Vocab 19-20 Flashcards
haughty
adj: scornfully superior/aloof
n: haughtiness
heinous
adj: grossly wicked/vile
n: heinousness
ignominy
n: dishonor/disgrace resulting from shameful conduct
adj: ignominious
illicit
adj: unlawful/illegal
n: illicitness
immaculate
adj: spotless
n: immaculateness
immunity
n: exemption from something
n: immunization
immutable
adj: not subject to change/modification
n: immutableness
impasse
n: deadlock/dead end
n: impassableness
impediment
n: hindrance/obstruction
n: impedimenta
impervious
adj: incapable of being penetrated/affected
n: imperviousness
implacable
adj: incapable of being pacified/appeased; inflexible
n: implacableness
implicit
adj: understood/implied; absolute/unquestioning
n: implicitness
impugn
v: to call into question/to cast doubt on
n: impugnment
incarcerate
v: to put in jail/confine
n: incarceration
incense
v: to make violently angry
adj: incendiary
inception
n: the beginning of something
adj: incipient
indigent
adj: impoverished/needy
n: indigence
ingenious
adj: showing remarkable originality/skill; clever
n: ingeniousness
inherent
adj: existing as a natural/essential part of
n: inherence
innovation
n: something new/ a change
n: innovator
instigate
v: to stir up/urge on
n: instigator
insuperable
adj: incapable of being overcome
n: insuperableness
intervene
v: to come btwn; to involve oneself in
n: intervention
intrepid
adj: fearless/bold
n: intrepidness
inveigh
v: to protest bitterly/vehemently
n: invective
irony
n: incongruity btwn what is expected and what happens
adj: ironic
jeopardize
v: to endanger
n: jeopardy
jettison
v: to throw overboard/discard
judicious
adj: having/exhibiting sound judgement
n: judiciousness
justify
v: to show to be just/valid/right
adj: justifiable
