Vocab List #3 Flashcards
incapable of being passed through or penetrated
impervious
unchangeable
immutable
incapable of being appeased or pacified; inexorable
implacable
lacking agreement; hence, inharmonious; unsuitable
incongruous
avoiding work or exertion; habitually idle
indolent
incapable of erring; unfailing
infallible
physically weak or feeble
infirm
not offensive or injurious; harmless
innocuous
never satisfied; greedy
insatiate
incapable of being searched into and understood; unintelligible
inscrutable
lacking mental or moral feeling
insensate
not to the purpose; does not apply
irrelevant
to destroy the self-confidence of or self-possession of anyone; to make one feel inferior or ashamed
abash
obstinate and unenlightened attachment to one’s own religion, party, belief, or opinion
bigotry
to get one’s way by deceptive flattery or specious promises
cajole
embarrassment or humiliation caused by disappointment or failure
chagrin
to fraudulently appropriate money entrusted to one’s care
embezzle
utterly disordered or confused
chaotic
wreckage or goods found afloat after a dreadful disaster at sea
flotsam
characterized by feigning to be what one is not
hypocritical
a dull and trite remark solemnly stated
platitude
growing or flourishing unchecked; unrestrained
rampant
abstracted musing; daydreaming
reverie
the art of using effective and persuasive language; the rules guiding the effective use of language; also, language characterized by artificial or ostentatious expression
rhetoric
