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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| infallible | without mistakes |
| infamous | notorious; scandalous |
| infamy | shocking or brutal |
| infantile | immature |
| infer | to derive by reasoning |
| infernal | fiendish |
| infidel | unbeliever |
| infinitesimal | very small |
| infirmity | weakness; feebleness |
| influx | a flowing in |
| infraction | the breaking of a law |
| infringe | to violate |
| ingenious | clever |
| ingenuous | simple; innocent |
| ingrate | ungrateful person |
| ingratiate | to work one’s way into another’s favor |
| inherent | inborn |
| inhibition | reserved |
| inimical | unfriendly |
| inimitable | not able to be imitated or unequaled |
| iniquity | wickedness |
| injunction | an order |
| inkling | a hint |
| illuminate | to make clear; light up |
| innate | inborn |
| innocuous | harmless |
| innovate | to be creative; begin anew |
| innuendo | indirect remark |
| inordinate | excessive |
| insatiable | unable to be satisfied |
| inscrutable | mysterious |
| insidious | treacherous |
| insightful | having a penetrating understanding of things; mentally alert and sharp |
| insinuate | to hint; to suggest |
| insipid | tasteless; bland; boring |
| insolent | boldly disrespectful |
| insolvent | bankrupt; unable to pay creditors |
| insouciant | carefree |
| instigate | to stir up (trouble) |
| insular | detached or isolated |
| insuperable | unconquerable |
| insurgence | rebellion |
| insurrection | uprising |
| intact | left whole |
| intangible | vague or untouchable; abstract |
| integral | essential |
| integrate | unify; to bring together |
| integrity | honesty |
| inter | to bury |
| interdict | to prohibit; to block |
| interim | period of time between acts |
| interlocutor | one who takes part in a conversation |
| interloper | an intruder |
| interlude | a period of time between two events |
| interminable | endless |
| intermittent | periodic |
| interpose | to place between |
| interregnum | period during which a nation is without a permanent leader; pause |
| intimate | private; to imply |
| intimidate | threaten |
| intolerant | bigoted |
| intractable | hard to manage |
| intransigent | stubborn |
| intrepid | courageous |
| intrinsic | essential |
| introspective | looking into oneself |
| intuitive | insightful |
| inundate | to fill to overflowing |
| inured | accustomed to |
| invalidate | make null and void |
| invariably | constantly; without changing |
| invective | strong verbal abuse |
| inveigh | a bitter verbal attack |
| inveigle | trick or deceive |
| inveterate | firmly established; deep-rooted |
| invidious | causing resentment; offensive |
| invigorate | to fill with energy |
| invoke | to call upon |
| iota | a small amount |
| irascible | easily angered |
| ire | anger; wrath |
| iridescent | a wide range of colors |
| irksome | annoying |
| ironic | unexpected |
| irrational | unreasonable; unpredictable |
| irreconcilable | unable to agree |
| irredeemable | hopeless |
| irremediable | unable to be changed or cured |