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I words Flashcards

1
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Iconoclastic***

A

(adj) attacking cherished traditions

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Ideological***

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(adj) relating to ideology, the set of ideas that form the basis of a political or economic system

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3
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Idolatry***

A

(n) idol worship; blind or excessive devotion

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4
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Igneous***

A

(adj) produced by fire; volcanic

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5
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Immutable***

A

(adj) unchangeable

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6
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Impassive***

A

(adj) showing no emotion

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7
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Impermeable***

A

(adj) impossible to penetrate

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Imperturbable***

A

(adj) not easily disturbed

– “not perturbed”

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Impervious***

A

(adj) impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

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Implacable***

A

(adj) inflexible; incapable of being pleased

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Implicit***

A

(adj) implied; understood but not stated

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Inadvertently***

A

(adv) carelessly; unintentionally

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Inchoate***

A

(adj) imperfectly formed or formulated

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14
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Incongruity***

A

(n) state of not fitting

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Indeterminate***

A

(adj) uncertain; indefinite

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Indigence***

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(n) poverty

17
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Indolent***

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(adj) habitually lazy; idle

18
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Ineluctable***

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(adj) not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable

19
Q

Inert***

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(adj) unable to move; sluggish

20
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Ingenuous***

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(adj) naive and trusting; lacking sophistication

21
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Inherent***

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(adj) firmly established by nature or habit

22
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Innocous***

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(adj) harmless

23
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Insensible***

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(adj) unconscious; unresponsive

24
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Insinuate***

A

(v) to suggest; say indirectly; imply

25
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Insipid***

A

(adj) lacking in flavor; dull

26
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Insularity***

A

(n) narrow-mindedness; isolation

27
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Intractable***

A

(adj) not easily managed

28
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Intransigence***

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(n) stubbornness; refusal to compromise

29
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Inundate***

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(v) to cover with water; overwhelm

30
Q

Inured***

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(v) hardened; accustomed; used to

31
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Invective***

A

(n) verbal abuse

32
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Irascible***

A

(adj) easily angered

33
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Irresolute***

A

(adj) unsure of how to act; weak

34
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Imbroglio

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(n) complicated situation; an entanglement

35
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Impecunious

A

(adj) poor; having no money

36
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Impinge

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(v) to strike; encroach

37
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Implode

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(v) collapse inward violently

38
Q

Imprecation

A

(n) curse

- - like “incantation”

39
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Impute

A

(v) to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristic

GRE Vocab (20 decks)

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