gullible (adj.)
Credulous.
gumption (n.)
Common sense.
gusto (n.)
Keen enjoyment.
guy (n.)
Stay-rope.
guzzle (v.)
To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp.
gynecocracy (n.)
Female supremacy.
gynecology (n.)
The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women.
gyrate (v.)
To revolve.
gyroscope (n.)
An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation.
habitable (adj.)
Fit to be dwelt in.
habitant (n.)
Dweller.
habitual (adj.)
According to usual practice.
habitude (n.)
Customary relation or association.
hackney (v.)
To make stale or trite by repetition.
haggard (adj.)
Worn and gaunt in appearance.
halcyon (adj.)
Calm.
hale (adj.)
Of sound and vigorous health.
handwriting (n.)
Penmanship.
hanger-on (n.)
A parasite.
happy-go-lucky (adj.)
Improvident.
harangue (n.)
A tirade.
harass (v.)
To trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances.
harbinger (n.)
One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing.
hard-hearted (adj.)
Lacking pity or sympathy.
hardihood (n.)
Foolish daring.
harmonious (adj.)
Concordant in sound.
havoc (n.)
Devastation.
hawthorn (n.)
A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges.
hazard (n.)
Risk.
head first (adv.)
Precipitately, as in diving.
head foremost (adv.)
Precipitately, as in diving.
heartrending (adj.)
Very depressing.
heathenish (adj.)
Irreligious.
heedless (adj.)
Thoughtless.
heifer (n.)
A young cow.
heinous (adj.)
Odiously sinful.
hemorrhage (n.)
Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel.
hemorrhoids (n.)
pl. Tumors composed of enlarged and thickened blood-vessels, at the lower end of the rectum.
henchman (n.)
A servile assistant and subordinate.
henpeck (v.)
To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances.
heptagon (n.)
A figure having seven sides and seven angles.
heptarchy (n.)
A group of seven governments.
herbaceous (adj.)
Having the character of a herb.
herbarium (n.)
A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study.
herbivorous (adj.)
Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals.
hereditary (adj.)
Passing naturally from parent to child.
heredity (n.)
Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent to offspring.
heresy (n.)
An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles.
heretic (n.)
One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy.
heritage (n.)
Birthright.
hernia (n.)
Protrusion of any internal organ in whole or in part from its normal position.
hesitancy (n.)
A pausing to consider.
hesitant (adj.)
Vacillating.
hesitation (n.)
Vacillation.
heterodox (adj.)
At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion.
heterogeneity (n.)
Unlikeness of constituent parts.
heterogeneous (adj.)
Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.
heteromorphic (adj.)
Deviating from the normal form or standard type.
hexangular (adj.)
Having six angles.
hexapod (adj.)
Having six feet.
hexagon (n.)
A figure with six angles.
hiatus (n.)
A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting.
hibernal (adj.)
Pertaining to winter.
Hibernian (adj.)
Pertaining to Ireland, or its people.
hideous (adj.)
Appalling.
hilarious (adj.)
Boisterously merry.
hillock (n.)
A small hill or mound.
hinder (v.)
To obstruct.
hindmost (adj.)
Farthest from the front.
hindrance (n.)
An obstacle.
hirsute (adj.)
Having a hairy covering.
hoard (v.)
To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation.
hoarse (adj.)
Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.
homage (n.)
Reverential regard or worship.
homogeneity (n.)
Congruity of the members or elements or parts.
homogeneous (adj.)
Made up of similar parts or elements.
homologous (adj.)
Identical in nature, make-up, or relation.
homonym (n.)
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
homophone (n.)
A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
honorarium (n.)
A token fee or payment to a professional man for services.
hoodwink (v.)
To deceive.
horde (n.)
A gathered multitude of human beings.
hosiery (n.)
A stocking.
hospitable (adj.)
Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness.
hospitality (n.)
The practice of receiving and entertaining strangers and guests with kindness.
hostility (n.)
