english vocab.

infamy

notoriety

insidious

seductive

irrevocable

ncapable of being taken back

immerse

to absorb, deeply involve, engross

genial

friendly, affiable

gluttony

overindulgence in food or drink

grandiose

on a magnificent or exaggerated scale

guile

cunning, sly behavior

juxtaposition

placing 2 things next to eachother for implicit comparison

gregarious

sociable

harangue

ranting speech

increment

enlargement

hardy

robust

furtive

secretive, sly

hypocrisy

pretending to believe what one does not

integral

necessary for completeness

hypothetical

assumed true but unproven

hedonist

one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans

hierarchy

system with ranked groups, usually for social class

fortuitous

happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate

infusion

injection of one substance into another

indignation

anger sparked by something unfair

intepid

brave in the face of danger

kudos

praise for an achievement

fickle

shifting in character

forum

a medium for a lecture or discussion

inhibit

to prevent, stop

haughty

disdainly proud

fallacious

incorrect, misleading

innate

native

figurative

symbolic

incorrigible

incapable of correction

instigate

to urge, goad

fervent

passionate

insipid

dull, boring

facile

easy

insinuate

suggest indirectly or subtly

inundate

to flood with abundance

flout

disopey openly

heinous

shockingly wicked

hallowed

revered

inept

unqualified

indigent

very poor

insatiable

incapable of being satisfied

intransigent

refusing to compromise

fidelity

loyalty, devotion

flabbergasted

astounded

flagrant

offensive

forlorn

lonely, abandoned, hopeless

forsake

to give up

foster

encourage

fabricate

to make up, invent

frivolous

trifling

impreccable

flawless

inoculate

to vaccinate

inquisitor

one who inquires in a hostile manner

fathom

to understand, comprehend

insolent

rude, arrogant, overbearing

inclination

tendency

indolent

lazy

incessant

unending

inarticulate

incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech

indomitable

not capable of being conquered

ingenious

clever

interject

to insert between things

innocuous

harmless

induce

to bring out

harrowing

greatly distressing

illicit

forbidden

idiosyncratic

preculiar to one person; highly individualized

gratuitous

uncalled for

inane

silly and meaningless

hapless

unlucky

jubilant

happy

judicious

exercising sound judgement

implement

to put into effect

indigenous

originating in a region

frugal

thrifly, economical

heterogeneous

varied, diverse in character

iconoclast

one who attacks common beliefs or instituitions

impertinent

rude

innuendo

insinuation

hiatus

break or gap in duration or continuity

irreverence

disrespect

iniquity

wickedness or sin

innovate

do something in an unprecendented way

implicate

inctiminate

grievous

hurtful

incumbent

one who holds office