Vocab I Flashcards
Iconoclast
n. a person who attacks cherished ideas of traditional institutions
Idiosyncrasy
n. characteristic that is peculiar to a specific person
Idolatrous
adj. great adoration ( TO IDY)
Ignoble
adj. dishonorable; common
Ignominious
adj. disgraceful and shameful
Illusory
adj. creating illusions; deceiving
Imbue
v. to inspire
Immutable
adj. unchangeable
impasse
n. blocked progress; deadlock
Impecunious
adj. poor
Imperturbable
adj. calm; incapable of agitation
Impervious
adj. impulsive
Impious
adj. lacking respect or devotion, usually for a god or religion
Implacable
adj. incapable of being pacified or appeased
Implicit
adj. implied through not directly expressed
Imprecation
n. a curse
Impugn
v. to attack as false or wrong
Impute
v. to attribute or credit to
Incarnadine
adj. red or pink; flesh-colored
Inchoate
adj. in the early stages of development
Incipient
adj. beginning; just starting
incontrovertible
adj. unquestionable; impossible to deny
Incorrigible
adj. incapable of being corrected or punished
Incredulous
adj. skeptical; not wiling to believe
Inculcate
v. to teach through persistent repetition
Indigenous
adj. native to
Indignant
adj. displaying anger due to unfairness
Indolent
adj. lazy
Ineffable
adj. incapable of being put into words
Inexorable
adj. unyielding
Ingenious
adj. clever or inventive
Ingenue
n. an artless, innocent young girl
Ingrate
n. an ungrateful person
Ingratiate
v. to put oneself in another’s good graces
Inherent
adj. existing as a natural and essential characteristic
Inimical
adj. harmful or hostile
Iniquity
n. wickedness
Innocuous
adj. harmless
Insidious
adj. intended to entrap, deceive, or harm
Insipid
adj. bland, dull, or uninteresting
Insolence
n. rudeness
Insular
adj. narrow-minded; isolated
Insurrection
n. a rebellion or uprising
Inter
b. to bury
Interlocutor
n. a person who takes part in a conversation
Interregnum
n. a period of time free from authority
Intractable
adj. stubborn; difficult to manage
Intransigent
adj. refusing to yield or compromise
Inundate
v. to flood
Inure
v. to become used to
invective
n. violent criticism
Inveigle
v. to persuade with smooth talk
Investiture
n. ceremony for bestowing an official title
Invidious
adj. intended to hurt, offend, or discriminate
invoke
v. to summon into action or bring into existence
Irascible
adj. quickly aroused to anger
Itinerant
adj. traveling from place to place to work