impenetrable | a. not able to be entered; beyond understanding |
impersonate | v. mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions |
import | v. bring in from another country |
impregnable | a. invulnerable; able to withstand attack |
inaugurate | v. start; initiate; induct into office by formal ceremony |
incantation | n. singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; verbal charm or spell |
incite | v. arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist |
inconclusive | a. without any clear results or proof |
incredulous | a. difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical |
indefatigable | a. tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action |
indelible | a. impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent |
indignity | n. offensive or insulting treatment |
indiscreet | a. lacking discretion; injudicious |
indulgent | a. yielding; lenient; forbearing or tolerant |
inertia | n. property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction |
inexplicable | a. not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for |
infatuated | a. possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire |
infinite | a. unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence |
inhuman | a. not human; not governed by feelings proper to human nature; specifically, not humane; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel |
inimical | a. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental |
innocuous | a. having no adverse effect; harmless |
innovation | n. a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new |
inscribe | v. write or engrave; mark down as something to be read; imprint; assign or address to |
inscrutable | a. impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious |
insight | n. understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively |
insolvent | a. bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts |
instill | v. drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed. |
insuperable | a. incapable of being excelled; unbeatable |
intervene | v. get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things |
intimidation | n. act of making timid or fearful , of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated |
intransigence | n. refusal of any compromise; stubbornness |
inventory | n. check list; a collection of resources |
invert | v. turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of |
irascible | a. irritable; easily angered; excited by or arising from anger |
irreconcilable | a. incompatible; not able to be resolved |
irrepressible | a. unable to be restrained; difficult or impossible to control or restrain |
irrevocable | a. unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke |
jabber | v. talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly |
jaundiced | a. prejudiced; affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin; yellow or yellowish |
jubilant | a. happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success |
jurisdiction | n. authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law |
lackluster | a. dull; lacking luster or shine |
landlord | n. a landowner who leases to others; a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant |
landmark | n. the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land |
languid | a. lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
laudable | a. deserving of praise; worthy of high praise |
leaflet | n. small leaf; leaf like organ or part |
liberated | a. freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters; of liberate |
longevity | n. long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation |
lucrative | a. profitable; producing good profit |
lurid | a. causing shock or horror; gruesome |
luscious | a. pleasing or sweet to taste or smell |
malevolent | a. having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious |
malfeasance | n. misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by public official |
malfunction | n. failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning |
masquerade | n. assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
massacre | n. killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty |
melancholy | a. gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression |
menial | a. suitable for servant; having low nature |
mercenary | a. interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
meridian | n. imaginary circle on surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon |
mettle | n. quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
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