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GRE baron 26

inordinate

"in" -> not
"ordin" -> order

adj. - excessive, exorbitant
- disordered

eg. inordinately high prices

insurmountable

"surmount" -> overcome, to mount

adj. hard to deal with successfully, insuperable

eg. facing almost insurmountable obstacles

inimical

"inimic" -> enemy

adj. hostile, harmful to Sb, injurious

eg. These policies are inimical to the interests of society.

internecine

adj. happening between members of the same group, mutual destructive

eg. internecine struggles / warfare

insurgent

"in" -> intensify
"surge" -> rise up

adj. rebellious
n. rebel

eg. an armed insurgent has planned to take over the city

ingenuous

adj. naive and honest

eg. an ingenuous smile

initiate

v. make sth/sb begin

eg. His uncle initiated him into the pleasures of sailing.

inscrutable

adj. mysterious, expressionless, obscure
("in" = not, scrutinize = examine/observe)

eg. keep their emotion inscrutable

insightful

adj. discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, sagacious

integral

adj. essential, complete, intrinsic, inherent

eg. Music is an integral part of the school’s curriculum

innuendo

n. hint, indirect remark, inkling, insinuation

eg. The song is full of sexual innuendo

iniquitous

adj. wicked, immoral, malicious, heinous

eg. series-killing is an iniquitous deed

insensate

adj. callous, without human feeling, insentient

eg. She lay there as insensate as a log

insipid

adj. flavorless, savorless, bland, vapid

eg. a cup of insipid coffee

insolence

n. rudeness, lack of respect, brazen, impudence, (barefaced)

eg. her insolence irritated many men

insolvent

adj. bankrupt

eg. The company has been declared insolvent

insouciant

adj. indifferent, unconcerned, (nonchalant, blithe)

eg. showed a casual disregard for cold weather

instigate

v. initiate, provoke

eg. They were accused of instigating racial violence.

integrity

n. unity, morality, (sobriety)

eg. to behave with integrity

intangible

adj. imperceptible, obscure

eg. he old building had an intangible air of sadness

intellect

n. logical understanding ability, mental power

eg. a man of considerable intellect

inter

v. bury

eg. The princess was interred on an island in the middle of a lake

interdict

v. prohibit, forbid, proscribe

eg. I interdict you to call me late at night

interim

n. meantime, meanwhile

eg. Despite everything that had happened in the interim, they had remained good friends

interloper

n. intruder, alien

eg. She felt like an interloper in her own family.

interminable

adj. endless

eg. an interminable speech / wait / discussion

intermittent

adj. sporadic, periodic, over a period of time

eg. intermittent bursts of applause

interrogate

v. question a lot, inquire, pry, grill

eg. He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours

intractable

adj. unmanageable, hard to control, stubborn, refractory

eg. intractable pain

intrinsic

adj. essential, permanent, inherent, inner

eg. form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing- John Dewey

intuition

n. strong feeling, instinct, suspicion

eg. Intuition told her that he had spoken the truth

inundate

v. flood, overwhelm

eg. This semester, i have been inundated with homework

invective

n. censure, verbally abuse, condemnation, vituperation

eg. a speech full of invective against the government

inveigh

v. denounce bitterly, censure strongly, rail, declaim

inveigle

v. wheedle, entice, coax, cajole, palaver

eg. She was inveigled into joining the club

inverse

adj. opposite, reversed backward

eg. A person’s wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness

inured

adj. accustomed, adapted

eg. She became inured to the Alaskan cold

intrude

v. trespass, enter uninvitedly

eg. The sound of the telephone intruded into his dreams.

introspective

adj. tending to think about ur own thoughts, self-centered

eg. an introspective piece of writing

intrepid

adj. fearless, audacious, dauntless

eg. an intrepid explorer

intervene

v. interfere, mediate

eg. She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn’t intervened.

interpolate

v. insert, interrupt

eg. The lines were interpolated into the manuscript at a later date

insubordination

n. disobedience, rebelliousness

eg. Two officers were reported for insubordination.

insomnia

n. inability to sleep, wakefulness

eg. to suffer from insomnia

infringe

v. violate, break (a law)

eg. The material can be copied without infringing copyright

ingenious

adj. clever and suitable

eg. His plots are always very ingenious.

ingrained

adj. deep-rooted, existed for a long time and difficult to change, inveterate

eg. The belief that we should do our duty is deeply ingrained in most of us.

inherent

adj. basic or permanent parts of sth, intrinsic

eg. Violence is inherent in our society

inhibit

v. restrain, prevent

eg. A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child.

injurious

adj. harmful

eg. cigarette is injurious to health

inkling

n. hint, suspicion

eg. He had no inkling of what was going on

innate

adj. existing at birth, congenital

eg. He never lost his innate sense of fun.

innocuous

adj. harmless

eg. an innocuous substance

insatiable

adj. extremely greedy

eg. an insatiable appetite / hunger / thirst

insinuate

adj. imply, hint

eg. The article insinuated that he was having an affair with his friend’s wife

intimate

v. hint, inkling
adj. close, friendly

eg. He has already intimated to us his intention to retire

invert

v. turn upside down, change to opposite order

eg. Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it

introvert

n. one who is introspective

intransigence

n. stubbornness

intimidate

v. frighten, bully, browbeat, cow

eg. She refused to be intimidated by their threats.

interregnum

n. waiting time for a new leader (for organization, nation,...)

intelligentsia

n. member in a well-educated nation

insurrection

n. rebellion, situation that rebels want to take political control

insuperable

adj. hard to deal with successfully, insurmountable

insularity

n. narrow-mindedness, only interested in your own nation/ideas,...

eg. The British are often accused of being insular

insubstantial

adj. insignificant, not very strong or large, unimportant

insidious

adj. spreading gradually or without being noticed

eg. the insidious effects of polluted water supplies

insalubrious

adj. not healthful, not cleaned

eg. The mosquito-ridden swamp was an insalubrious place

inquisitor

n. questioner, investigator

inopportune

adj. happening at a bad time, inappropriate

eg. They arrived at an inopportune moment

inimitable

adj. unable to imitate, too good for others to copy

eg. we admire him for his inimitable skills of using language

ingratiate

adj. become popular with

eg. The first part of his plan was to ingratiate himself with the members of the committee

ingrate

n. ungrateful person

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