Vocab: I Flashcards

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Idolatry

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Idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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Iconoclastic

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Attacking cherished traditions

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Igneous

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Produced by fire; volcanic

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Imbroglio

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Complicated situation; an entanglement

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Immutable

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Unchangeable

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Impair

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To damage; injure

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Impassive

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Showing no emotion

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Impecunious

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Poor; having no money

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Impede

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To hinder; block

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Impermeable

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Impossible to penetrate

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Imperturbable

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Not easily disturbed

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Impervious

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Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

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Impinge

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To strike; encroach

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Implacable

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Inflexible; incapable of being pleased

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Implausible

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Unlikely; unbelievable

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Implicit

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Implied; understood but not stated

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Implode

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Collapse inward violently

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Imprecation

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Curse

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Impute

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To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristic

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Inadvertently

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Carelessly; unintentionally

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Incarnate

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Having bodily form

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Inchoate

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Imperfectly formed or formulated

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Incongruity

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State of not fitting

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Inconsequential

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Insignificant; unimportant

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Incorporate
Introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine
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Incursion
Sudden invasion
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Indeterminate
Uncertain; indefinite
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Indigence
Poverty
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Indolent
Habitually lazy; idle
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Ineluctable
Not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable
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Inert
Unable to move; sluggish
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Ingenuous
Naive and trusting; lacking sophistication
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Inherent
Firmly established by nature or habit
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Innocuous
Harmless
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Insensible
Unconscious; unresponsive
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Insinuate
To suggest; say indirectly; imply
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Insipid
Lacking in flavor; dull
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Insouciant
Indifferent; lacking concern or care
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Insularity
Narrow- mindedness; isolation
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Insuperable
Insurmountable ; unconquerable
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Intangible
Not material
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Interdict
To forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt activities, advance, or entry to
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Internecine
Deadly to both sides
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Interpolate
To insert; change by adding new words or material
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Interregnum
Interval between reigns; gap in continuity
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Intimate
Marked by close acquaintance
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Intractable
Not easily managed
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Intransigence
Stubbornness; refusal to compromise
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Introspective
Contemplating one's own thought and feelings
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Inundate
To cover with water; overwhelm
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Inured
Hardened; accustomed; used to
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Invective
Verbal abuse
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Inveigh
To disapprove; protest vehemently
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Inveigle
To win over by flattery or coaxing
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Inveterate
Confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted
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Invidious
Likely to provoke I'll will; offensive
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Irascible
Easily angered
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Irresolute
Unsure of how to act; weak
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Itinerant
Wandering from place to place; unsettled
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Itinerary
Route of a traveler's journey