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Iconoclast (n.)
One who attacks commonly held beliefs or institutions
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Idiosyncratic (adj.)
Peculiar to one person; highly individualized
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Idolatrous (adj.)
Excessively worshipping one object or person
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Ignominious (adj.)
Humiliating, disgracing
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Illicit (adj.)
Forbidden, not permitted
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Immerse (v.)
To absorb, deeply involve, engross
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Immutable
- a) (adj.) not changeable
- b) (adj.) stoic, not susceptible to suffering
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Impeccable (adj.)
Exemplary, flawless
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Impecunious (adj.)
Desperately poor
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Imperative
- a) (adj.) necessary, pressing
- b) (n.) a rule, command, or order
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Imperious (adj.)
Commanding, domineering
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Impertinent (adj.)
Rude, insolent
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Impervious (adj.)
Impenetrable, incapable of being affected
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Impetuous (adj.)
Rash; hastily done
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Impinge
- a) (n.) to impact, affect, make an impression
- b) (v.) to encroach, infringe
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Implacable (adj.)
Incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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Implement
- a) (n.) an instrument, utensil, or tool
- b) (v.) to put into effect, to institute
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Implicit (adj.)
Understood but not outwardly obvious; implied
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Impregnable (adj.)
Resistant to capture or penetration
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Impudent (adj.)
Casually rude, insolent, impertinent
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Impute (v.)
To ascribe, blame
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Inane (v.)
Silly and meaningless
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Inarticulate (adj.)
Incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech
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Incarnate
- a) (adj.) existing in the flesh, embodied
- b) (v.) to give human form to
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Incendiary
- a) (n.) a person who agitates
- b) (adj.) inflammatory, causing combustion
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Incessant (adj.)
Unending
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Inchoate (adj.)
unformed or formless, in a beginning stage
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Incisive (adj.)
Clear, sharp, direct
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Inclination (n.)
a tendency, propensity
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Incontrovertible (adj.)
indisputable
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Incorrigible (adj.)
incapable of correction, delinquent
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Increment (n.)
an enlargement; the process of increasing
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Incumbent
- a) (n.) one who holds an office
- b) (adj.) obligatory
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Indefatigable (adj.)
incapable of defeat, failure, decay
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Indigenous (adj.)
originating in a region
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Indigent (adj.)
very poor, impoverished
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Indignation (n.)
anger sparked by something unjust or unfair
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Indomitable (adj.)
not capable of being conquered
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Induce (v.)
to bring about, stimulate
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Ineffable (adj.)
unspeakable, not able to be expressed in words
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Inept (adj.)
unsuitable or incapable, not qualified
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Inexorable (adj.)
incapable of being persuaded or placated
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Inextricable (adj.)
hopelessly tangled or entangled
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Infamy (n.)
notoriety, extreme ill repute
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Infusion (n.)
an injection of one substance into another
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Ingenious (adj.)
clever, resourceful
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Ingenuous (adj.)
not devious; innocent and candid
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Inhibit (v.)
to prevent, restrain, stop
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Inimical (adj.)
hostile, enemy-like
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Iniquity (n.)
wickedness or sin
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Injunction (n.)
an order of official warning
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Innate (adj.)
inborn, native, inherent
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Innocuous (adj.)
harmless, inoffensive
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Innovate (v.)
to do something in an unprecedented way
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Innuendo (n.)
an insinuation
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Inoculate (v.)
to vaccinate against a disease
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Inquisitor (n.)
one who inquires, especially in a hostile manner
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Insatiable (adj.)
incapable of being satisfied
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Insidious (adj.)
appealing, but imperceptibly harmful, seductive
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Insinuate (v.)
to suggest indirectly of subtly
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Insipid (adj.)
dull, boring
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Insolent (adj.)
Rude, arrogant, overbearing
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Instigate (v.)
to urge, goad
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Insular (adj.)
separated, and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off
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Insurgent (n.)
one who rebels
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Integral (adj.)
necessary for completeness
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Interject (v.)
to insert between other things
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Interlocutor (n.)
someone who participates in a dialogue or conversation
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Interminable (adj.)
without possibility of end
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Intimation (n.)
an indirect suggestion
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Intractable (adj.)
difficult to manipulate, unmanageable
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Intransigent (adj.)
Refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion
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Intrepid (adj.)
brave in the face of danger
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Inundate (v.)
to flood with abundance
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Inure (v.)
to cause one to become accustomed or acclimated
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Invective (n.)
an angry verbal attack
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Inveterate (adj.)
stubbornly established by habit
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Inviolable (adj.)
secure from assault
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Irascible (adj.)
easily angered
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Iridescent (adj.)
showing rainbow colors
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Irreverence (n.)
disrespect
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Irrevocable (adj.)
incapable of being taken back
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