Deck 21 Flashcards
Impudent
Characterized by impertinence or effrontery; insulting; rude; presumptuous
Inane
Lacking sense, significance, or ideas
Empty; void
Incensed
To inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage
Pleasant or fragrant odor
Incorrigible
Impervious to constraints or punishment
Firmly fixed; not easily changed/influenced
Indelicate
Offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse
Indemnify
To compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense occurred
To guard or secure against anticipated loss
Indict
To charge with an offense or crime; castigate; criticize
Indistinct
Not distinct
Not distinguished clearly
Industrious
Working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent
Infirmity
Physical weakness or ailment
Moral weakness or failing
Ingénue
An artless, innocent, or inexperienced girl or young woman; actress who plays such character
Ingenuity
Trait of being cleverly inventive or resourceful
Inscrutable
Incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable
Not easily understood; unfathomable; mysterious
Insofar
To such an extent
Insolvent
Relating to bankruptcy; inability to pay debts
Interlocutor
A person who takes part in a conversation
A person who questions or interrogates
Investiture
The formal bestowal, confirmation, or presentation of rank, office, or right, usually involving the giving of insignia or an official title.
Irredentist
A person who favors the acquisition of territory that once was part of his country or is considered to have been
Jejune
Simple; naïve; unsophisticated
Insipid; dull; dry
Lacking nourishment; insubstantial or barren
Jouissance
Jollity; merriment
