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Vocab I Flashcards

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Iconoclast

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n. a person who attacks cherished ideas of traditional institutions

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Idiosyncrasy

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n. characteristic that is peculiar to a specific person

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Idolatrous

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adj. great adoration ( TO IDY)

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Ignoble

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adj. dishonorable; common

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Ignominious

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adj. disgraceful and shameful

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Illusory

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adj. creating illusions; deceiving

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Imbue

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v. to inspire

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Immutable

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adj. unchangeable

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impasse

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n. blocked progress; deadlock

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Impecunious

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adj. poor

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Imperturbable

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adj. calm; incapable of agitation

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Impervious

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adj. impulsive

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Impious

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adj. lacking respect or devotion, usually for a god or religion

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Implacable

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adj. incapable of being pacified or appeased

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Implicit

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adj. implied through not directly expressed

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Imprecation

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n. a curse

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Impugn

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v. to attack as false or wrong

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Impute

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v. to attribute or credit to

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Incarnadine

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adj. red or pink; flesh-colored

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Inchoate

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adj. in the early stages of development

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Incipient

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adj. beginning; just starting

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incontrovertible

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adj. unquestionable; impossible to deny

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Incorrigible

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adj. incapable of being corrected or punished

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Incredulous

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adj. skeptical; not wiling to believe

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Inculcate

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v. to teach through persistent repetition

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Indigenous

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adj. native to

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Indignant

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adj. displaying anger due to unfairness

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Indolent

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adj. lazy

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Ineffable

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adj. incapable of being put into words

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Inexorable

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adj. unyielding

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Ingenious

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adj. clever or inventive

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Ingenue

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n. an artless, innocent young girl

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Ingrate

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n. an ungrateful person

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Ingratiate

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v. to put oneself in another’s good graces

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Inherent

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adj. existing as a natural and essential characteristic

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Inimical

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adj. harmful or hostile

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Iniquity

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n. wickedness

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Innocuous

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adj. harmless

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Insidious

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adj. intended to entrap, deceive, or harm

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Insipid

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adj. bland, dull, or uninteresting

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Insolence

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n. rudeness

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Insular

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adj. narrow-minded; isolated

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Insurrection

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n. a rebellion or uprising

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Inter

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b. to bury

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Interlocutor

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n. a person who takes part in a conversation

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Interregnum

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n. a period of time free from authority

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Intractable

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adj. stubborn; difficult to manage

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Intransigent

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adj. refusing to yield or compromise

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Inundate

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v. to flood

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Inure

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v. to become used to

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invective

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n. violent criticism

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Inveigle

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v. to persuade with smooth talk

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Investiture

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n. ceremony for bestowing an official title

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Invidious

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adj. intended to hurt, offend, or discriminate

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invoke

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v. to summon into action or bring into existence

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Irascible

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adj. quickly aroused to anger

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Itinerant

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adj. traveling from place to place to work

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