Enmity.
huckster (n.)
One who retails small wares.
humane (adj.)
Compassionate.
humanitarian (n.)
A philanthropist.
humanize (v.)
To make gentle or refined.
humbug (n.)
Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead.
humiliate (v.)
To put to shame.
hussar (n.)
A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine.
hustle (v.)
To move with haste and promptness.
hybrid (adj.)
Cross-bred.
hydra (n.)
The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules.
hydraulic (adj.)
Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion.
hydrodynamics (n.)
The branch of mechanics that treats of the dynamics of fluids.
hydroelectric (adj.)
Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam.
hydromechanics (n.)
The mechanics of fluids.
hydrometer (n.)
An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation.
hydrostatics (n.)
The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids.
hydrous (adj.)
Watery.
hygiene (n.)
The branch of medical science that relates to improving health.
hypercritical (adj.)
Faultfinding.
hypnosis (n.)
An artificial trance-sleep.
hypnotic (adj.)
Tending to produce sleep.
hypnotism (n.)
An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestion.
hypnotize (v.)
To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions.
hypocrisy (n.)
Extreme insincerity.
hypocrite (n.)
One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs.
hypodermic (adj.)
Pertaining to the area under the skin.
hypotenuse (n.)
The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle.
hypothesis (n.)
A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion.
hysteria (n.)
A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying.
ichthyic (adj.)
Fish-like.
ichthyology (n.)
The branch of zoology that treats of fishes.
ichthyosaurs (n.)
A fossil reptile.
icily (adv.)
Frigidly.
iciness (n.)
The state of being icy.
icon (n.)
An image or likeness.
iconoclast (n.)
An image-breaker.
idealize (v.)
To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard.
idiom (n.)
A use of words peculiar to a particular language.
idiosyncrasy (n.)
A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.
idolize (v.)
To regard with inordinate love or admiration.
ignoble (adj.)
Low in character or purpose.
ignominious (adj.)
Shameful.
Iliad (n.)
A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy.
illegal (adj.)
Not according to law.
illegible (adj.)
Undecipherable.
illegitimate (adj.)
Unlawfully begotten.
illiberal (adj.)
Stingy.
illicit (adj.)
Unlawful.
illimitable (adj.)
Boundless.
illiterate (adj.)
Having little or no book-learning.
ill-natured (adj.)
Surly.
illogical (adj.)
Contrary to the rules of sound thought.
illuminant (n.)
That which may be used to produce light.
illuminate (v.)
To supply with light.
illumine (v.)
To make bright or clear.
illusion (n.)
An unreal image presented to the senses.
illusive (adj.)
Deceptive.
illusory (adj.)
Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance.
imaginable (adj.)
That can be imagined or conceived in the mind.
imaginary (adj.)
Fancied.
imbibe (v.)
To drink or take in.
imbroglio (n.)
A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife.
imbrue (v.)
To wet or moisten.
imitation (n.)
That which is made as a likeness or copy.
imitator (n.)
One who makes in imitation.
immaculate (adj.)
Without spot or blemish.
immaterial (adj.)
Of no essential consequence.
immature (adj.)
Not full-grown.
immeasurable (adj.)
Indefinitely extensive.
immense (adj.)
Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity.
immerse (v.)
To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid.
immersion (n.)
The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid.
immigrant (n.)
A foreigner who enters a country to settle there.
immigrate (v.)
To come into a country or region from a former habitat.
imminence (n.)
Impending evil or danger.
imminent (adj.)
Dangerous and close at hand.
immiscible (adj.)
Separating, as oil and water.
immoral (adj.)
Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices.
immortalize (v.)
To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time.
immovable (adj.)
Steadfast.
immune (adj.)
Exempt, as from disease.
immutable (adj.)
Unchangeable.
impair (v.)
To cause to become less or worse.
impalpable (adj.)
Imperceptible to the touch.
impartial (adj.)
Unbiased.
impassable (adj.)
That can not be passed through or over.
impassible (adj.)
