Advanced I-M Flashcards
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iconoclast (n)
eye-CAH-noh-clast
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Attacker of cherished beliefs or institutions
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ignoble (adj)
ig-NOH-bull
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Not noble; having mean, base, low motives; low quality
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imbue (verb)
im-BYOO
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Permeate or saturate, as dye in a fabric; influence throughout
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immutable (adj)
im-MYOO-tuh-bull
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Unchangeable
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impassive (adj)
im-PASS-iv
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Not having or showing physical feeling or emotion
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impecunious (adj)
im-peck-YOO-nee-uss
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Poor, without money
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imperious (adj)
im-PEER-ee-uss
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Commanding, domineering; acting like a high ranking person; urgent
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impermeable (adj)
im-PER-mee-uh-bull
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Impassable, not allowing passage through (such as by a liquid)
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imperturbable (adj)
im-per-TER-buh-bull
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Calm, not able to be upset or agitated
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impetuous (adj)
im-PET-choo-uss
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Passionately impulsive, marked by sudden, hasty emotion; forceful, violent
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implacable (adj)
im-PLACK-uh-bull
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Not able to be appeased, calmed, or satisfied
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impugn (verb)
im-PYOON
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Attack the truth or integrity of
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impute (verb)
im-PYOOT
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Credit, attribute; lay blame or responsibility for (someone falsely)
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incarnadine (adj; n)
in-CAR-nuh-dine or in-CAR-nuh-deen
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Blood red or flesh-colored
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inconstancy (n)
in-CAHN-stun-see
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Fickleness, unreliability; the state of changing without good reason
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inculcate (verb)
in-CULL-cayt or IN-cull-cayt
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Teach persistently, implant (an idea) in a person
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indigence (n)
IN-dih-jenss
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Extreme poverty
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indolent (adj)
IN-duh-lent
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Lazy, slothful
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inert (adj)
in-ERT
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Inactive; having little or no power to move
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inexorable (adj)
in-ECK-ser-uh-bull
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Reckless, unyielding; not moved by pleading
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ingrate (n)
IN-grayt
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Ungrateful person
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inimical (adj)
in-IM-ick-ull
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Hostile, adverse, harmful
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inquest (n)
IN-kwest
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Legal or judicial inquiry, esp. before a jury and esp. made by a coroner into the cause of someone’s death; the results of such an inquiry
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insensible (adj)
in-SEN-sih-bull
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Incapable of feeling; unconscious, unaware
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insinuate (verb)
| in-SIN-yoo-ayt
Hint, suggest slyly; introduce (an idea) into someone's mind in a subtle, artful way
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insipid (adj)
| in-SIP-id
Dull, stale, lacking taste or interest
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insular (adj)
| IN-sull-er or IN-syoo-ler
Pertaining to an island; detached, standing alone; narrow-minded, provincial
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insurrection (n)
| in-ser-ECK-shun
Rebellion or revolt against a government or similarly established authority
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inter (verb)
| in-TER
Bury (a dead body) or place in a tomb
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interplay (n)
| IN-ter-play
Interaction, reciprocal relationship or influence
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interregnum (n)
| in-ter-REG-num
A time between two reigns or regimes during which there is no ruler; a period during which givernment does not function; any period of freedom from authority or break or interruption in a series
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intransigent (adj)
| in-TRANS-zih-jent
Refusing to compromise, inflexible, having extreme attitudes
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inure (verb)
| in-YOOR
Toughen up; accustom or habituate to pain, hardship, etc.
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invective (n)
| in-VECK-tive
Violent denunciation; accusations, insults, or verbal abuse
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inveigle (verb)
| in-VAY-gull
Entice, lure; get something by flattery, cleverness, or offering incentives
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investiture (n)
| in-VEST-it-choor or in-VEST-it-cher
Investing; formally giving someone a right or title
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invidious (adj)
| in-VID-ee-uss
Hateful, offensive, injurious
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irascible (adj)
| ih-RASS-uh-bull or eye-RASS-uh-bull
Irritable, easily angered
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irresolute (adj)
| ih-REZ-uh-loot
Wavering, not sure how to proceed, not firm in one's decision-making
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itinerant (adj)
| eye-TIN-uh-runt or it-TIN-uh-ruhnt
Traveling from place to place, esp. as part of a job
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jingoism (n)
| JING-go-izm
Excessive, loud patriotism and aggressive, warlike foreign policy
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kinetic (adj)
| kin-ET-ick
Pertaining to motion
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knell (n, verb)
| NELL
The sound made by a bell for a funeral, or any sad sound or signal of a failure, death, ending, etc. (n); to make such a sound (verb)
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lachrymose (adj)
| LACK-ruh-mohss
Tearful, mournful
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larceny (n)
| LAR-sen-ee
Theft
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largess or largesse (n)
| lar-ZHESS or lar-JESS
Generosity, the giving of money or gifts (esp. with the implication that the giver is a bit superior to the recipient)
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latent (adj)
| LAY-tent
Potential; existing but not visible or active
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leery (adj)
| LEER-ee
Suspicious or wary
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legerdemain (n)
| led-jer-deh-MAYN
Slight-of-hand (magic as performed by a magician); trickery or deception
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licentious (adj)
| lie-SENT-shuss
Sexually unrestrained; immoral; ignoring the rules
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limpid (adj)
| LIMP-id
Clear, transparent; completely calm
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lionize (verb)
| LIE-un-ize
Treat like a celebrity
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lissome (adj)
| LISS-um
Flexible, supple, agile
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listless (adj)
| LIST-less
Spiritless, lacking interest or energy
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lugubrious (adj)
| luh-GOO-bree-uss or luh-GYOO-bree-uss
Mournful, gloomy (sometimes in an exaggerated way)
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lumber (verb)
| LUM-ber
Walk in a heavy or clumsy way, sometimes due to being weighed down
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lurid (adj)
| LOOR-id
Gruesome or excessively vivid; sensational, shocking, unrestrained
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machination or machinations (n; usu. pl)
| mack-in-AY-shun or mash-in-AY-shun
Crafty schemes or plots
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maelstrom (n)
| MAYL-strum
Violent whirlpool; any chaotic, turbulent situation
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magnanimous (adj)
| mad-NAN-im-uss
High-minded, noble, lofty; generous in forgiving others, free of resentment
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magnate (n)
| MAG-nayt or MAG-nit
Very important or influential person, esp, in business
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malediction (n)
| mal-eh-DICT-shun
A curse
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malinger (verb)
| muh-LING-gur
Pretend to be sick, esp. to get out of work, duties, etc.
