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| ichthyologist |
one that study a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| idiosyncratic |
a peculiarity of constitution or temperament:an individualizingcharacteristic
or quality |
| idolatrize |
admires intensely and often blindly |
| ignite |
to set afire; also :KINDLE |
| ignominy |
deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| ignorant |
destitute of knowledge or education also lacking knowledge
or comprehension of the thing specified |
| ignore |
to reject (a bill of indictment) as ungrounded |
| illegible |
Undecipherable. |
| illiteracy |
the quality or state of being illiterate; especially
:inability to read or write |
| illuminati |
persons who are or who claim to be unusually enlightened |
| illumination |
one of the decorative features used in the art of illuminating
or in decorative lighting |
| illusory |
based on or producing illusion:DECEPTIVE |
| illustrate |
to provide with visual features intended to explain
or decorate |
| imbibe |
to absorb or take in as if by drinking |
| imbroglio |
a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation:EMBROILMENT |
| imitation |
the quality of an object in possessing some of the nature
or attributes of a transcendent idea |
| immaculate |
having no stain or blemish:PURE |
| immanent |
remaining or operating within a domain of reality or
realm of discourse:INHERENT; specifically :having existence
or effect only within the mind or consciousness |
| immaterial |
of no substantial consequence:UNIMPORTANT |
| immemorial |
extending or existing since beyond the reach of memory,
record, or tradition |
| imminent |
ready to take place; especially :hanging threateningly
over one's head |
| immune |
not susceptible or responsive; especially :having a
high degree of resistance to a disease |
| immure |
to enclose within or as if within walls b:IMPRISON |
| immutable |
not capable of or susceptible to change |
| imp |
a mischievous child:URCHIN |
| impair |
to damage or make worse by or as if by diminishing in
some material respect |
| impassive |
unsusceptible to or destitute of emotion |
| impeccable |
faultless |
| impecunious |
having very little or no money usually habitually:PENNILESS |
| impede |
to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| impend |
to be about to occur |
| impenetrable |
incapable of being penetrated or pierced or incapable
of being comprehended:INSCRUTABLE |
| impenitent |
not feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or
sorrow for sins or offenses |
| imperative |
expressive of a command, entreaty, or exhortation |
| imperial |
of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire
or an emperor ;of superior or unusual size or excellence |
| imperious |
marked by arrogant assurance:DOMINEERING |
| impertinent |
given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| imperturbable |
marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness:SERENE |
| impervious |
not allowing entrance or passage:IMPENETRABLE also not
capable of being damaged or harmed |
| impetuosity |
Rashness. |
| impetuous |
marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| impiety |
the quality or state of being impious:IRREVERENCE |
| implacable |
not placable:not capable of being appeased, significantly
changed, or mitigated |
| implement |
CARRY OUT, ACCOMPLISH; especially:to give practical
effect to and ensure of actual fulfillment by concrete
measures |
| implicate |
to involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference:IMPLY |
| implode |
to collapse inward as if from external pressure; also:to
become greatly reduced as if from collapsing |
| importune |
beg earnestly |
| imposing |
impressive in size, bearing, dignity, or grandeur |
| impostor |
one that assumes false identity or title for the purpose
of deception |
| impotent |
not potent:lacking in power, strength, or vigor:HELPLESS |
| impromptu |
composed or uttered without previous preparation:EXTEMPORANEOUS |
| improvident |
not provident:not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| improvised |
to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| imprudent |
not prudent:lacking discretion |
| impudent |
marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard
of others:INSOLENT |
| impugn |
to assail by words or arguments:oppose or attack as
false or lacking integrity |
| impuissance |
WEAKNESS, POWERLESSNESS |
| impute |
to lay the responsibility or blame for often falsely
or unjustly imputable:nettle |
| inadvertent |
not focusing the mind on a matter: INATTENTIVE |
| inalienable |
incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| inane |
lacking significance, meaning, or point: SILLY |
| inanimate |
not animated or lively:DULL |
| inaugurate |
to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| incandescent |
strikingly bright, radiant, or clear |
| incantation |
singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula |
