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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |