Set3 Flashcards
incarnate
【1】adj. invested with bodily nature and form【2】v. to constitute an embodiment or type of
incendiary
【1】n. a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent【2】adj. tending to inflame
incense
【1】n. a sweet or pleasant smell【2】vt. to cause to be extremely angry
inception
【1】n. an act, process, or instance of beginning
incessant
【1】adj. continuing or following without interruption
inch
【2】v. to move or cause to move slowly or by small degrees
inchoate
【1】adj. in an initial or early stage【2】adj. imperfectly formed or developed
incinerate
【1】vi. to cause to burn to ashes
incipient
【1】adj. beginning to come into being or to become apparent
incite
【1】vt. to provoke and urge on
inclement
【1】adj. lacking mildness【2】adj. showing no clemency; unmerciful
incogitant
【1】adj. thoughtless; inconsiderate
incongruent
【1】adj. not conforming to the circumstances or requirements of a situation
inconsequential
【1】adj. not using or following good reasoning【2】adj. of no significance
incorrigible
【1】adj. incapable of being corrected or amended【2】adj. difficult or impossible to control or manage
incriminate
【1】vt. to accuse of a crime or other wrongful act
incursion
【1】n. a hostile entrance into a territory
indelible
【1】adj. impossible to remove, erase, or wash away【2】adj. not easily forgotten
indemnity
【1】n. compensation for damage, loss, or injury suffered
indict
【1】vt. to accuse of wrongdoing; charge
indifferent
【1】adj. marked by impartiality【2】adj. of average to below average quality【3】adj. marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something
indigenous
【1】adj. originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment【2】adj. being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
indigent
【1】adj. lacking money or material possessions
indoctrinate
【1】vt. to instruct especially in fundamentals or rudiments
inducement
【1】n. a motive or consideration that leads one to action【2】n. the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action
indulgent
【1】adj. showing, characterized by, or given to indulgence
indurate
【1】adj. having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings【2】vt. to become physically firm or solid【3】vt. to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
ineffable
【1】adj. incapable of being expressed
ineluctable
【1】adj. not to be avoided, changed, or resisted
inert
【1】adj. sluggish in action or motion; deficient in active properties
inexorable
【1】adj. not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
infamous
【1】adj. having an extremely and deservedly bad reputation
infatuate
【1】vt. to inspire with unreasoning love or attachment
inferno
【1】n. an intense fire【2】n. a place or a state that resembles or suggests hell
infiltrate
【1】vt. to enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes ofespionage or takeover
infirm
【1】adj. weak in body, especially from old age or disease【2】adj. lacking firmness of will, character, or purpose
inflame
【2】v.to make more violent
infuse
【1】vt. to fill or cause to be filled with something【2】vt. inspire, animate
infuriate
【1】vt. to make furious
ingenious
【1】adj. marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness in conception or execution
ingenuity
【1】n. inventive skill or imagination
ingenuous
【1】adj. lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness【2】adj. openly straightforward or frank
ingest
【1】vt. to take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption
ingrained
【1】adj. forming a part of the essence or inmost being; firmly established
ingratiating
【1】adj. capable of winning favor【2】adj. intended or adopted in order to gain favor
inimical
【1】adj. reflecting or indicating hostility【2】adj. opposed to one’s interests
inimitable
【1】adj. not capable of being imitated
iniquity
【1】n. gross immorality or injustice
inkling
【1】n. a slight indication or suggestion【2】n. a slight knowledge or vague notion
inquisitive
【1】adj. inordinately or improperly curious about the affairs of others
insentient
【1】adj. lacking perception, consciousness, or animation【2】adj. not having or showing a deep understanding of something
insipid
【1】adj. lacking flavor or zest; not tasty【2】adj. lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge
insolent
【1】adj. audaciously rude or disrespectful
insouciant
【1】adj. free from concern, worry, or anxiety
instate
【1】vt. to set or establish in a rank or office
instigate
【1】vt. to goad or urge forward; to stir up
instill
【1】v. to cause to enter drop by drop【2】v. to impart gradually
insubordinate
【1】adj. not submissiveto authority
insulate
【1】vt. to place in a detached situation
insurgent
【1】n. one who breaks with or opposes constituted authority or the established order
intangible
【1】adj. incapable of being perceived by the senses
integral
【1】adj. essential to completeness【2】adj. not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
integrity
【1】n. steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code, devotion to telling the truthcommunity is still sound. 【2】n. the quality or condition of being whole or undivided
intelligible
【1】adj. capable of being understood
intemperate
【1】adj. not temperate or moderatetrammeled
intensify
【1】vt. to make intense or more intensive
inter
【1】vt. to place in a grave or tomb
intercessor
【1】n. one that mediates
interdict
【1】vt. to forbid in a usually formal or authoritative manner【2】vt. to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course
interim
【1】n. an interval of time between one event, process, or period and another【2】adj. serving in a position for the time being
interlock
【1】vi. to become united or joined closely, as by hooking or dovetailing
interminable
【1】adj. having or seeming to have no end
intermittent
【1】adj. coming and going at intervals, not continuous【2】adj. lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
interregnum
【1】n. break in continuity
interrogate
【 1】vt. to question formally and systematically
intimate
【1】adj. marked by very close association, contact, or familiarity【2】adj. not known or meant to be known by the general populace【3】n. a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another【4】v. to communicate delicately and indirectly
intimidate
【1】vt. to make timid or fearful, frighten
intoxicant
【1】n. an agent that intoxicates, especially an alcoholic beverage
intransigent
【1】adj. characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an extreme position
intrepid
【1】adj. characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance