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 |