The I’s Flashcards
Immutable
“Jake’s feelings about his teenage daughter spending the night with her boyfriend were immutable.”
Similar: rigid
Unchangable
Imminent
When the Secret Service arrived, everyone knew the president’s arrival was imminent.
Very likely to happen
Impetuous
We made an impetuous decision to go swimming in the lake in December
Acting or done quickly without thought or care
Impetus
The high crime rate was the impetus for the hiring of one hundred new police officers in our city
a force that causes something to be done or to become more active
Motivating
Incessant
“the incessant noise from an outside repair crew was a real distraction during the test”
Constant or continual
Innocuous
Small and innocuous looking, the habanero is uncontested as the hottest pepper in the world, the mother of all peppers.
Similar benign
Something harmless
Intangible
All was destroyed, except something intangible yet powerful and indestructible.
Similar: ethereal
Not having a physical presence
Intemperate
Unrestrained
Unrestrained or lacking control and moderation
Inure
If after spending an hour in your brother’s room, you stop noticing the stinky-sock smell, you have become inured to the odor.
Toughen or to accept or become hardened to; habituate
Irrevocable
She is right that, for some, the stain of humiliation can indeed be irrevocable
Infeasible Unchangeable or unable to be repealed
Impervious
UV light is one cause of this breakdown, but merino wool offers natural UV protection, so your garment is more impervious to sun damage and will remain in like-new condition a lot longer.
not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable
Infer
Based on satellite images, we can infer with a degree of certainty that Japan is about to launch an attack.
(of facts, circumstances, statements, etc.) to indicate or involve as a conclusion; lead to.
Inhibits
The cold inhibits plant growth
Similar: forbid
Hinder restrain or prevent an action or process
Invasive
Many people finds the idea of any kind of invasive surgery scary
Inserting or entering a body part
Illustrious
The Hollywood cemetery is filled with the remains of some of the entertainment world’s most illustrious celebrities.
Similar eminent
Well known and respected