Not moved or affected by feeling.
impassive (adj.)
Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.
impatience (n.)
Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things.
impeccable (adj.)
Blameless.
impecunious (adj.)
Having no money.
impede (v.)
To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
impel (v.)
To drive or urge forward.
impend (v.)
To be imminent.
imperative (adj.)
Obligatory.
imperceptible (adj.)
Indiscernible.
imperfectible (adj.)
That can not be perfected.
imperil (v.)
To endanger.
imperious (adj.)
Insisting on obedience.
impermissible (adj.)
Not permissible.
impersonal (adj.)
Not relating to a particular person or thing.
impersonate (v.)
To appear or act in the character of.
impersuadable (adj.)
Unyielding.
impertinence (n.)
Rudeness.
imperturbable (adj.)
Calm.
impervious (adj.)
Impenetrable.
impetuosity (n.)
Rashness.
impetuous (adj.)
Impulsive.
impetus (n.)
Any impulse or incentive.
impiety (n.)
Irreverence toward God.
impious (adj.)
Characterized by irreverence or irreligion.
implausible (adj.)
Not plausible.
impliable (adj.)
Capable of being inferred.
implicate (v.)
To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
implicit (adj.)
Implied.
imply (v.)
To signify.
impolitic (adj.)
Inexpedient.
importation (n.)
The act or practice of bringing from one country into another.
importunate (adj.)
Urgent in character, request, or demand.
importune (v.)
To harass with persistent demands or entreaties.
impotent (adj.)
Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual.
impoverish (v.)
To make indigent or poor.
impracticable (adj.)
Not feasible.
impregnable (adj.)
That can not be taken by assault.
impregnate (v.)
To make pregnant.
impromptu (n.)
Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment.
improper (adj.)
Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming.
impropriety (n.)
The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate.
improvident (adj.)
Lacking foresight or thrift.
improvise (v.)
To do anything extemporaneously or offhand.
imprudent (adj.)
Heedless.
impudence (n.)
Insolent disrespect.
impugn (v.)
To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations.
impulsion (n.)
Impetus.
impulsive (adj.)
Unpremeditated.
impunity (n.)
Freedom from punishment.
impure (adj.)
Tainted.
impute (v.)
To attribute.
inaccessible (adj.)
Difficult of approach.
inaccurate (adj.)
Not exactly according to the facts.
inactive (adj.)
Inert.
inadequate (adj.)
Insufficient.
inadmissible (adj.)
Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony.
inadvertent (adj.)
Accidental.
inadvisable (adj.)
Unadvisable.
inane (adj.)
Silly.
inanimate (adj.)
Destitute of animal life.
inapprehensible (adj.)
Not to be understood.
inapt (adj.)
Awkward or slow.
inarticulate (adj.)
Speechless.
inaudible (adj.)
That can not be heard.
inborn (adj.)
Implanted by nature.
inbred (adj.)
Innate.
incandescence (n.)
The state of being white or glowing with heat.
incandescent (adj.)
White or glowing with heat.
incapacitate (v.)
To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualification.
incapacity (n.)
Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage.
incarcerate (v.)
To imprison.
incendiary (n.)
Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively.
incentive (n.)
That which moves the mind or inflames the passions.
inception (n.)
The beginning.
inceptive (adj.)
Beginning.
incessant (adj.)
Unceasing.
inchmeal (adv.)
Piecemeal.
inchoate (adj.)
Incipient.
inchoative (n.)
That which begins, or expresses beginning.
incidence (n.)
Casual occurrence.
incident (n.)
A happening in general, especially one of little importance.
incidentally (adv.)
Without intention.
incinerate (v.)
To reduce to ashes.
incipience (n.)
Beginning.
incipient (adj.)
Initial.
incisor (n.)
A front or cutting tooth.
incite (v.)
To rouse to a particular action.
incitement (n.)
That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus.
incoercible (adj.)
Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled.
incoherence (n.)
