I Flashcards
Iconoclast
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
-maverick, nonconformist, rebel, revolutionary
Itinerant
wandering from place to place; unsettled
-nomadic, vagrant
Incarnadine
blood-red in color
-reddened, ruby, ruddy
Inchoate
not fully formed; disorganized; beginning
-amorphous, incoherent, undeveloped, incomplete
Inculcate
to teach; to impress in the mind
-implant, indoctrinate, instill, preach
Indolent
habitually lazy or idle
-languid, lethargic, slothful, lax
Inexorable
inflexible; unyielding
-adamant, obdurate, relentless
Ingenuous
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
-artless, innocent, naive, simple
Ingrate
an ungrateful person
-cad, churl
Ingratiate
to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage
-charm, flatter, grovel
Inimical
hostile; unfriendly
-adverse, antagonistic, dissident, recalcitrant
Iniquity
enormity, immorality, injustice, vice, wickedness
Innocuous
harmless
-benign, inoffensive, insipid, safe
Inquest
an investigation; an inquiry
-research, probe, investigation
Insipid
lacking interest or flavor
-banal, bland, dull, stale, vapid
Insurrection
rebellion
-revolt, revolution, uprising
Inter
to bury
-entomb, inhume, sepulcher
Interregnum
a period between reigns
-interval
Intractable
not easily managed or manipulated
-stubborn, unruly
Intransigent
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
-implacable, inexorable, obstinate, remorseful, rigid, unrelenting, unbending
Intrepid
fearless; resolutely courageous
-brave, audacious
Inundate
to overwhelm; to cover with water
-deluge, engulf, submerge, drown
Inure
to harden; accustom
-condition, familiarize, habituate
Invective
abusive language
-denunciation, revilement, vituperation, diatribe