| incarnate |
invested with bodily and especially human nature and
form |
| incendiary |
of, relating to, or involving a deliberate burning of
property |
| incense |
to arouse the extreme anger or indignation of |
| inception |
an act, process, or instance of beginning:COMMENCEMENT |
| incessant |
continuing or following without interruption:UNCEASING |
| inch |
to move by small degrees:progress slowly |
| inchoate |
being only partly in existence or operation; especially
:imperfectly formed or formulated:FORMLESS |
| incinerate |
to cause to burn to ashes |
| incipient |
beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| incisive |
impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| incite |
to move to action:stir up:spur on:urge on |
| inclement |
lacking mildness:as severe in temper or action:UNMERCIFUL |
| incogitant |
THOUGHTLESS, INCONSIDERATE |
| incongruent |
not superposable so as to be coincident throughout,not
congruent |
| inconsequential |
of no significance:UNIMPORTANT |
| incontrovertible |
not open to question:INDISPUTABLE |
| incorrigible |
incapable of being corrected or amended UNALTERABLE,
INVETERATE |
| incriminate |
to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement
in a crime or fault |
| inculcate |
to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| inculpate |
INCRIMINATE |
| incursion |
a hostile entrance into a territory:RAID |
| indefatigable |
incapable of being fatigued:UNTIRING |
| indelible |
UNFORGETTABLE, MEMORABLE |
| indemnity |
security against hurt, loss, or damage |
| indict |
to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment
of a jury (as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| indifferent |
marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
for something:APATHETIC |
| indigenous |
having originated in and being produced, growing, living,
or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment |
| indigent |
suffering from indigence:IMPOVERISHED |
| indispensability |
absolutely necessary:ESSENTIAL |
| indoctrinate |
to instruct especially in fundamentals or rudiments:TEACH |
| indolent |
averse to activity, effort, or movement:habitually lazy |
| inducement |
a motive or consideration that leads one to action or
to additional or more effective actions |
| indulgent |
indulging or characterized by indulgence; especially:LENIENT |
| indurate |
to make hard |
| ineffable |
incapable of being expressed in words : INDESCRIBABLE |
| ineluctable |
not to be avoided, changed, or resisted:INEVITABLE |
| inept |
generally incompetent:BUNGLING |
| ineptitude |
quality of being inept |
| inert |
deficient in active properties; especially:lacking a
usual or anticipated chemical or biological action |
| inestimable |
Above price. |
| inevitable |
incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| inexorable |
not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty:RELENTLESS |
| infamy |
evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal,
shocking, or brutal |
| infatuate |
to cause to be foolish:deprive of sound judgment |
| infelicitous |
not appropriate in application or expression |
| infer |
GUESS, SURMISE |
| inferno |
a place or a state that resembles or suggests hell |
| infiltrate |
to pass (troops, for example) surreptitiously into enemy-held
territory |
| infinite |
immeasurably or inconceivably great or extensive: INEXHAUSTIBLE |
| infirm |
of poor or deteriorated vitality; especially:feeble
from age |
| inflame |
to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling |
| influx |
a coming in |
| infuriate |
To make furious; enrage |
| infuse |
INSPIRE, ANIMATE |
| ingenious |
marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness
in conception or execution |
| ingenuous |
showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| ingrained |
to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental
or moral constitution |
| ingratiating |
capable of winning favor:PLEASING |
| inherent |
involved in the constitution or essential character
of something:belonging by nature or habit:INTRINSIC |
| inimical |
a:having the disposition of an enemy:HOSTILEb:reflecting
or indicating hostility:UNFRIENDLY |
| inimitable |
not capable of being imitated: MATCHLESS |
| iniquity |
gross injustice:WICKEDNESS |
| initial |
placed at the beginning:FIRST |
| inkling |
a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| innocent |
free from guilt or sin especially through lack of knowledge
of evil:BLAMELESS |
| innocuous |
not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings
or hostility:INOFFENSIVE, INSIPID |
| innovation |
the introduction of something new |
| inquiry |
examination into facts or principles:RESEARCH |
| insatiable |
incapable of being satisfied:QUENCHLESS |
| insipid |
lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge:DULL,
FLAT |
| insolent |
exhibiting boldness or effrontery:IMPUDENT |
| insouciant |
lighthearted unconcern:NONCHALANCE |
| inspired |