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mannered (adj)
| MAN-erd
Having a particular manner, esp. an artificial one
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martinet (noun)
| mar-tin-ET
Person who adheres to rules extremely closely; strict disciplinarian
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maudlin (adj)
| MAWD-lin
Excessively sentimental, showing sadness or some other emotion in a foolish or silly way
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mendicant (n)
| MEN-dih-cuhnt
Beggar, or religious follower who lives by begging
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metaphysical (adj)
| met-uh-FIZZ-ick-ull
Concerned with abstract thought, related to metaphysics (branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the nature of being and of the world); very subtle or abstruse
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militate (verb)
| MILL-it-ayt
Have a great effect, weigh heavily (often as militate against)
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misanthrope or misanthropist (n)
| MISS-un-throhp/miss-AN-thruh-pist
Hater of humankind
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missive (n)
| MISS-iv
Letter, written message
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modicum (n)
| MOD-ick-um
A little bit or limited quality
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modish (adj)
| MOH-dish
Stylish, contemporary
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multifarious (adj)
| mull-tif-AYR-ee-uss
Diverse, having a lot of variety
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munificent (adj)
| myoo-NIF-iss-ent
Generous, giving liberally
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myopic (adj)
| my-AH-pick
Near-sighted; lacking long-term thinking, short-sighted
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idolatry (n)
| eye-DOLL-uh-tree
Idol worship; excessive or unthinking devotion or adoration
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idyllic (adj)
| eye-DILL-ick
Presenting a positive, peaceful view or rural life (as poetry or prose); pleasant in a natural, simple way
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impasse (n)
| IM-pass
Position or road from which there is no escape; deadlock
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impervious (adj)
| im-PER-vee-uss
Impenetrable, not able to be harmed or emotionally disturbed
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impious (adj)
| im-PIE-uss
Not religious, lacking reverence, ungodly
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imprecation (n)
| im-preck-AY-shun
Curse; prayer for harm to come to someone
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indefatigable (adj)
| in-deh-FAT-ig-uh-bull
Untiring, not able to become fatigued
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infallible (adj)
| in-FAL-ih-bull
Incapable of error; certain
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ingratiate (verb)
| in-GRAY-shee-ayt
Make an effort to gain favor with
| *fawn
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iniquity (n)
| in-ICK-wit-ee
Injustice, wickedness, sin
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inordinate (adj)
| in-OR-din-it
Excessive, not within proper limits, unrestrained
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inundate (verb)
| IN-un-dayt
Flood, cover with water, overwhelm
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itinerary (n)
| eye-TIN-uh-rare-ee
Travel schedule; detailed plan for a journey
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jettison (verb)
| JET-iss-un
Discard, cast off; throw items overboard in order to lighten a ship in an emergency
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juxtapose (verb)
| juck-stuh-POHZ
Place side-by-side (either physically or in a metaphorical way)
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kindle (verb)
| KIN-dull
Ignite, cause to begin burning; incite, arouse, inflame
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knell (n, verb)
| NELL
The sound made by a bell for a funeral, or any sad sound or signal of a failure, death, ending, etc. (n); to make such a sound (verb)
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luminous (adj)
| LOO-min-uss
Shining, radiant, well-lit; brilliant or enlightening
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livid (adj)
| LIV-id
Furiously angry, enraged
| *irascible, irate
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lethargic (adj)
| leth-AR-jick
Lazy, drowsy, or sluggish
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lax (adj)
| LACKS
Not strict; careless, loose, slack
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laudable (adj)
| LAW-duh-bull
Worthy of praise
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morose (adj)
| muh-ROHSS
Gloomy, sullen
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monastic (adj)
| muh-NAST-ick
Relating to or resembling a monastery, esp. by being quiet, secluded, contemplative, strict, and/or lacking luxuries
*austere, ascetic
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molt (verb)
| MOLT
Shed or cast off, esp. to regularly shed skin, feathers, etc.
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mirth (n)
| MERTH
Jollity, merriment; amusement or laughter
| *gaiety
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mired (adj)
| MY-erd
Stuck, entangled (in something, like a swamp or muddy area), soiled
*morass, quagmire
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milieu (n)
| mill-YUH
Environment, atmosphere; the environmental setting in which something happens or develops
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meretricious (adj)
| mair-uh-TRISH-uss
Attractive in a vulgar or flashy way, tawdry; deceptive
| *showy, garish, gaudy
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maxim (n)
| MACK-sim
A general truth or fundamental principle, esp. expressed as a proverb or saying
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mar (verb)
| MAR
Damage, spoil, ruin
| *vitiate, deface
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manifest (verb, adj)
| MAN-if-est
Obvious, apparent, perceptible to the eye (adj); to show, make clear, or prove (verb)
