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WS lists 50-55
Question | Answer |
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infer | to conclude; to deduce |
imply | to hint at it, suggest it, or state it indirectly |
infinitesimal | ver, very, very small; infinitely small |
ingenuous | frank; without decception; simple; artless; charmingly naive |
disingenuous | crafty or artful |
inherent | part of the essential nature of something; intrinsic |
intrinsic | inherent |
injusction | a command or order, esp a court order |
innate | inborn, existing since birth; inherent |
innocuous | harmless; banal |
inordinate | excessive; unreasonable |
insatiable | hard or impossible to satisfy; greedy; avaricious |
insidious | treacherous; sneaky |
insinuate | to hint; to creep in |
insipid | dull; bland; banal |
insolent | arrogant; insulting |
instigate | to provoke; to sitr up |
insular | like an island; isolated (latin. insula-island) |
insurgent | a rebel; someone who revolts against a gov |
integral | essential |
intractable | uncontrollable; stubborn; disobedient |
tractable | easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding |
intransigent | uncompromising; stubborn |
extrinsic | NOT part of the essentialy nature of something; NOT inherent; being outside a thing; outward or external |
introspective | tending to think about oneself; examining one's feelings |
inundate | to flood; to cover completely with water; to overwhelm |
invective | insulting or abusive speech |
inveterate | habitual; firm in habit; deeply rooted |
irascible | easily angered or provoked; irritable |
ironic | meaning the opposite of what you seem to say; using words to mean something other than what they seem to mean |
irrevocable | irreversible |
revoke | to take back |
revocable | something that can be reversed |
itinerant | moving from place to place |
judicious | exercising sound judgement |
judicial | having to do with judges, judgment or justice |
juxtapose | to place side by side |
kinetic | having to do with motion; lively; active |
labyrinth | a maze; something like a maze |
laconic | using few words, esp to the point of seeming rude |
lament | to mourn |
lamentable | regrettable |
lampoon | to satirize; to mock; to parody |
languish | to become weak, listless, or depressed |
languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
largess | generous giving of gifts |
latent | present but not visible or apparent; potential |
laud | to praise;to applaud; to extol |
legacy | something handed down from the past; a bequest |
lethargy | sluggishness; laziness; drowsiness; indifference |
levity | lightness; frivolity; unseriousness |
libel | written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of or defames someone; SLANDER (except slander is spoken) |
liable | legally responsible |
litigate | to try in court; to engage in legal proceedings |
loquacious | talking a lot or too much |
lucid | clear; easy to understand |
eludicate | to make it clear, to explain it; to bring it into light |
lugubrious | exaggeratedly mournful |
luminous | giving off light; glowing; bright |