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GRE Words #5
"I", "J", "K", and "L" Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Iconoclast (noun) | one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions |
| Idolatrous (adj) | given to intense or excessive devotion to something |
| Imbroglio (noun) | difficult or embarrassing situation |
| Imminent (adj) | about to happen; impending |
| Immutable (adj) | not capable of change |
| Impassive (adj) | revealing no emotion |
| Impecunious (adj) | lacking funds; without money |
| Impetuous (adj) | hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement |
| Imperturbable (adj) | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness |
| Implacable (adj) | not capable of being appeased or significantly changed |
| Impunity (noun) | immunity from punishment or penalty |
| Inchoate (adj) | in an initial stage; not fully formed |
| Incipient (adj) | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| Indefatigable (adj) | not easily exhaustible; tireless, dogged |
| Indifferent (adj) | having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice |
| Ineluctable (adj) | certain, inevitable |
| Inert (adj) | unmoving; lethargic; sluggish |
| Infelicitous (adj) | unfortunate; inappropriate |
| Ingenuous (adj) | artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
| Inimical (adj) | damaging; harmful; injurious |
| Inimitable (adj) | one of a kind, peerless |
| Innocuous (adj) | harmless; causing no damage |
| Insipid (adj) | without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland |
| Insouciant (adj) | unconcerned, carefree, heedless |
| Intimate (verb) | to imply, suggest, or insinuate |
| Intractable (adj) | not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate |
| Intransigent (adj) | refusing to compromise |
| Intrepid (adj) | steadfast and courageous |
| Inured (adj) | accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
| Inveigle (verb) | to obtain by deception or flattery |
| Inveterate (adj) | deep rooted, ingrained, habitual |
| Irascible (adj) | easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
| Iconoclastic (adj) | attacking cherished traditions |
| Icon (noun) | image or representation |
| Idolatry (noun) | idol worship; blind or excessive devotion |
| Igneous (adj) | produced by fire; volcanic |
| Impair (verb) | to damage; injure |
| Impede (verb) | to hinder; block |
| Impermeable (adj) | impossible to penetrate |
| Impervious (adj) | impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected |
| Impinge (verb) | to strike; encroach |
| Implausible (adj) | unlikely; unbelievable |
| Implicit (adj) | implied; understood but not stated |
| Implication (noun) | something hinted at or suggested |
| Implode (verb) | collapse inward violently |
| Imprecation (noun) | curse |
| Impute (verb) | to relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault to; assign as a characteristic |
| Inadvertently (adv) | carelessly; unintentionally |
| Incarnate (adj) | having bodily form |
| Incongruity (noun) | state of not fitting |
| Inconsequential (adj) | insignificant; unimportant |
| Incorporate (verb) | introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine |
| Incursion (noun) | sudden invasion |
| Indeterminate (adj) | uncertain; indefinite |
| Indigence (noun) | poverty |
| Indolent (adj) | habitually lazy; idle |
| Inertia (noun) | disinclination to action or change |
| Inherent (adj) | firmly established by nature or habit |
| Insensible (adj) | unconscious; unresponsive |
| Insinuate (verb) | to suggest; say directly; imply |
| Insularity (noun) | narrow-mindedness; isolation |
| Insuperable (adj) | insurmountable; unconquerable |
| Intangible (adj) | not material |
| Interdict (verb) | to forbid; prohibit; to confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of |
| Internecine (adj) | deadly to both sides |
| Interpolate (verb) | to insert; change by adding new words or material |
| Interregnum (noun) | interval between reigns; gap in continuity |
| Intimacy (noun) | marked by close acquaintance |
| Intimate (verb) | make known subtly and indirectly |
| Intransigence (noun) | stubbornness; refusal to compromise |
| Introspective (adj) | contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings |
| Inundate (verb) | to cover with water; overwhelm |
| Invective (noun) | verbal abuse |
| Inveigh (verb) | to disapprove; protest vehemently |
| Invidious (adj) | likely to provoke ill will; offensive |
| Irresolute (adj) | unsure of how to act; weak |
| Itinerant (adj) | wandering from place to place; unsettled |
| Itinerary (noun) | route of a traveler's journey |
| Jejune (adj) | vapid, uninteresting, nugatory; childish, immature, puerile |
| Jaundiced (adj) | having a yellow discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility |
| Jaundice (noun) | medical condition often due to liver disease and characterized by yellowness of the skin |
| Jibe (verb) | to be in agreement |
| Jocose (adj) | fond of joking; jocular; playful |
| Juggernaut (noun) | huge force destroying everything in its path |
| Junta (noun) | group of people united in political intrigue |
| Juxtapose (verb) | place side by side |
| Juxtaposition (noun) | side-by-side placement |
| Kudos (noun) | fame; glory; honor |
| Laconic (adj) | using few words; terse |
| Laud (verb) | to praise highly |
| List (verb) | to tilt or lean to one side |
| Loquacious (adj) | extremely talkative |
| Lubricious (adj) | lewd, wanton, greasy, slippery |
| Lucid (adj) | clear; easily understood |
| Lumber (verb) | to move heavily and clumsily |
| Luminous (adj) | characterized by brightness and the emission of light |
| Labile (adj) | likely to change |
| Lambaste (verb) | to thrash verbally or physically |
| Lascivious (adj) | lustful |
| Lassitude (noun) | lethargy; sluggishness |
| Latent (adj) | present but hidden; potential |
| Lethargic (adj) | inactive |
| Levee (noun) | an embankment that prevents a river from overflowing |
| Levity (noun) | light manner or attitude |
| Liberal (adj) | tolerant; broadminded; generous; lavish |
| Libertine (noun) | one without moral restraint |
| Libido (noun) | sexual desire |
| Lilliputian (adj) | extremely small |
| Limn (verb) | to draw; describe |
| Linguistic (adj) | pertaining to language |
| Linguistics (noun) | scientific study of language |
| Litany (noun) | lengthy recitation; repetitive chant |
| Literati (noun) | scholarly or learned persons |
| Litigation (noun) | legal proceedings |
| Log (noun) | record of a voyage; record of daily activities |
| Lucre (noun) | money or profits |
| Luminosity (noun) | bright; brilliant; glowing |
| Lustrous (adj) | shining |
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