Vocab I Flashcards by Michone Bretfeld

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Iconoclast

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n. a person who attacks cherished ideas of traditional institutions

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Idiosyncrasy

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n. characteristic that is peculiar to a specific person

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Idolatrous

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adj. great adoration ( TO IDY)

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Ignoble

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adj. dishonorable; common

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Ignominious

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adj. disgraceful and shameful

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Illusory

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adj. creating illusions; deceiving

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Imbue

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v. to inspire

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Immutable

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adj. unchangeable

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impasse

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n. blocked progress; deadlock

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Impecunious

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adj. poor

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Imperturbable

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adj. calm; incapable of agitation

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Impervious

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adj. impulsive

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Impious

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adj. lacking respect or devotion, usually for a god or religion

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Implacable

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adj. incapable of being pacified or appeased

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Implicit

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adj. implied through not directly expressed

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Imprecation

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n. a curse

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Impugn

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v. to attack as false or wrong

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Impute

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v. to attribute or credit to

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Incarnadine

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adj. red or pink; flesh-colored

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Inchoate

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adj. in the early stages of development

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Incipient

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adj. beginning; just starting

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incontrovertible

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adj. unquestionable; impossible to deny

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Incorrigible

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adj. incapable of being corrected or punished

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Incredulous

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adj. skeptical; not wiling to believe

Inculcate

v. to teach through persistent repetition

Indigenous

adj. native to

Indignant

adj. displaying anger due to unfairness

Indolent

adj. lazy

Ineffable

adj. incapable of being put into words

Inexorable

adj. unyielding

Ingenious

adj. clever or inventive

Ingenue

n. an artless, innocent young girl

Ingrate

n. an ungrateful person

Ingratiate

v. to put oneself in another's good graces

Inherent

adj. existing as a natural and essential characteristic

Inimical

adj. harmful or hostile

Iniquity

n. wickedness

Innocuous

adj. harmless

Insidious

adj. intended to entrap, deceive, or harm

Insipid

adj. bland, dull, or uninteresting

Insolence

n. rudeness

Insular

adj. narrow-minded; isolated

Insurrection

n. a rebellion or uprising

Inter

b. to bury

Interlocutor

n. a person who takes part in a conversation

Interregnum

n. a period of time free from authority

Intractable

adj. stubborn; difficult to manage

Intransigent

adj. refusing to yield or compromise

Inundate

v. to flood

Inure

v. to become used to

invective

n. violent criticism

Inveigle

v. to persuade with smooth talk

Investiture

n. ceremony for bestowing an official title

Invidious

adj. intended to hurt, offend, or discriminate

invoke

v. to summon into action or bring into existence

Irascible

adj. quickly aroused to anger

Itinerant

adj. traveling from place to place to work