English Vocab Chapter 20

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Inception: NOUN
the beginning of something
Indigent: ADJECTIVE
impoverished; needy
Ingenious: ADJECTIVE
showing remarkable originality, imagination, inventiveness, or skill
Inherent: ADJECTIVE
existing as a natural or essential part of
Innovation: NOUN
something new; a change
Instigate: VERB
to stir up or urge on
Insuperable: ADJECTIVE
incapable of being overcome
Intervene: VERB
to come between; to involve oneself in
Intrepid: ADJECTIVE
fealess and bold
Inveigh: VERB
to protest bitterly or vehemtly
Irony: NOUN
incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens
Jeopardize: VERB
to endanger
Jettison: VERB
to throw overboard; to discard
Judicious: ADJECTIVE
having or exhibiting judgement
Justify: VERB
to show to be just, right, valid, or free of blame
Kudos: NOUN
the prestige or acclaim that results from some noteworthy achievement or position
Lackadaisical: ADJECTIVE
sorely lacking in spirit, energy, or purpose
Legacy: NOUN
something left to a person in a will; something handed down from the past
Liability: NOUN
a debt or obligation, especially of a financial nature
Libel: NOUN/VERB
to slander publically
Litigation: NOUN
legal action; a lawsuit
Lucid: ADJECTIVE
clear and intelligible to the understanding; mentally competent
Lucrative: ADJECTIVE
profitable
Lurk: VERB
to sneak; to lie hidden or in wait
Lush: ADJECTIVE
luxuriant, plentiful; opulent
Malapropism: NOUN
an unconscious and usually ludicrous misuse of a word
Malice: NOUN
a desire to cause harm or suffering; deep-seated ill will
Mammoth: NOUN/ADJECTIVE
gigantic; an extinct form of elephant
Mandatory: ADJECTIVE
required, obligatory
Medium: NOUN
the means by which some goal is achieved

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