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highlyindividualized（Iknowyouhad

troublewiththelasttest,butbecauseyourmistakeswerehighlyidiosyncratic,I’m

goingtodenyyourrequestthattheclassbegivenanewtest.）

idolatrous（adj.）excessivelyworshippingoneobjectorperson（Xena’sidolatrous

fawningovertheband—followingthemontour,startingtheirfanclub,filming

theirdocumentary—isreallybeginningtogetonmynerves.）

ignominious（adj.）humiliating,disgracing（Itwasreallyignominioustobekickedoutof

thedormforhavinganillegalgasstoveinmyroom.）

illicit（adj.）forbidden,notpermitted（Thefourth-graderlearnedmanyillicitwords

fromapamphletthatwasbeingpassedaroundschool.）

immerse（v.）toabsorb,deeplyinvolve,engross（Afterbreakingupwithherboyfriend,

Nancydecidedtoimmerseherselfinherworkinordertoavoidcrying.）

immutable（adj.）notchangeable（Thelawsofphysicsareimmutableandconstant.）

impassive（adj.）stoic,notsusceptibletosuffering（Stopbeingsoimpassive;

it’shealthy

tocryeverynowandthen.）

impeccable（adj.）exemplary,flawless（Ifyourgradeswereasimpeccableasyoursister’s,

thenyoutoowouldreceiveacarforagraduationpresent.）

impecunious（adj.）poor（“Ifearhe’stooimpecunioustotakemeouttonight,”the

brattygirlwhined.）

imperative1.（adj.）necessary,pressing（Itisimperativethatyouhavethesefolders

organizedbymidday.）2.（n.）arule,command,ororder（Herimperativetohave

thefoldersorganizedbymiddaywasperceivedasridiculousbytheothers.）

imperious（adj.）commanding,domineering（Theimperiousnatureofyourmannerled

metodislikeyouatonce.）

impertinent（adj.）rude,insolent（MostofyourcommentsaresoimpertinentthatIdon’t

wishtodignifythemwithananswer.）

impervious（adj.）impenetrable,incapableofbeingaffected（Becauseoftheirthicklayer

offur,manysealsarealmostimpervioustothecold.）

impetuous（adj.）rash;

hastilydone（Hilda’shastyslayingofthekingwasanimpetuous,

thoughtlessaction.）

impinge1.（v.）toimpact,affect,makeanimpression（Thehailimpingedtheroof,

leavinglargedents.）2.（v.）toencroach,infringe（Iapologizeforimpingingupon

youlikethis,butIreallyneedtouseyourbathroom.Now.）

implacable（adj.）incapableofbeingappeasedormitigated（Watchout:

onceyoushun

Grandma’scooking,sheistotallyimplacable.）

implement1.（n.）aninstrument,utensil,tool（Doyouhaveaknifeorsomeothersortof

implementthatIcouldusetoprythelidoffofthisjar?

