Vocab: I Flashcards
Idolatry
Idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
Iconoclastic
Attacking cherished traditions
Igneous
Produced by fire; volcanic
Imbroglio
Complicated situation; an entanglement
Immutable
Unchangeable
Impair
To damage; injure
Impassive
Showing no emotion
Impecunious
Poor; having no money
Impede
To hinder; block
Impermeable
Impossible to penetrate
Imperturbable
Not easily disturbed
Impervious
Impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
Impinge
To strike; encroach
Implacable
Inflexible; incapable of being pleased
Implausible
Unlikely; unbelievable
Implicit
Implied; understood but not stated
Implode
Collapse inward violently
Imprecation
Curse
Impute
To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristic
Inadvertently
Carelessly; unintentionally
Incarnate
Having bodily form
Inchoate
Imperfectly formed or formulated
Incongruity
State of not fitting
Inconsequential
Insignificant; unimportant
Incorporate
Introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine
Incursion
Sudden invasion
Indeterminate
Uncertain; indefinite
Indigence
Poverty
Indolent
Habitually lazy; idle
Ineluctable
Not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable
Inert
Unable to move; sluggish
Ingenuous
Naive and trusting; lacking sophistication
Inherent
Firmly established by nature or habit
Innocuous
Harmless
Insensible
Unconscious; unresponsive
Insinuate
To suggest; say indirectly; imply
Insipid
Lacking in flavor; dull
Insouciant
Indifferent; lacking concern or care
Insularity
Narrow- mindedness; isolation
Insuperable
Insurmountable ; unconquerable
Intangible
Not material
Interdict
To forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt activities, advance, or entry to
Internecine
Deadly to both sides
Interpolate
To insert; change by adding new words or material
Interregnum
Interval between reigns; gap in continuity
Intimate
Marked by close acquaintance
Intractable
Not easily managed
Intransigence
Stubbornness; refusal to compromise
Introspective
Contemplating one’s own thought and feelings
Inundate
To cover with water; overwhelm
Inured
Hardened; accustomed; used to
Invective
Verbal abuse
Inveigh
To disapprove; protest vehemently
Inveigle
To win over by flattery or coaxing
Inveterate
Confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted
Invidious
Likely to provoke I’ll will; offensive
Irascible
Easily angered
Irresolute
Unsure of how to act; weak
Itinerant
Wandering from place to place; unsettled
Itinerary
Route of a traveler’s journey