outstanding or brilliant in a way or to a degree suggestive
of divine inspiration |
| instate |
to set or establish in a rank or office:INSTALL |
| instigate |
to goad or urge forward:PROVOKE |
| instill |
to impart gradually |
| institute |
to originate and get established:ORGANIZE |
| insubordinate |
disobedient to authority |
| insular |
characteristic of an isolated people; especially:being,
having, or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint |
| insularity |
narrow-mindedness/isolated |
| insulate |
to place in a detached situation:ISOLATE; especially:to
separate from conducting bodies by means of nonconductors
so as to prevent transfer of electricity, heat, or sound |
| insurgent |
a person who revolts against civil authority or an established
government; especially:a rebel not recognized as a belligerent |
| intangible |
not tangible:IMPALPABLE |
| integral |
essential to completeness:CONSTITUENT |
| integrity |
the quality or state of being complete or undivided:COMPLETENESS |
| intelligible |
capable of being understood or comprehended |
| intemperate |
not temperate especially:given to excessive use of intoxicating
liquors |
| intensify |
to make intense or more intensive:STRENGTHEN |
| inter |
to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| intercede |
to intervene between parties with a view to reconciling
differences:MEDIATE |
| interdict |
to forbid in a usually formal or authoritative manner |
| interim |
an intervening time:INTERVAL |
| interlock |
to become locked together or interconnected |
| interlope |
one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity |
| interminable |
having or seeming to have no end; especially:wearisomely
protracted |
| intermittent |
coming and going at intervals:not continuous |
| interrogate |
to question formally and systematically:probe |
| intervene |
to interfere usually by force or threat of force in
another nation's internal affairs especially to compel
or prevent an action |
| intimate |
1. to make known especially publicly or formally:ANNOUNCE
2. a friend or confidant marked by very close association,
contact, or familiarity |
| intimidate |
to make timid or fearful:FRIGHTEN; especially:to compel
or deter by or as if by threats |
| intransigent |
refusing to compromise or to abandon an extreme position
or attitude:UNCOMPROMISING |
| intrepid |
characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and
endurance |
| intricacy |
the quality or state of being intricate |
| intrigue |
to arouse the interest, desire, or curiosity of |
| intrinsic |
belonging to the essential nature or constitution of
a thing |
| intuition |
The act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the
use of rational processes; immediate cognition. |
| inure |
to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| invective |
of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse |
| inveigh |
to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently:RAIL |
| inveigle |
to win over by wiles:ENTICE |
| inventory |
an itemized list of current assets:as a catalog of the
property of an individual or estate |
| investigate |
to make a systematic examination; especially:to conduct
an official inquiry |
| inveterate |
firmly established by long persistence |
| invidious |
tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy |
| invigorate |
to give life and energy to:ANIMATE; also:STIMULATE |
| invincible |
Incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable. |
| inviolate |
not violated or profaned; especially :PURE |
| invoice |
a consignment of merchandise |
| invoke |
to put into effect or operation:IMPLEMENT |
| invulnerable |
incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| irascible |
marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| irate |
arising from anger |
| iridescence |
a lustrous rainbowlike play of color caused by differential
refraction of light waves (as from an oil slick, soap
bubble, or fish scales) that tends to change as the angle
of view changes |
| irk |
to make weary, irritated, or bored |
| ironclad |
so firm or secure as to be unbreakable:as a:BINDING |
| irony |
a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn
from another assumed in order to make the other's false
conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning |
| irradicable |
impossible to eradicate : DEEP-ROOTED |
| irreducible |
impossible to transform into or restore to a desired
or simpler condition |
| irrelevant |
not relevant:INAPPLICABLE |
| irresolute |
uncertain how to act or proceed:VACILLATING |
| irreverent |
lacking proper respect or seriousness; also :SATIRIC |
| irritate |
to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in:ANNOY |
| issue |
1. the act of publishing or officially giving out or
making available 2. a matter that is in dispute between
two or more parties |
| isthmus |
a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| itinerant |
wandering; traveling |
