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- iconoclast
- a rebel, one who breaks with tradition
- idiosyncrasy
- a peculiar personality trait
- idyllic
- charmingly simple or poetic
- igneous
- pertaining to fire
- ignoble
- dishonorable
- ignominious
- shameful, disgraceful
- ignoramus
- a stupid person
- ilk
- type, sort, kind
- illicit
- unlawful, illegal
- illustrious
- distinguished, bright
- imbibe
- to drink, to absorb
- imbroglio
- a difficult or confusing situation
- imbue
- to fill completely, to penetrate
- immolate
- to kill someone as a sacrifical victim
- immutable
- unchangeable
- impalpable
- vague, not understandable
- impeach
- to accuse
- impecunious
- without money, penniless
- impediment
- a barrier, obstruction
- imperious
- domineering, haughty
- impertinent
- rude, disrespectful
- imperturbable
- steady, calm
- impetuous
- acting without thought, impulsive
- impetus
- a stimulus, a moving force
- impinge
- to strike, collide, encroach
- implacable
- unbending, inflexible, merciless
- implausible
- unbelievable
- implement
- a tool; to carry out or put into practice
- implicit
- suggested, but not plainly expressed
- importune
- to persistently ask, to beg
- impotent
- powerless, lacking strength
- imprecation
- a curse
- impregnable
- unconquerable
- impropriety
- pertaining to something that is not proper or suitable
- improvident
- wasteful
- impudent
- disrespectful, shameful, immpertinent
- impugn
- to attack a person with words, to challenge a person in regard to motives
- impunity
- freedom from punishment
- impute
- to accuse a person of some wrongdoing; to attribute a fault or crime to a person
- inalienable
- not able to be transferred to another
- inane
- silly, meaningless
- incandescent
- very bright, shining
- incapacitated
- disabled, unable to function
- incarcerate
- to imprison
- incarnadine
- blood-red, flesh-colored
- incarnate
- in human form
- incendiary
- cauing fire, stirring up trouble
- inchoate
- at an early stage, just beginning
- incipient
- beginning to exist or appear
- incisive
- sharp, keen
- inclement
- harsh, unfavorable, severe
- incongruous
- unsuited, inappropriate
- incontrovertible
- certain, undeniable
- incorrigle
- bad beyond correction or reform
- incubus
- nightmare
- inculcate
- to teach earnestly; to influence someone to accept an idea
- incumbent
- resting or lying down; one who holds a political office
- incure
- to bring upon oneself; to run into some undesirable consequence
- incursion
- a raid, invasion
- indefatigalble
- incapable of being tired out
- indelible
- incapable of being erased
- indeminfy
- to insure, to repay
- indict
- to charge with a crime; to accuse of wrongdoing
- indigenous
- native to a particular area
- indigent
- extremely poor
- indissoluble
- permanent
- indoctrinate
- to teach someone principles or beliefs
- indolent
- lazy
- indubitable
- unquestionable, certain
- ineffable
- not able to be described, unspeakable
- ineluctable
- inevitable, inescapeable
- inept
- unfit, bungling, inefficient
- inexorable
- unyielding
- infantile
- childish, immature
- infernal
- hellish, fiendish, diabolical
- infinitesimal
- exceedingly small, minute
- ingenuous
- simple, innocent, naive
- ingrate
- ungrateful person
- ingratiate
- to work one's way into another's favor
- inimical
- harmful, unfriendly
- inimitable
- not able to me imitated or equaled
- iniquity
- wickedness
- injunction
- a command, order
- innocuous
- harmless, placebo
- inordinate
- unusual, excessive
- inscrutable
- mysterious, difficult to understand
- insidious
- treacherous
- insipid
- tasteless, dull
- insolent
- boldly disrespectufl
- insolvent
- bankrupt, unable to pay creditors
- insouciant
- carefree, happy go lucky
- insubordinate
- disobedient
- insular
- pertaining to an island, detached, isolated
- insuperable
- unconquerable
- insurrection
- uprising rebellion
- integral
- essential, whole
- intelligentsia
- highly educated cultured people
- inter
- to bury
- interdict
- to prohibit, ban
- interlocutor
- one who takes part in a conversion
- interminable
- endless
- intermittent
- starting and stopping, periodic
- interpolate
- to insert between, estimate
- interregnum
- pause; interval; any period during which a nation is without a permanent ruler
- intractable
- hard to manage
- intransigent
- stubborn, refusing to give in
- inundate
- to fill to overflowing, to flood
- inured
- accustomed to
- invariably
- constantly, uniformly, without changing
- invective
- strong verbal abuse
- inveigh
- to make bitter verbal attack
- inveigle
- trick, lure, deceive
- inveterate
- firmly established, deep-rooted
- invidious
- causing resentment, offensive
- iota
- a small quantity
- irascible
- easily angered
- ire
- anger, wrath
- irremediable
- unable to be corrected or cured
- irresolute
- indecisive, doubtful, undecided
- irreverent
- disrespectful