Want of connection, or agreement, as of parts or ideas in thought, speech, etc.
incoherent (adj.)
Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details.
incombustible (adj.)
That can not be burned.
incomparable (adj.)
Matchless.
incompatible (adj.)
Discordant.
incompetence (n.)
General lack of capacity or fitness.
incompetent (adj.)
Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose.
incomplete (adj.)
Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required.
incomprehensible (adj.)
Not understandable.
incompressible (adj.)
Resisting all attempts to reduce volume by pressure.
inconceivable (adj.)
Incomprehensible.
incongruous (adj.)
Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion.
inconsequential (adj.)
Valueless.
inconsiderable (adj.)
Small in quantity or importance.
inconsistent (adj.)
Contradictory.
inconstant (adj.)
Changeable.
incontrovertible (adj.)
Indisputable.
inconvenient (adj.)
Interfering with comfort or progress.
indefensible (adj.)
Untenable.
indefinitely (adv.)
In a vague or uncertain way.
indelible (adj.)
That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed.
indescribable (adj.)
That can not be described.
indestructible (adj.)
That can not be destroyed.
indicant (adj.)
That which points out.
indicator (n.)
One who or that which points out.
indict (v.)
To find and declare chargeable with crime.
indigence (n.)
Poverty.
indigenous (adj.)
Native.
indigent (adj.)
Poor.
indigestible (adj.)
Not digestible, or difficult to digest.
indigestion (n.)
Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment.
indignant (adj.)
Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness.
indignity (n.)
Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment.
indiscernible (adj.)
Not perceptible.
indiscreet (adj.)
Lacking wise judgment.
indiscriminate (adj.)
Promiscuous.
indispensable (adj.)
Necessary or requisite for the purpose.
indistinct (adj.)
Vague.
indivertible (adj.)
That can not be turned aside.
indivisible (adj.)
Not separable into parts.
indolence (n.)
Laziness.
indolent (adj.)
Habitually inactive or idle.
indomitable (adj.)
Unconquerable.
induct (v.)
To bring in.
indulgence (n.)
The yielding to inclination, passion, desire, or propensity in oneself or another.
indulgent (adj.)
Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one’s care.
inebriate (v.)
To intoxicate.
inedible (adj.)
Not good for food.
ineffable (adj.)
Unutterable.
inefficient (adj.)
Not accomplishing an intended purpose.
inefficiency (n.)
That which does not accomplish an intended purpose.
ineligible (adj.)
Not suitable to be selected or chosen.
inept (adj.)
Not fit or suitable.
inert (adj.)
Inanimate.
inestimable (adj.)
Above price.
inevitable (adj.)
Unavoidable.
inexcusable (adj.)
Not to be justified.
inexhaustible (adj.)
So large or furnishing so great a supply as not to be emptied, wasted, or spent.
inexorable (adj.)
Unrelenting.
inexpedient (adj.)
Unadvisable.
inexpensive (adj.)
Low-priced.
inexperience (n.)
Lack of or deficiency in experience.
inexplicable (adj.)
Such as can not be made plain.
inexpressible (adj.)
Unutterable.
inextensible (adj.)
Of unchangeable length or area.
infallible (adj.)
Exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement.
infamous (adj.)
Publicly branded or notorious, as for vice, or crime.
infamy (n.)
Total loss or destitution of honor or reputation.
inference (n.)
The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law.
infernal (adj.)
Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants.
infest (v.)
To be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger.
infidel (n.)
One who denies the existence of God.
infidelity (n.)
Disloyalty.
infinite (adj.)
Measureless.
infinity (n.)
Boundless or immeasurable extension or duration.
infirm (adj.)
Lacking in bodily or mental strength.
infirmary (n.)
A place for the reception or treatment of the sick.
infirmity (n.)
A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw.
inflammable (adj.)
Easily set on fire or excited.
inflammation (n.)
A morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling, and pain.
inflexible (adj.)
That can not be altered or varied.
influence (n.)
