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GRE baron 26

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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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