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WS lists 50-55
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| infer | to conclude; to deduce |
| imply | to hint at it, suggest it, or state it indirectly |
| infinitesimal | ver, very, very small; infinitely small |
| ingenuous | frank; without decception; simple; artless; charmingly naive |
| disingenuous | crafty or artful |
| inherent | part of the essential nature of something; intrinsic |
| intrinsic | inherent |
| injusction | a command or order, esp a court order |
| innate | inborn, existing since birth; inherent |
| innocuous | harmless; banal |
| inordinate | excessive; unreasonable |
| insatiable | hard or impossible to satisfy; greedy; avaricious |
| insidious | treacherous; sneaky |
| insinuate | to hint; to creep in |
| insipid | dull; bland; banal |
| insolent | arrogant; insulting |
| instigate | to provoke; to sitr up |
| insular | like an island; isolated (latin. insula-island) |
| insurgent | a rebel; someone who revolts against a gov |
| integral | essential |
| intractable | uncontrollable; stubborn; disobedient |
| tractable | easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding |
| intransigent | uncompromising; stubborn |
| extrinsic | NOT part of the essentialy nature of something; NOT inherent; being outside a thing; outward or external |
| introspective | tending to think about oneself; examining one's feelings |
| inundate | to flood; to cover completely with water; to overwhelm |
| invective | insulting or abusive speech |
| inveterate | habitual; firm in habit; deeply rooted |
| irascible | easily angered or provoked; irritable |
| ironic | meaning the opposite of what you seem to say; using words to mean something other than what they seem to mean |
| irrevocable | irreversible |
| revoke | to take back |
| revocable | something that can be reversed |
| itinerant | moving from place to place |
| judicious | exercising sound judgement |
| judicial | having to do with judges, judgment or justice |
| juxtapose | to place side by side |
| kinetic | having to do with motion; lively; active |
| labyrinth | a maze; something like a maze |
| laconic | using few words, esp to the point of seeming rude |
| lament | to mourn |
| lamentable | regrettable |
| lampoon | to satirize; to mock; to parody |
| languish | to become weak, listless, or depressed |
| languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
| largess | generous giving of gifts |
| latent | present but not visible or apparent; potential |
| laud | to praise;to applaud; to extol |
| legacy | something handed down from the past; a bequest |
| lethargy | sluggishness; laziness; drowsiness; indifference |
| levity | lightness; frivolity; unseriousness |
| libel | written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of or defames someone; SLANDER (except slander is spoken) |
| liable | legally responsible |
| litigate | to try in court; to engage in legal proceedings |
| loquacious | talking a lot or too much |
| lucid | clear; easy to understand |
| eludicate | to make it clear, to explain it; to bring it into light |
| lugubrious | exaggeratedly mournful |
| luminous | giving off light; glowing; bright |