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Question | Answer |
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impasse | a dead-end; a problem without a solution |
impeach | to accuse |
impeccable | perfect |
impecunious | without money |
impede | to block |
impediment | an obstruction |
impel | push into action |
impending | likely to happen soon |
imperative | very necessary |
imperious | domineering |
impermeable | not permitting passage |
impertinent | rude |
imperturbable | calm |
impervious | not capable of being affected |
impetuous | impulsive |
impetus | a stimulus |
impinge | to collide |
implacable | inflexible |
implausible | unbelievable |
implement | a tool; to carry off |
implication | an indirect suggestion |
implicit | suggested, but not plainly stated |
import | significance; to bring in from a foreign country |
importune | to beg |
impotent | powerless |
imprecation | a curse |
impregnable | unconquerable |
impromptu | without planning |
impropriety | pertaining to something that is not proper or suitable |
improvident | wasteful |
impudent | disrespectful |
impugn | to attack a person verbally |
impunity | freedom from punishment |
impute | to accuse a person |
inadvertent | unintentional |
inalienable | not able to be given to another |
inane | meaningless |
inanimate | lifeless; dull; dead |
inarticulate | unclear speech |
incandescent | very bright |
incapacitated | disabled |
incarcerate | to imprison |
incarnadine | blood-red; flesh-colored |
incarnate | in human form |
incendiary | causing fire or trouble |
incense | to anger |
inception | start |
incessant | continuous; never ending |
inchoate | just beginning |
incipient | beginning to appear |
incisive | sharp or keep perception |
incite | to stir up |
inclement | (usually refers to weather) harsh; unfavorable; severe |
inclined | favorable to one direction |
incognito | disguised |
incoherent | rambling; not logically connected |
incongruous | not appropriate; out of place |
inconsequential | unimportant |
incontrovertible | undeniable |
incorrigible | bad beyond correction |
increment | an increase |
incriminate | to connect to a crime |
incubus | nightmare |
inculcate | to influence someone to accept an idea |
incumbent | resting or lying; one who holds a political office |
incur | to bring upon oneself |
incursion | a raid |
indefatigable | untiring |
indelible | incapable of being erased |
indemnify | to repay for a loss |
indicative | signifying; implying |
indict | to charge with a crime; to accuse of a wrongdoing |
indifferent | neutral; lacking preference |
indigenous | native to a particular area; inborn |
indigent | extremely poor |
indignant | angry as a result of unjust treatment |
indiscriminate | at random |
indoctrinate | to teach someone a set of beliefs |
indolence | laziness |
indomitable | unconquerable |
indubitable | unquestionable |
induce | to bring about |
indulgence | gentle treatment; pampering |
inebriated | drunk |
ineffable | unspeakable |
ineluctable | inevitable |
inept | unfit |
inert | not moving |
inevitable | unavoidable; will happen |
inexorable | unyielding |