Ability to sway the will of another.
influential (adj.)
Having the power to sway the will of another.
influx (n.)
Infusion.
infrequence (n.)
Rareness.
infrequent (adj.)
Uncommon.
infringe (v.)
To trespass upon.
infuse (v.)
To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities.
infusion (n.)
The act of imbuing, or pouring in.
ingenious (adj.)
Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement.
ingenuity (n.)
Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating.
ingenuous (adj.)
Candid, frank, or open in character or quality.
inglorious (adj.)
Shameful.
ingraft (v.)
To set or implant deeply and firmly.
ingratiate (v.)
To win confidence or good graces for oneself.
ingratitude (n.)
Insensibility to kindness.
ingredient (n.)
Component.
inherence (n.)
The state of being permanently existing in something.
inherent (adj.)
Intrinsic.
inhibit (v.)
To hold back or in.
inhospitable (adj.)
Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously.
inhuman (adj.)
Savage.
inhume (v.)
To place in the earth, as a dead body.
inimical (adj.)
Adverse.
iniquity (n.)
Gross wrong or injustice.
initiate (v.)
To perform the first act or rite.
inject (v.)
To introduce, as a fluid, by injection.
injunction (n.)
Mandate.
inkling (n.)
A hint.
inland (adj.)
Remote from the sea.
inlet (n.)
A small body of water leading into a larger.
inmost (adj.)
Deepest within.
innocuous (adj.)
Harmless.
innovate (v.)
To introduce or strive to introduce new things.
innuendo (n.)
Insinuation.
innumerable (adj.)
Countless.
inoffensive (adj.)
Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing.
inopportune (adj.)
Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time.
inquire (v.)
To ask information about.
inquisition (n.)
A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics.
inquisitive (adj.)
Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity.
inquisitor (n.)
One who makes an investigation.
inroad (n.)
Forcible encroachment or trespass.
insatiable (adj.)
That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably.
inscribe (v.)
To enter in a book, or on a list, roll, or document, by writing.
inscrutable (adj.)
Impenetrably mysterious or profound.
insecure (adj.)
Not assured of safety.
insensible (adj.)
Imperceptible.
insentient (adj.)
Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving.
inseparable (adj.)
That can not be separated.
insidious (adj.)
Working ill by slow and stealthy means.
insight (n.)
Intellectual discernment.
insignificance (n.)
Lack of import or of importance.
insignificant (adj.)
Without importance, force, or influence.
insinuate (v.)
To imply.
insipid (adj.)
Tasteless.
insistence (n.)
Urgency.
insistent (adj.)
Urgent.
insolence (n.)
Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others.
insolent (adj.)
Impudent.
insomnia (n.)
Sleeplessness.
inspector (n.)
An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest or importance.
instance (n.)
A single occurrence or happening of a given kind.
instant (n.)
A very brief portion of time.
instantaneous (adj.)
Done without perceptible lapse of time.
instigate (v.)
To provoke.
instigator (n.)
One who incites to evil.
instill (v.)
To infuse.
instructive (adj.)
Conveying knowledge.
insufficiency (n.)
Inadequacy.
insufficient (adj.)
Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use.
insular (adj.)
Pertaining to an island.
insulate (v.)
To place in a detached state or situation.
insuperable (adj.)
Invincible.
insuppressible (adj.)
Incapable of being concealed.
insurgence (n.)
Uprising.
insurgent (n.)
One who takes part in forcible opposition to the constituted authorities of a place.
insurrection (n.)
The state of being in active resistance to authority.
intangible (adj.)
Not perceptible to the touch.
integrity (n.)
Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principle.
intellect (n.)
The faculty of perception or thought.
intellectual (adj.)
Characterized by intelligence.
intelligence (n.)
Capacity to know or understand.
intelligible (adj.)
Comprehensible.
intemperance (n.)
Immoderate action or indulgence, as of the appetites.
intension (n.)
The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained.
intensive (adj.)
Adding emphasis or force.
