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Section 8-All I's (51 total) Flashcards

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Iconoclast (n)

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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Iconoclastic

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attacking cherished beliefs, heretical

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Idolatrous (adj)

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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Idolatry

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worship of idols and images or blind devotion to something

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Idyll (n)

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a carefree, light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience; a literary or musical piece describing such

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Idyllic

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simple or carefree

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Ignominious (adj)

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shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful

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Ignoble

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not honorable in character or purpose

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Ignominy

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dishonor or humiliation

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Imbroglio (n)

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difficult or embarrassing situation

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Imminent (adj)

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about to happen; impending

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Eminent

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prominent or distinguished

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Immutable (adj)

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not capable of change

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Impassive (adj)

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revealing no emotion or sensibility

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Im-

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variant of in- which can mean not, none or in, toward

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Impecunious (adj)

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lacking funds; without money

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Imperious (adj)

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commanding, masterful, arrogant, domineering, haughty

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Imperturbable (adj)

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

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Impetuous (adj)

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hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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vehement

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showing strong feeling; forceful, intense, passionate

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Implacable (adj)

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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Importune (v)

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to ask incessantly, beg, nag

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Importunate

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persistent in asking

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Impudent (adj)

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shamelessly bold; insolent; impertinent

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Impudence
characteristic of being shamelessly bold
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Impugn (v)
attack or assail verbally, censure, execrate, deny
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execrate
feel or express great loathing for; curse, swear
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Impunity (n)
immunity from punishment, penalty or harm
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punire (Latin)
punish
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Impute (v)
to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe, assign as a characteristic
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Inalienable (adj)
cannot be transferred; unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor
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Inchoate (adj)
in an initial stage, not fully formed
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nascent
(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to displays signs of future potential
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Incipient (adj)
beginning to come into being or to become apparent; (of a person) developing into a specified type or role
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Indefatigable (adj)
not easily exhaustible, tireless, dogged
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de-
away, completely
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fatigare
wear out
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Indifferent (adj)
having no interest or concern; apathetic; showing no bias or prejudice
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Indolent (adj)
lazy, listless, torpid
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torpid
mentally or physically inactive; lethargic
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Indolence (n)
avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness
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phlegmatic
(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly (not easily stirred or moved mentally) calm disposition
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Ineluctable (adj)
certain, inevitable
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Inert (adj)
unmoving, lethargic, sluggish, not reactive chemically
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Ingenuous (adj)
artless, frank and candid, lacking in sophistication
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disingenuous
lacking in candor, calculating, duplicitous (deceitful)
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ingenious
characterized by skill and imagination
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Inherent (adj)
ingrained within one's nature, intrinsic, firmly established, essential
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inhere
to be inherent or innate to something
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Inimical (adj)
damaging, harmful, injurious, hostile, unfriendly
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Inimitable (adj)
one of a kind, peerless; unique, impossible to copy
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Iniquity (n)
wickedness, gross injustice
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iniquitous
characterized by wickedness
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Innervate (v)
to supply with nerves, energize; 1) physiological process; 2) metaphorically
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enervate
cause someone to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken
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Innocuous (adj)
harmless; causing no damage
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Inscrutable (adj)
incapable of being discovered or understood, mysterious
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Insensible (adj)
1) without one's mental faculties, typically a result of violence or intoxication; numb, without feeling 2) unaware of, indifferent to; apathetic, callous 3) too small or gradual to be perceived; inappreciable
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Insipid (adj)
without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull
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Insouciant (adj)
unconcerned, carefree, nonchalant
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Insular (adj)
parochial, narrow-minded, like an island
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parochial
having a limited or narrow outlook or scope
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insulate
to set off in a detached position
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Interdict (v)
prohibit, forbid, ban, halt
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Intimate (v)
to imply, suggest or insinuate
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intimation
hint
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Intractable (adj)
not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate
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Intransigent (adj)
refusing to compromise
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Intrepid (adj)
steadfast, courageous; fearless, adventurous
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Inundate (v)
to cover or overwhelm, to flood
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inundation
an overwhelming abundance of people or things
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Inured (adj)
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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Inveigh (v)
to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate
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Inveigle (adj)
persuade someone to do something by means of deception or flattery
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Inveterate (adj)
having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change
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Invidious (adj)
tending to arouse envy or ill will in others; unfairly discriminating
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Irascible (adj)
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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ira-
angry
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Itinerate (v)
to travel from place to place
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Itinerant (adj)
traveling from place to place

Word Smart for the GRE 2nd addition (19 decks)

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