Vocab I Flashcards
Iconoclast
N one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
Idolatrous
Adj given to intense or excessive devotion to something
Idyll
N a carefree, light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience; a literary or musical piece describing such
Idyllic
simple or carefree
Ignominious
Adj shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified; disgraceful
Imbroglio
N difficult or embarrassing situation
Imminent
Adj about to happen; impending
Immutable
Adj not capable of change
Impassive
Adj revealing no emotion or sensibility
Impecunious
Adj lacking funds;without money
Imperious
Adj commanding, masterful, arrogant, domineering, haughty
Imperturbable
Adj marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness
Impetuous
Adj hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
Implacable
Adj not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
Importune
V to ask incessantly, beg, nag
Impudent
Adj shamelessly bold; insolent; impertinent
Impugn
V to attack or assail verbally censure, execrate, deny
Impunity
N immunity from punishment, penalty or harm
Impute
V to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign
Inalienable
Adj cannot be transferred
Inchoate
Adj in an initial stage, not fully formed
Incipient
Adj beginning to come into being or to become apparent
Indefatigable
Adj not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged
Indifferent
Adj having no interest or concern, apathetic; showing no bias or prejudice
Indolent
Adj lazy, listless, torpid
Ineluctable
Adj certain, inevitable
Inert
Adj unmoving, lethargic, sluggish, not reactive chemically
Ingenuous
Adj artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophisticaiton
Inherent
Adj ingrained within one’s nature, intrinsic, firmly established, essential
Inimical
Adj damaging, harmful, injurious,hostile
Inimitable
Adj one of a kind; peerless
Iniquity
N wickedness, gross, injustice
Innervate
V to supply with nerves energize
Innocuous
Adj harmless; causing no damage
Inscrutable
Adj incapable of being discovered or understood, mysterious
Insensible
Adj unconscious, unresponsive, unaware, unaffected, numb
Insipid
Adj without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, full
Insouciant
Adj unconcerned,carefree, nonchalant
Insular
Adj parochial, narrow-minded, like an island
Interdict
V prohibit, forbid, ban,halt
Intimate
V to imply, suggest or insinuate
Intractable
Adj not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate
Intransigent
Adj refusing to compromise
Intrepid
Adj steadfast, courageous
Inundate
V to cover or overwhelm, to flood
Inured
Adj accustomed to accepting something undesirable
Inveigh
V to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate
Inveigle
V to obtain by deception or flattery
Inveterate
Adj deep rooted, ingrained, habitual
Invidious
Adj tending to arouse envy or ill will in others
Irascible
Adj easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
Itinerate
V to travel from place to place