Chapter 15 Flashcards
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imbue
inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality): the entire performance was imbued with sparkle and elan.
permeate
pervade
immaculate
perfect
immaterial
- unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant
2. spiritual rather than physical
immoderate
excessive
immutable
unchanging over time or unable to be changed: an immutable fact.
impassion
make passionate
impassioned
passionate
impassive
indifferent
imperative
noun. an essential or urgent thing
impertinent
rude
impervious
impenetrable
imposing
grand and impressive in apperance
impotent
weak; ineffective
impromptu
improvisation; extemporaneous; ad-libbed
impurity
being impure
inadmissible
not accepted as valid; not allowed
inane
stupid
inaugurate
begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period): he inaugurated a new policy of trade and exploration.
• admit (someone) formally to public office: the new President will be inaugurated on January 20.
• mark the beginning or first public use of (an organization or project): the museum was inaugurated on September 12.
inbred
- produced by inbreeding(breeding of closely related people);
- existing in a person from birth; congenital
incandescent
- emitting light as a result of being heated
2. full of strong emotion; passionate
incense
- make (someone) very angry
2. a gum, spice, or other substance that is burned for the sweet smell it produces
incessant
non-breaking
incipient
in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop
