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WS quick quiz 51-55
Term | Definition |
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infer | to conclude ; to deduce |
infinitesimal | very, very, very small ; infinitely small |
ingenuous | frank ; without deception ; simple ; artless ; charmingly naive |
inherent | part of the essential nature of something ; intrinsic |
injunction | a command or order, especially a court order |
innate | existing since birth ; inborn ; 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 stir up |
insular | like an island ; isolated |
insurgent | a rebel ; someone who revolts against a government |
integral | essential |
intractable | uncontrollable ; stubborn ; disobedient |
intransigent | uncompromising ; stubborn |
Intrinsic | part of the essential nature of something ; inherent |
Introspective | tending to think about oneself ; examining ones 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 |
Itinerant | moving from place to place |
Judicious | exercising sound judgment |
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, especially to the point of seeming rude |
Lament | to mourn |
Languish | to become weak, listless, or depressed |
Largess | generous giving of gifts (or the gifts themselves) ; generosity ; philanthropy |
Latent | present but not visible or apparent ; potential |
Laud | to praise ; to applaud ; to extol ; to celebrate |
Legacy | something handed down from the past ; a bequest |
Lethargy | sluggishness ; laziness ; drowsiness ; indifference |
Levity | lightness ; frivolity ; unseriousness |
Libel | a written or published falsehood that injures the reputation of, or defames, someone |
Litigate | to try in court ; to engage in legal proceedings |
Loquacious | talking a lot or too much |
Lucid | clear ; easy to understand |
Lugubrious | exaggeratedly mournful |
Luminous | giving off light ; glowing ; bright |