）2.（v.）toputintoeffect,to

institute（Afterthefirsttowncurfewfailedtostopthegraffitiproblem,themayor

implementedanewpolicytousesecuritycamerastocatchperpetratorsintheact.）

implicate（v.）toinvolveinanincriminatingway,incriminate（EventhoughTomwasn’t

presentatthetimeoftheshooting,hewasimplicatedbytheevidencesuggestingthat

hehadsuppliedtheshooterswithguns.）

implicit（adj.）understoodbutnotoutwardlyobvious,implied（IknowProfessorSmith

didn’tactuallysaynottowritefrompersonalexperience,butIthinksuchamessage

wasimplicitinherinstructiontousescholarlysources.）

impregnable（adj.）resistanttocaptureorpenetration（Thoughtheinvadersused

batteringrams,catapults,andraindances,thefortressprovedimpregnableand

resistedallattacks.）

impudent（adj.）casuallyrude,insolent,impertinent（Theimpudentyoungmanlooked

theprincessupanddownandtoldhershewashoteventhoughshehadn’tasked

him.）

impute（v.）toascribe,blame（TheCEOimputedthemanytyposinthelettertohislazy

secretary.）

inane（adj.）sillyandmeaningless（Somefilmsaresoinanethatthepsychologyofthe

charactersmakesabsolutelynosense.）

inarticulate（adj.）incapableofexpressingoneselfclearlythroughspeech（Thoughhe

spokeforoveranhour,thelecturerwascompletelyinarticulateandthestudentshad

incarnate1.（adj.）existingintheflesh,embodied（Inthechurchpageant,Iplaytherole

ofgreedincarnate.）2.（v.）togivehumanformto（Thealienevadeddetectionby

incarnatinghimselfinahumanform.）

incendiary1.（n.）apersonwhoagitates（Ifwecatchtheincendiarywhoscreamed

“bomb”inthemiddleofthesoccermatch,we’regoingtoputhiminjail.）2.（adj.）

inflammatory,causingcombustion（Gasandlighterfluidareincendiarymaterials

thatshouldbekeptoutofhotstorageareas.）

incessant（adj.）unending（Wewantedtogooutsideandplay,buttheincessantrainkept

usindoorsfortwodays.）

inchoate（adj.）unformedorformless,inabeginningstage（Thecountry’sgovernment

isstillinchoateand,becauseithasnogreattradition,quiteunstable.）

incisive（adj.）clear,sharp,direct（Thediscussionwasn’tgoinganywhereuntilher

incisivecommentallowedeveryonetoseewhatthetrueissueswere.）

inclination（n.）atendency,propensity（Sarahhasaninclinationtoseeeveryforeignfilm

shehearsabout,evenwhenshe’ssurethatshewon’tlikeit.）

incontrovertible（adj.）indisputable（OnlystubbornTinawouldattempttodisprovethe

incontrovertiblelawsofphysics.）

incorrigible（adj.）incapableofcorrection,delinquent（YoucanbuyGrandmanicotine

gumallyouwant,butIthinkthataftersixty-fiveyearsofsmokingshe’s

incorrigible.）

increment（n.）anenlargement;

theprocessofincreasing（Theworkmenmadethewall

longer,incrementbyincrement.）

incumbent1.（n.）onewhoholdsanoffice（Theincumbentsenatorisalreadyservinghis

fifthterm.）2.（adj.）obligatory（Itisincumbentuponthisorganizationtoofferaidto

allwhoseekit.）

indefatigable（adj.）incapableofdefeat,failure,decay（Evenaftertraveling62miles,the

indefatigablerunnerkeptonmoving.）

indigenous（adj.）originatinginaregion（Somefearthattheseplants,whicharenot

indigenoustotheregion,maychokeoutthevegetationthatisnativetothearea.）

indigent（adj.）verypoor,impoverished（Iwouldratherdonatemoneytohelpthe

indigentpopulationthantotheparksculpturefund.）

indignation（n.）angersparkedbysomethingunjustorunfair（Iresignedfromthe

sororitybecauseofmyindignationatitshazingofnewmembers.）

indolent（adj.）lazy（Whyshouldmyindolentchildren,whocan’tevenpickthemselves

upoffthecouchtopourtheirownjuice,berewardedwithatriptothemall?

）

indomitable（adj.）notcapableofbeingconquered（Tobehonest,Jim,myindomitable

naturemeansIcouldnevertakeordersfromanyone,andespeciallynotfromajerk

likeyou.）

induce（v.）tobringabout,stimulate（Whoknewthatourdecisiontoboycottschool

lunchwouldinduceahugeriot?

ineffable（adj.）unspeakable,incapableofbeingexpressedthroughwords（Itissaid

thattheexperienceofplayingwithadolphinisineffableandcanonlybeunderstood

throughdirectencounter.）

inept（adj.）notsuitableorcapable,unqualified（Sheprovedhowineptshewaswhen

sheforgotthreeordersandspilledabeerinacustomer’slap.）

inexorable（adj.）incapableofbeingpersuadedorplacated（AlthoughIbeggedfor

hours,Momwasinexorableandrefusedtoletmestayoutallnightaftertheprom.）

inextricable（adj.）hopelesslytangledorentangled（UnlessIlookatthesolution

manual,Ihavenowayofsolvingthisinextricableproblem.）

infamy（n.）notoriety,extremeillrepute（Theinfamyofhiscrimewillnotlessenasthe

decadespass.）

infusion（n.）aninjectionofonesubstanceintoanother;

thepermeationofone

substancebyanother（TheinfusionofEasternreligionintoWesternphilosophy

createdinterestingnewschoolsofthought.）

ingenious（adj.）clever,resourceful（Heringenioususeofwalnutsinsteadofthepeanuts

calledforbytherecipewaslaudedbytheothergardenclubmemberswhofoundher

cakedelicious.）

ingenuous（adj.）notdevious;

innocentandcandid（Hemusthavewriters,buthis

speechesseemsoingenuousit’shardtobelievehe’snotspeakingfromhisownheart.）

inhibit（v.）toprevent,restrain,stop（WhenItoldyouIneededthecarlastnight,I

certainlynevermeanttoinhibityoufromgoingout.）

inimical（adj.）hostile,enemylike（Idon’tseehowIcouldeverworkforacompanythat

wassocoldandinimicaltomeduringmyinterviews.）

iniquity（n.）wickednessorsin（“Youriniquity,”saidthepriesttothepracticaljokester,

“willbeforgiven.”）

injunction（n.）anorderofofficialwarning（Afterhishousewastoilet-paperedforthe

fifthtime,themayorissuedaninjunctionagainstanyoneyoungerthan21buying

toiletpaper.）

innate（adj.）inborn,native,inherent（Hisincredibleathletictalentisinnate,henever

trains,liftsweights,orpractices.）

innocuous（adj.）harmless,inoffensive（Inspiteoftheirinnocuousappearance,these

mushroomsareactuallyquitepoisonous.）

innovate（v.）todosomethinginanunprecedentedway（Becauseofthestiff

competition,thecompanyknewitneededtopouralotofenergyintoinnovating

newandbetterproducts.）

innuendo（n.）aninsinuation（Duringthedebate,thepoliticianmadeseveralinnuendos

aboutthesexualactivitiesofhisopponent.）

inoculate（v.）tointroduceamicroorganism,serum,orvaccineintoanorganismin

ordertoincreaseimmunitytoillne