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GRE vocab I to L
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ichthyology | study of fish |
| iconoclastic | attacking cherished traditions |
| idiosyncrasy | individual trait |
| igneous | produced by fire, volcanic |
| ignobloe | unworthy, not noble |
| ignominy | deep disgrace, shame or dishonr |
| illimitable | infinite |
| illusive | deceiving |
| imbibe | drink in |
| imbroglio | complicated situation, plainful or complex misunderstanding, entanglement, confused mass |
| imbue | saturate, fill |
| immolate | offer as a sacrifice |
| immure | shut up in confinement, imprison |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| impalpable | imperceptible, intangible |
| impassable | not able to be traveled or crossed |
| impasse | predicament from which there is no escape |
| impassive | without feleing, stoical |
| impecunious | without money |
| impel | drive or force onward |
| impenitent | not repentant |
| imperious | domineering, haughty |
| impertinent | insolent, rude |
| imperturbable | calm, placid |
| impetuous | violent, rash, hasty |
| impetus | moving force, incentive, stimulus |
| impinge | infringe, touch, collide with |
| implacable | incapable of being pacified |
| impolitic | not wise |
| imponderable | weightless |
| importunate | urging, demanding |
| importune | beg persistently |
| imprecation | curse |
| impregnable | invulnerable |
| improvident | thriftless |
| imprudent | lacking caution |
| imprudence | impertinence, insolence |
| impugn | dispute or contradict |
| impuissance | powerlessness, feebleness |
| impunity | freedom from punishment or harm |
| impute | attribute, ascribe |
| inalienable | not to be taken away, nontransferable |
| inane | silly, senseless |
| incandescent | strikingly bright, shining with intense heat |
| incarcerate | imprison |
| incarnate | endow with flesh, personified |
| incendiary | arsonist |
| inchoate | recently begun, rudimentary, elementary |
| incidental | not essential, minor |
| incipient | beginning, in an early stage |
| incisive | cutting, sharp |
| inclement | stormy, unkind |
| incommodious | not spacious, inconvenient |
| inconsequential | insignificant |
| incontinent | lacking self restraint |
| incontrovertible | indisputable |
| incorporeal | lacking a material body |
| incredulity | tendency to disbelief |
| incredulous | withholding belief, skeptical |
| incubus | nightmare, burden, mental care |
| inculcate | teach |
| incumbent | obligatory, currently holding office |
| incur | bring upon oneself |
| incursion | temporary invasion |
| indefatigable | tireless |
| indelible | not able to be eased |
| indemnify | make secure against loss, compensate for loss |
| indices | signs, indications |
| indigence | poverty |
| indigent | poor, destitute |
| indignity | offensive or insulting treatment |
| indissoluble | permanent |
| indite | write, compose |
| indubitable | unable to be doubted |
| inductive | pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general |
| inenriated | habitually drunk, |
| ineffable | unutterable, cannot be expressed with speech |
| ineffectual | not effective, weak |
| ineluctable | irresistible, not to be escaped |
| inerrancy | infallibility |
| inexorable | relentless, unyielding |
| infidel | unbeliever |
| infraction | violation |
| infringe | violate, encroach |
| ingratiate | become popular with |
| inimical | unfriendly, hostile, harmful, detrimental |
| inimitable | matchless, not able to be imitated |
| iniquitous | wicked, immoral |
| innocuous | harmless |
| innuendo | hint, insinuation |
| inordinate | unrestrained, excessive |
| insalubrious | unwholesome, not healthful |
| inscrutable | impenetrable, mysterious |
| insensate | without feeling |
| insensible | unconscious, unresponsive |
| insidious | treacherous, stealthy, sly |
| insinuate | hint, imply, creep in |
| insipid | lacking in flavor, dull |
| insolvent | brankrupt, lacking money to pay |
| insouciant | indifferent, without concern or care |
| insularity | narrow mindedness, isolation |
| insuperable | unbeatable |
| insurgent | rebellious |
| insurmountable | overwhelming, unbeatable |
| insurrection | rebellion, uprising |
| interdict | prohibit, forbid |
| interim | meantime |
| interloper | intruder |
| interminable | endless |
| internecine | mutually destructive |
| interpolate | insert between |
| interregnum | period between two reigns |
| intimate | hint |
| intractable | unruly, stubbon, unyielding |
| intransigence | refusal of any compromise, stubbornness |
| intrepid | fearless |
| inundate | overwhelm, flood, submerge |
| inured | accustomed, hardened |
| invalidate | weaken, destroy |
| invective | abuse |
| inveigh | denounce |
| inveigle | lead astry, wheedle |
| inveterate | deeprooted, habitual |
| invidious | designed to create ill will or envy |
| irascible | irritable, easily angered |
| irremediable | incurable, uncorrectable |
| irrepressible | unable to be restrained or held back |
| irreproachable | blameless, impeccable |
| isthmus | narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land |
| itinerant | wandering, traveling |
| jaded | fatigued, surfeited |
| jaundiced | prejudiced |
| jaunt | short journey, trip |
| jaunty | lighthearted, animated, easy and carefree |
| jettison | throw overboard |
| jibe | agree, be in harmony with |
| jingoist | extremely aggressive and militant patriot, warlike chauvinist |
| jocose | given to joking |
| jocular | said in jest |
| jocund | merry |
| juggernaut | irresistible crushing force |
| juncture | crisis, joining point |
| junket | trip, esp one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense |
| junta | group of persons joined in political intrigue |
| jurisprudence | science of law |
| ken | range of knowledge |
| kismet | fate |
| knell | tolling of a bell, esp to indicate funeral or disaster |
| knoll | small hilll |
| labile | likely to change, unstable |
| lachrymose | producing tears |
| lackadaisical | lacking purpose or zest, halfhearted, languid |
| laconic | brief and to the point |
| laity | laypersons |
| lambaste | beat, thrash verbally or physically |
| lampoon | ridicule |
| lancet | small surgical tool for making incisions |
| larceny | theft |
| larder | pantry, place where food is kept |
| largess | generous gift |
| lascivious | lustful |
| lassitude | languor, weariness |
| latitude | freedom from narrow limitations |
| laud | praise |
| leery | suspicious, cautious |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| levee | earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding |
| levy | impose, collect |
| lexicographer | compiler of a dictionary |
| lexicon | dictionary |
| libel | defamatory statement, act of writing something that smears a person's character |
| libertine | decauched person |
| libidinous | lustful |
| libretto | text of an opera |
| licentious | amoral, unrestrained |
| lien | legal claim on a property |
| ligneous | like wood |
| lilliputian | extremely small |
| limn | draw, outline, describe |
| limpid | clear |
| lineaments | features, esp on face |
| lionize | treat as a celebrity |
| liquidate | clear up, settle accounts |
| list | tilt, lean over |
| litany | supplicatory prayer |
| litigation | lawsuit |
| litotes | understatement for emphasis |
| livid | lead colored, black and blue, ashen |
| loath | reluctant, disinclined |
| lode | metal bearing vein |
| loll | lounge about |
| lope | gallop slowly |
| low | moo |
| lucid | easily understood |
| lucre | money |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| lumen | unit of light energy |
| luminary | celebrity, dignitary |
| lurid | wild, sensational, graphic |
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